Acute Nurse 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 Acute Care Medicine unit at 25-bed capacity manages patients with a full range of clinical issues, from significant blood dyscrasias to advanced endocrine pathology, heart and renal failure, gastrointestinal conditions, infectious diseases, asthma, and more. The unit provides advanced training to new nurses and is led by a clinical manager and lead charge nurse. Support includes an advanced practice nurse, case manager, social worker, physical therapist, dietitian, and pharmacist.

Responsibilities

• Promotes patient and family centered care in a healing environment.
• Educates patients and their families on managing 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 - Nursing
• Experience: No Experience
• Supervisor Experience: No Experience
• Licenses & Certifications: RN preferred

Qualifications

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.

Skills

None specifically listed in the job posting.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services are available first day of the month after hire date. Disability insurance is paid for by BJC. An annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution 401(k) plan with BJC match is also available. Tuition assistance is provided on the first day. BJC Institute for Learning and Development offers health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts, paid time off benefit combining vacation, sick days, holidays, and personal time, adoption assistance, and more.

Pay

Details about pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

Details about the schedule are not specified in the job posting.