Clinical Nurse Specialist

ENT/Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Unit

Barnes-Jewish Hospital (BJH) | Full-Time Days (3 x 12-hour Shifts)

Sign-On Bonus Eligible up to $15,000

Join one of the nation's top-ranked surgical specialty units at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. The ENT/Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Unit is a 19-bed surgical division recognized by U.S. News & World Report for excellence in patient care and clinical outcomes.

This unique unit offers nurses the opportunity to care for a diverse patient population while developing specialized expertise in free flap reconstruction, surgical airway management, extremity replantation, and complex post-operative care. Nurses play a critical role in patient assessment, recovery, education, and multidisciplinary care coordination.

The team is also recognized for caring for the first patient in the United States to regain speech through the use of an artificial larynx, reflecting its commitment to innovation and exceptional patient outcomes.

Unit Highlights

• Home to the nation's only Nerve Transplant Program
• Features a nationally recognized Wound Healing Research Center
• Premier training program in plastic and reconstructive surgery
• Specialized expertise in:
  • Hand surgery
  • Microsurgery
  • Peripheral nerve surgery
  • Craniofacial surgery
  • Cleft palate reconstruction

Why Join Us?

• Strong and supportive leadership team
• Collaborative work environment focused on professional growth and development
• Opportunity to gain highly specialized surgical nursing experience at a nationally recognized academic medical center

If you're passionate about delivering exceptional patient care and advancing your clinical skills in a highly specialized surgical setting, we encourage you to apply.

Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center is the largest hospital in Missouri and is ranked as one of the nation's top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. Barnes-Jewish Hospital's staff is composed of full-time academic faculty and community physicians of Washington University School of Medicine, supported by a house staff of residents, interns, fellows and other medical professionals. Recognizing its excellence in nursing care, Barnes-Jewish Hospital was the first adult hospital in Missouri to be certified as a Magnet Hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

The Surgical Services Department provides pre-op and post-op inpatient care to those patients undergoing surgical procedures in the areas of ENT and Plastic surgery. Inpatient care in this department focuses on pre-op needs, post-op care and treatment after phase I recovery through discharge from an inpatient nursing division. The department's surgical observation unit provides more intensive care and treatment to those post-op or post-traumatic patients whose condition requires treatment at this level.

Role Purpose

Provides direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning implementation, and evaluation within the guidelines of the standards of nursing care.

Responsibilities

• Promotes patient and family centered care in a healing environment. Educates patients and their families on how to manage their illness or injury, including post treatment home care needs and medication administration.
• Participates in activities that promote patient safety, quality and regulatory compliance. Participates in professional development.
• Develops, implements, and documents individual plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with other members of the interprofessional team and patient, family or caregiver in accordance with the established guidelines and standards of nursing care. Proactively plans and ensures communication of the plan of care across the continuum of care.
• Uses critical nursing skills to assess and evaluate physical, psychosocial, and emotional needs according to standards of care. Assess patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care, including their values, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population-specific needs.
• BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing

Experience

• No Experience

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

• RN

Preferred Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree - Nursing

Experience

• <2 years

BJC Total Rewards

At BJC we're committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary.

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer