Acute Medicine Clinical Nurse - FT Nights
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. The unit is part of the Acute Care Medicine department, which cares for patients with a wide range of clinical issues.
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.
Requirements
- Education: Nursing Diploma/Associate's Degree preferred.
- Experience: No experience required.
- Licenses & Certifications: RN preferred.
Qualifications
- Minimum requirements: No experience needed.
- Preferred requirements: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
Skills
- Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner.
Benefits
Benefits Include: Sign-On Bonus Eligible, Comprehensive Benefits - Effective first of month following start date, Career Ladder: The BJC Registered Nurse Career Ladder differentiates BJC as the place for nurses to work in the greater St. Louis area, Disability insurance*, paid for by BJC, Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution, 401(k) plan with BJC match, Tuition Assistance available on first day, Adoption assistance.
Pay
Not specified
Schedule
Not specified