Clinical Nurse Orthopedics

About the role

Barnes-Jewish Hospital is seeking a dedicated Clinical Nurse to join their highly regarded Orthopedic Unit (17500).

Ranked among the nation's top hospitals for Orthopedics by U.S. News & World Report, the unit delivers advanced, patient-centered care using the latest techniques in limb salvage, minimally invasive procedures, complex deformity correction, trauma intervention, and surgical repair.

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

• Preferred Qualifications: Role Purpose - Provides direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning implementation, and evaluation within the guidelines of the standards of nursing care.
• Minimum Requirements: Education - Nursing Diploma/Associate's Nursing Experience - No Experience Supervisor Experience - No Experience Licenses & Certifications - RN

Benefits and Legal Statement

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

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Equal Opportunity Employer