The role involves providing direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation according to nursing care standards. Responsibilities also include educating patients and families on illness management, post-treatment care, and medication administration.
Requirements summary
The minimum requirement is a Nursing Diploma or Associate's degree in Nursing with no prior experience required, and new graduates are welcome to apply. Preferred qualifications include a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing and less than two years of experience.
Great unit to grow your nursing skills Days or nights available Sign on bonus eligible!
Open to new grads The BJC Registerd Nurse Career Ladder differentiates BJC as the place for nurses to work in the greater St.
Louis area.
This is a tool to empower nurses to work at the top of their license and own their career progression.
The BJC RN Career Ladder promotes professional development, leadership, collaboration, education and service excellence and gives staff the opportunity to continue doing what they do best - caring for patients - while having the opportunity to advance to the next step in their career.
Moves to higher ladder levels will result in a percentage increase of current pay that aligns with the new job description.
Benefits include but not limited to Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K with Match, Tuition Assistance Additional Preferred Requirements
Overview
Christian Hospital has been serving St.
Louis and the surrounding metro areas since 1903.
U.S.
News & World Report ranks Christian Hospital No.
5 in St.
Louis for overall clinical excellence and No.
9 in Missouri, which puts us in the top 6% of all hospitals in the state!
The U.S.
News adult methodology ranks clinical specialties and rates common care procedures and conditions.
Christian was nationally ranked as “high performing” in the clinical specialty of geriatrics and in the following seven of 21 common procedures and conditions: heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure, diabetes, COPD, pneumonia and stroke.
High performing in a specialty means we were in the top 10% nationally of all evaluated hospitals for that specialty or procedure and condition.
Northwest HealthCare, six miles west of Christian, offers 24- hour emergency care, the Sleep Disorders Center and a variety of outpatient diagnostic and imaging services.
The 8th floor is a 44 bed Renal/Telemetry unit with 24 sem8i-private rooms and 1 private room with an adjacent dialysis suite where dialysis treatments are performed under a contractual agreement.
Benefits
Disability Insurance
Life Insurance
Medical
Dental
Vision
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance
Legal Services
401K With Match
The dialysis suite can accommodate 6 patients at any given time.
There are 2 negative air-flow rooms on the unit.
Any semi-private room can be made private for isolation purposes or to accommodate patient request.
Patients admitted to the 8th floor are acutely ill with medical problems whose primary reason for admission include but are not limited to Renal Failure, CHF, Pneumonia, COPD, Sepsis, Dehydration, Diabetes Mellitus, MI, Angioplasty, S/P Cardiac Catheterization, Cardiac Arrhythmias, Direct Admits along with Post-op surgical patients.
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
