RN-Neuro Stepdown PT- BJC Healthcare
Company: BJC HealthCare
Location: Saint Louis
Posted on: March 20, 2023
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Job Description:
Additional Information About the Role
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 Neuroscience Progressive Care Unit (PCU) is a 21 bed unit
dedicated to the care of patients in need of specialized nursing
care at a critical point in their healthcare journey, where they
are at high risk for clinical deterioration. Progressive care, with
lower nurse patient ratios, allows for frequent assessment,
intervention, treatment and specialized monitoring.
The unit cares for pre and postoperative neurosurgical,
neuro-medicine and stroke patients with complex needs using a team
approach with nurses, charge nurse and patient care techs. Bedside,
central monitoring, and remote telemetry are standard for all PCU
patients. Many resources are available to nurses on this unit,
including: Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Mananger, Assistant Nurse
Managers and a Nurse Educator. Additionally this nursing team
collaborates with and are supported by a wide array of the
multidisciplinary providers, physicians and pharmacists.
A specialized orientation is provided to prepare nurses to care for
the neuroscience patient as well as training specific to
Progressive Care. Ongoing education and professional development is
supported and encouraged.
Attention to nursing patients with the provision of excellent
outcomes is what drives the work on this unit.
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
Education
Education
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.
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
Associated topics: asn, cardiothoracic, coronary, mhb, neonatal,
nurse rn, psychatric, tcu, transitional, unit
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