RN Home Health - MO - Sign on Bonus

About the role

BJC Home Care is looking for a registered nurse to provide direct patient care with work‑life balance and schedule flexibility. You’ll build meaningful relationships with patients while delivering skilled nursing services across the BJC Home Care service area, which includes Chesterfield, Ballwin, Florissant, Hazelwood, North City, St. Louis City, and St. Louis County. The Metro St. Louis Intermittent Home Care Department provides home visits throughout the metropolitan St. Louis area and several nearby counties, with 24‑hour on‑call nursing supervision. This JCAHO‑accredited, multi‑disciplinary team combines leading‑edge technology with a focus on the recuperative advantages of home care.

Schedule

• 40‑hour work week; shift flexible
• Team is flexible to 4 days a week, 10‑hour shifts
• Typical business hours: Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
• Weekend rotation: generally every 4th weekend
• Paid on‑call nights: 4–6 per month
• 2 holidays per year
• Must be willing to provide coverage in all St. Louis regions during on‑call

Responsibilities

• Assess patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care, including values, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population‑specific needs.
• Develop, implement, and document individual plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with the interprofessional team, patient, family, or caregiver, in accordance with established guidelines and standards of nursing care.
• Proactively plan and ensure communication of the plan of care across the continuum of care.
• Promote respect, equity, and empathy in interactions with diverse and vulnerable populations through care delivery (e.g., support for emotional, spiritual, and cultural preferences of patient, family, and/or caregivers).
• Practice collaborative problem solving, service recovery, and advocacy for patient‑ and family‑centered continuity of care.
• Implement care by integrating data from the interprofessional team and critical thinking in a safe and timely manner.
• Evaluate changes in patient’s condition, inform and collaborate with family and/or caregivers, and communicate with the interprofessional team as changes occur; update plan of care in the EMR.
• Evaluate current nursing care to ensure evidence‑based practice and quality patient outcomes.
• When assigned as case manager, coordinate all aspects of care related to that patient.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements

• Education: Nursing Diploma or Associate’s Degree in Nursing
• Experience: No supervisor experience required
• Licenses & Certifications: Valid Driver’s License; RN license
• Position requires registration with the Family Care Safety Registry
• 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.

Preferred Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Experience: 2–5 years of Nursing/Home Health experience

Benefits

• Cell phone and laptop provided
• Mileage reimbursement at IRS rate ($0.70/mile)
• Up to $15,000 bonus
• BJC RN Career Ladder Progression: empowers nurses to work at the top of their license and own career progression; promotes professional development, leadership, collaboration, education, and service excellence; moves to higher ladder levels result in a percentage increase of current pay aligned with the new job description.
• 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