Renal/Telemetry Clinical Nurse

Additional Information About The Role

Great Floor to Enhance Your RN Skills!

Preferred Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN)

Overview

Christian Hospital, founded in 1903, is ranked among the top hospitals in St. Louis and Missouri. It is recognized for its high performance in clinical specialties such as geriatrics, heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure, diabetes, COPD, pneumonia, and stroke. Additionally, Northwest HealthCare offers 24-hour emergency care and various outpatient diagnostic and imaging services.

Unit Overview

The 8th floor is a 44-bed Renal/Telemetry unit with 24 semi-private rooms and 1 private room with an adjacent dialysis suite. Dialysis treatments are provided under a contractual agreement. The unit includes 2 negative air-flow rooms for isolation purposes and can accommodate up to 6 patients at any given time.

Job 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 managing illnesses or injuries, 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

• Nursing Diploma or Associate's Nursing Degree
• No Experience Required
• No Supervisory Experience Required
• RN License

Preferred Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN)

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

Equal Opportunity Employer:

BJC is committed to providing a safe and healthy workplace for all employees. This position requires the ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner.