Clinical Nurse Transitional Care Unit

About the role

Barnes-Jewish Hospital’s Transitional Care Unit offers a unique opportunity to care for a diverse and complex patient population while working at a nationally recognized Level I Trauma Center. This unit provides valuable clinical experience and exposure to a broad range of medical conditions, fostering a dynamic and engaging work environment.

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

The Transitional Care Unit at Barnes-Jewish Hospital is seeking a Registered Nurse who can provide direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation within the guidelines of the standards of nursing care. No experience is required, but a commitment to learning and professional growth is essential.

Qualifications

• Nursing Diploma/Associate's Degree preferred.
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred.

Skills

Strong critical thinking, assessment, and clinical decision-making skills are necessary. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is also essential due to the safety-sensitive nature of the position.

Benefits

Barnes-Jewish Hospital offers comprehensive benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services.
• Disability insurance.
• 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution.
• 401(k) plan with BJC match.
• Tuition Assistance.
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Paid Time Off benefit combining vacation, sick days, holidays, and personal time.
• Adoption assistance.

Pay

$7,500 Sign-on Bonus eligible.

Schedule

Shifts vary based on departmental needs.