Med Surg Cardiac Clinical Nurse - Nights

Unit - Med Surg Cardiac at Memorial Hospital in Shiloh. Full-time nights position with up to a $7,500 sign-on bonus.

Pay

Competitive pay with shift differential and BSN differential. See Career Ladder information below for pay progression details.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance available from the first day of the month after hire date
• Life insurance and legal services
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition assistance available from the 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

About the Role

Memorial Hospital Belleville is an acute care hospital offering medical and surgical services, critical and emergency care, including pediatric emergency care. It provides a full complement of diagnostic and treatment services, heart and vascular care, and is an accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI, an Acute Stroke Ready Hospital, and a designated Lung Cancer Screening Center. Memorial Hospital Shiloh is a 94-bed, all-private suite hospital with Magnet status, offering emergency care, labor & delivery, nursery, medical and surgical services, plus critical care.

The Med Surg 5th Floor provides nursing care for adult medical/surgical/telemetry patients, including pre and post cardiac catheterizations, surgical patients, PTCA and vascular intervention, respiratory problems, renal patients, and patients with new tracheostomies.

Responsibilities

• Promotes patient and family-centered care in a healing environment.
• Educates patients and their families on managing illness or injury, 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 the interprofessional team, patient, family, or caregiver.
• 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.

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.

Requirements

• Nursing Diploma or Associate's Degree in Nursing
• No prior experience required
• RN license

Preferred Qualifications

• BSN Degree
• Med Surg and/or Telemetry experience

Skills

BJC Registered Nurse Career Ladder: The BJC Registered Nurse Career Ladder differentiates BJC as a premier employer for nurses in the greater St. Louis area. This tool empowers nurses to work at the top of their license and own their career progression. The BJC RN Career Ladder promotes professional development, leadership, collaboration, education, and service excellence, providing opportunities to advance while caring for patients. Moves to higher ladder levels result in a percentage increase of current pay aligned with the new job description.