OB/GYN Clinic - Clinical Nurse

About the role

Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center is the largest hospital in Missouri and is ranked as one of the nation's top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. The hospital’s staff includes full-time academic faculty and community physicians of Washington University School of Medicine, supported by residents, interns, fellows, and other medical professionals. Recognized as a Magnet Hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, Barnes‑Jewish Hospital’s Obstetrics/Gynecology clinic serves women from diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds, primarily from the St. Louis metropolitan area. The OB‑GYN clinic provides outpatient OB‑GYN care and nursing care through health promotion, prenatal screening, diagnosis, treatment, and education for routine OB‑GYN care including prenatal care, well‑woman exams, and family planning.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation within the guidelines of the standards of nursing care.
• 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 the interprofessional team and patient, family or caregiver in accordance with 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

• Current RN license required.
• Preferred: Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
• Minimum of 2 years of RN experience, with an OB/GYN background.
• Ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner (safety‑sensitive position).

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available the 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 the 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.

Schedule

Monday – Friday