Job detail

Nurse, clinical

BJC HealthCare

#Registered Nurse #RN #Clinical Excellence #Healthcare #Patient Safety #Clinical Nursing #Patient Centered Care #Geriatrics #Nursing Care Plan

Quick overview

Provides direct patient care including assessment, diagnosis, and implementation of care plans within nursing standards. Educates patients and families on illness management and collaborates with interprofessional teams to ensure safety and quality care.

Requirements summary

Requires a Nursing Diploma or Associate's degree and a valid RN license, with a Bachelor's degree preferred. No prior experience is required for the minimum qualifications, though less than 2 years is listed as preferred.

associate degreebachelor degreeMedication AdministrationPatient AssessmentRegulatory CompliancePatient EducationGeriatric CarePatient SafetyPsychosocial AssessmentClinical EvaluationNursing Care PlanningInterprofessional Collaboration

Job description

Additional Information

About the Role

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.

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