General Medicine Registered Nurse - PRN
Company: BJC HealthCare
Location: Saint Louis
Posted on: October 29, 2024
Job Description:
Job DescriptionAdditional Information About the Role
Christian HospitalGeneral Medicine Floor (5th Floor) This is a 28
bed unit with single rooms, but may double up if needed. Caring for
all kinds of General Medicine Patients including tracheostemy,
wound care, chest tubes, central lines, and more. There are no
telemetry patients on this floor.
- PRN Schedule
- 12 Hour Shifts
- Shift Differentials for Evening/Night/Weekend
- BSN Differential
- Not Benefits EligibleAdditional Preferred Requirements
- Open to all levels of Experience
- Accept ADN/BSN/MSN CandidatesBJC Career Ladder
- The BJC RN 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.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 5th floor is the adult medical unit with a 55 bed
capability. Patients admitted to the 5th floor are acutely ill
patients with medical problems whose primary reasons for admission
include but are not limited to Diabetes Mellitus, Renal Failure, GI
Bleed, Sepsis and Pulmonary Disease. We serve a wide variety of
adult and geriatric patients on the medical unit.Preferred
Qualifications
Role PurposeProvides 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
RequirementsEducation
- Nursing Diploma/Associate's - NursingExperience
- No ExperienceSupervisor Experience
- No ExperienceLicenses & Certifications
- RNPreferred RequirementsEducation
- Bachelor's Degree - NursingExperience
- Benefits and Legal Statement
BJC Total RewardsAt 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 assistanceTo learn more, go to
www.bjctotalrewards.com/Benefits*Not all benefits apply to all
jobsThe 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
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