Acute & Intermediate Med/Surg Clinical Nurse RN

Additional Information About the Role

We are searching for RN's in the areas below:

Inpatient Surgical: Barnes-Jewish Hospital Inpatient Surgery is a fast-paced, multidisciplinary hospital unit that provides specialized pre-operative and post-operative care for patients undergoing complex surgical procedures. The department cares for a wide range of surgical populations including trauma, transplant, orthopedic, thoracic, GI, vascular, urology, ENT, and hepatobiliary patients.


Acute Medicine: Acute Care Medicine at Barnes-Jewish includes approximately 300 beds and is a high-acuity inpatient medical unit that provides comprehensive care for patients with complex conditions including heart and renal failure, endocrine disorders, GI diseases, infectious diseases, respiratory illnesses, and hematologic conditions.

NeuroSciences: The department includes Neuro Medicine units, a Neurosurgical Step-Down Unit, and one of the nation's largest Neuro ICUs, offering nurses and staff exposure to cutting-edge technology, multidisciplinary collaboration, and evidence-based care in a nationally recognized academic teaching hospital environment.

• Competitive Hourly Rates!
• Sign on Bonus Eligible!
• BSN Differentials!
• All shifts available!

Overview

Memorial Hospital Belleville is an acute care hospital offering medical and surgical services plus critical and emergency care including Children's at Memorial for pediatric emergency care. It provides patients a full complement of diagnostic and treatment services as well as heart and vascular care. Memorial, offering medical and surgical services plus critical care, is an accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI by the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care and is designated as an Acute Stroke Ready Hospital by the Illinois Department of Public Health. In addition, Memorial Belleville recently was accredited by the American College of Radiology as a designated Lung Cancer Screening Center. Since 2008, it has been designated as a Magnet®-recognized organization for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Memorial Hospital Shiloh , a 94-bed, all-private suite hospital was recognized with Magnet status in 2018 and provides emergency care, labor & delivery, nursery, medical and surgical services plus critical care.

2 Center is a 29-bed unit providing nursing care for oncology and medical-surgical patients, including administering inpatient chemotherapy.


Preferred Qualifications

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

Benefits and Legal Statement

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