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Inpatient Surgical Charge Nurse- BJC Healthcare

Company: BJC HealthCare
Location: Saint Louis
Posted on: September 18, 2023

Job Description:

Additional Information About the Role

Christian Hospital

Inpatient Surgical Floor (6th Floor)

In the R&B Surgical Department, we have stable work environment with a strong team of supportive and experienced Med-Surg Nurses that are committed to helping each other succeed while providing excellent care for our pre and post surgery patients.

  • Up to a $10,000 Sign On Bonus
  • Benefits Eligible - Pension Plan Retirement Benefit
  • 12 Hour Shift
  • Day Shift - 7:00am-7:00pm
  • Shift Differential for Evening/Weekend
  • Rotating Weekends
  • BSN Differential
  • Great Leadership Opportunity!Overview

    Christian Hospital is a full-service acute care community hospital located on 28 acres in north St. Louis County. Christian Hospital is noted for its excellence in heart services and lifesaving cardiothoracic surgery, emergency medicine, breast health services, orthopedic/spine surgery, hyperbaric wound care, pain management, vascular surgery, endocrinology, gastrointestinal care, stroke care, nephrology, therapy, radiology, urology, pulmonary care and treating sleep disorders.

    Northwest HealthCare, located six miles west of Christian Hospital, provides the community 24-hour emergency care, with Washington University Physicians and St. Louis Children s Hospital providing pediatric services. Northwest HealthCare is also home to the Sleep Disorders Center and a variety of full-service outpatient diagnostic and imaging services in a convenient setting.

    The 6th floor is the adult surgical unit with a 52 bed capacity. There are 16 semi-private rooms. The unit has cardiac telemetry monitoring capability for 12 beds. There is a treatment room available. A surgical waiting room is located on the west end of the unit. Any semi-private room can be made private for isolation purposes or to accommodate patient requests. A wide variety of adult and geriatric patients are cared for on the surgical unit. They specialize in general, vascular, thoracic, gynecological, and urological surgery. The unit includes patients with infections, wound care and those requiring isolation. an Enterostomal Therapist is available to assist in teaching new ostomy patients, marking pre-surgical ostomy patients as well as facilitating car of patients with draining wounds or managing skin problems.

    Preferred Qualifications

    Role Purpose

    Under the direction of manager, plans, directs, and coordinates activities of a unit on a designated shift. Performs direct patient care as needed and functions as clinical resource to nursing and support staff. Assesses, plans, evaluates and documents the nursing process of assigned unit as needed.

    Responsibilities
  • Participates in professional development
  • 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.
  • Develops and implements individual plans of care in collaboration with other members of the healthcare team in accordance with the established guidelines and standards of nursing care.
  • Provides unit leadership for defined period of time using critical thinking assessment and evaluation skills.
  • Evaluate patients response and modifies plan of care accordingly throughout the patients' stay. Minimum Requirements

    Education
  • Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing Experience
  • 2-5 years Supervisor Experience
  • No Experience Licenses & Certifications
  • RN Preferred Requirements

    Education
  • Bachelor's Degree - Nursing
    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
    • Pension Plan /403(b) Plan funded by BJC
    • 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

      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, bsn, ccu, coronary, maternal, nurse, psychiatric, registed, transitional, unit

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