Pediatric Critical Care Transport Nurse

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This position is located in Springfield, MO.

Job Details

• Full Time: 36 Hours per Week
• Shifts: 12hr shifts - Day Night Rotation
• On Call: Required by Department
• Weekend & Holiday Rotations: Required by Department
• Benefits Eligible: Multiple locations BJC HealthCare
• RN Career Ladder: Promotes professional development, leadership, collaboration, education and service excellence.

Overview

St. Louis Children’s Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. As one of the top-ranked children’s hospitals in the country, St. Louis Children’s provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers. Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care, the hospital offers education, wellness and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to “do what’s right for kids.”

Additional Preferred Requirements

• Experience: 3 years of RN experience in pediatric transport, pediatric ICU, pediatric ER, pediatric CICU or neonatal ICU needed, 5 years preferred.

Role Purpose

Provides direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning implementation, and evaluation within the guidelines of the standards of nursing care.

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.

Minimum Requirements

• Education: Nursing Diploma/Associate's Nursing
• Experience: No Experience
• Supervisor Experience: No Experience
• Licenses & Certifications: RN

Preferred Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's Degree Nursing

Legal Statement

BJC Total Rewards:

• 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:

Equal Opportunity Employer