Acute Medicine Clinical Nurse - PRN

About the Unit

Unit 14400/14500 Acute Care Medicine at Barnes-Jewish Hospital (South Campus) specializes in Med Surg and Peritoneal Dialysis (peritoneal dialysis training provided). This is a 38-bed unit with a 4/5:1 patient-to-nurse ratio and tech support.

Highlights

• Competitive pay
• BSN differential
• Shift differentials
• PRN employment opportunities

To maintain PRN employment status, working 24 hours every six weeks is required.

Career Ladder

The BJC Registered Nurse Career Ladder empowers nurses to work at the top of their license and advance their careers. It promotes professional development, leadership, collaboration, education, and service excellence. Advancing to higher ladder levels results in a percentage increase in current pay aligned with the new job description.

Overview

Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center is the largest hospital in Missouri and ranked among the nation’s top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. The hospital’s staff includes full-time academic faculty and community physicians from Washington University School of Medicine, supported by residents, interns, fellows, and other medical professionals. Barnes-Jewish Hospital was the first adult hospital in Missouri certified as a Magnet Hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Acute Care Medicine serves patients with a wide range of clinical issues, including blood dyscrasias, advanced endocrine pathology, heart and renal failure, GI conditions, infectious diseases, asthma, and other conditions. Due to patient acuity, advanced training is provided to ensure nurses function at the highest level. Each unit is led by a clinical manager and lead charge nurse, supported by an advanced practice nurse, case manager, social worker, physical therapist, dietitian, and pharmacist. This multidisciplinary team collaborates with physicians, nurses, and patient care technicians to deliver quality care.

Role Purpose

Provides direct patient care activities, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation within the guidelines of nursing care standards.

Responsibilities

• Promotes patient and family-centered care in a healing environment.
• Educates patients and families on managing illness or injury, including post-treatment home care and medication administration.
• Participates in activities that promote patient safety, quality, and regulatory compliance.
• Engages in professional development.
• Develops, implements, and documents individualized care plans with defined goals in collaboration with the interprofessional team, patient, family, or caregiver, following established nursing care guidelines.
• Proactively plans and ensures communication of the care plan across the continuum of care.
• Uses critical nursing skills to assess and evaluate physical, psychosocial, and emotional needs according to care standards.
• Assesses patient preferences and barriers to care, including values, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population-specific needs.

This is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is essential.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements

• Education: Nursing Diploma or Associate’s in Nursing
• Experience: No prior experience required
• Supervisor Experience: Not required
• Licenses & Certifications: RN

Preferred Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Benefits

BJC Total Rewards provides comprehensive benefits to support physical, emotional, social, and financial well-being:

• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available on the first day of the month after hire
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition assistance available from day one
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off combining vacation, sick days, holidays, and personal time
• Adoption assistance

Not all benefits apply to all jobs.