Acute Medicine Registered Nurse (UNIT 6200) (PRN) (Nights)

About the role

Full-time nights (7 pm – 7 am), 12-hour shifts on a 26-bed acute care medicine unit at Barnes-Jewish Hospital (South Campus). Patient population includes medical-surgical and occasional tracheostomy care. The 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 working in a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation within established nursing standards.
• Promote patient- and family-centered care in a healing environment.
• Educate patients and families on illness management, post-treatment home care needs, and medication administration.
• Participate in activities that enhance patient safety, quality, and regulatory compliance.
• Engage in professional development and maintain competency.
• Develop, implement, and document individualized plans of care in collaboration with the interprofessional team and patient/family.
• Proactively communicate the plan of care across the care continuum.
• Use critical nursing skills to assess and evaluate physical, psychosocial, and emotional needs per standards of care.
• Assess patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care, including values, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population-specific needs.

Qualifications

• Education: Nursing diploma or associate’s degree.
• Licenses & Certifications: RN license.
• Experience: No prior experience required.
• BJC has designated this as a safety-sensitive position requiring the ability to work in a constant state of alertness in a safe manner.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing.

Career Ladder

The BJC Registered Nurse Career Ladder empowers nurses to advance professionally through defined levels, promoting development, leadership, collaboration, education, and service excellence. Advancement results in a percentage pay increase aligned with the new job description.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus eligibility for external applicants.
• Comprehensive benefits effective the first of the month following the start date, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services.
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC.
• Annual 4% BJC automatic retirement contribution.
• 401(k) plan with BJC match.
• Tuition assistance available on the first day.
• 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.