Clinical Nurse - Inpatient Surgery
About the role
St. Louis Children’s Hospital is located at One Children's Place, St. Louis, MO 63110. The position is full-time, 36 hours per week, with a Day/Night rotation OR straight Night shifts every 3rd weekend. The position is eligible for benefits and is part of the BJC Nursing Career Ladder.
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
The preferred requirements include prior pediatric nursing experience. This is a safety-sensitive position requiring constant alertness and safe performance.
Qualifications
No experience is required. No supervisor experience is needed. A Bachelor's degree in Nursing is preferred.
Skills
Knowledge of nursing standards and practices, ability to assess and evaluate patient needs, and proficiency in critical nursing skills are essential.
Benefits
Benefits include comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, 401(k) plan with BJC match, tuition assistance, adoption assistance, and more. Details can be found in the BJC Total Rewards section.
Pay
Details on pay are not specified in the provided information.
Schedule
The schedule is described as Day/Night rotation OR straight Night shifts every 3rd weekend.