Acute Internal Medicine Registered Nurse- Nights
Position Highlights
- $15k SOB eligible
- 12 Hour Night Shifts, Full Time Position
- 7pm to 7am
Benefits
- BJC Employee Benefits
- BJC Total Rewards
Overview
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.
Acute Care Medicine
Barnes-Jewish Hospital's Acute Care Medicine department provides care for patients with a wide range of clinical issues, including significant blood dyscrasias, advanced endocrine pathology, heart and renal failure, GI conditions, infectious diseases, asthma, and numerous other conditions and diseases. The unit is led by a clinical manager and lead charge nurse, supported by an advanced practice nurse, and each unit is assigned a case manager, social worker, physical therapist, dietitian, and pharmacist. This multidisciplinary team works in conjunction with the physicians, nurses, and patient care technicians to provide quality patient care.
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.
- Assesses patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care, including their values, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population-specific needs.
Minimum Requirements
- Nursing Diploma/Associate's Nursing
- No Experience
- No Supervisor Experience
- RN Preferred
- Bachelor's Degree Nursing
Preferred Requirements
- Nursing Diploma/Associate's Nursing
- No Experience
- No Supervisor Experience
- RN Preferred
- Bachelor's Degree Nursing
Legal Statement
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.