Graduate Nurse Expedition Hospital - Spring 26' Graduates

About the role

The Graduate Nurse Expedition Program at Barnes-Jewish Hospital is a unique, rotational opportunity designed for newly graduated nurses who are exploring which nursing specialty best fits their long-term career goals. This program allows graduate nurses to gain hands-on experience across multiple specialty medical-surgical units during their first year of practice, providing valuable exposure, skill development, and career clarity.

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.
• Uses critical nursing skills to assess and evaluate patient's physical, psychosocial and emotional needs.
• Develops and implements individual plans of care in collaboration with other members of the healthcare team in accordance with the established guidelines and standards of nursing care.
• Evaluates patient's response and modifies plan of care accordingly throughout the patient's stay.
• Participates in activities that promote patient safety, quality and regulatory compliance.
• Participates in professional development.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited nursing program with a Spring 2026 completion date.
• Eligible for Graduate Nurse status with plans to obtain RN licensure per Missouri requirements.
• Strong interest in exploring multiple specialty medical-surgical areas.
• Excellent communication, teamwork, and critical-thinking skills.
• Willingness to rotate units every four months during the first year of employment.

Benefits

• 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 combining vacation, sick days, holidays, and personal time.
• Adoption assistance.

Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards: At BJC we're committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social, and financial well-being. 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 combining vacation, sick days, holidays, and personal time. Adoption assistance. To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary. Equal Opportunity Employer.