RN Home Health - Sign on Bonus Eligible at BJC Healthcare

About the Role

BJC Home Care is looking for a registered nurse who wants work-life balance, the ability to manage their own schedule, and direct patient care. You'll build meaningful relationships with patients while providing the care they need, with the support of a wonderful and supportive team and management.

Overview

BJC Home Care offers patients and their families a complete range of home care services, including skilled nursing services, adult and pediatric hospice and supportive care, rehabilitation therapy, home infusion therapy, infusion treatment rooms, home medical equipment, and high-tech respiratory care. Specialty home care programs include adult and pediatric asthma, cardiac, diabetes, orthopedic, and wound care programs. BJC Home Care provides care to thousands of patients in both Missouri and Illinois, serving more than 25 counties. It is the largest home care network in the region and one of the largest in the country.

The Metro St. Louis Intermittent Home Care Department of BJC Home Care Services provides home visits to patients in the metropolitan St. Louis area and several nearby counties, with 24-hour on-call home care nursing supervision. The JCAHO-accredited, multi-disciplinary approach combines leading edge technology with a firm belief in the powerful recuperative advantages of receiving home care.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate the client and furnish services requiring substantial and specialized skill, appropriate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures, and instructions to assist the client in learning appropriate self-care techniques.
• When assigned as case manager, coordinate all aspects of care related to that patient.
• Assess patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care, including their values, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population-specific needs.
• Develop, implement, and document individual plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with other members of the interprofessional team and the 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 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 in the plan of care; update the plan of care in the EMR.
• Evaluate current nursing care to ensure evidence-based practice and quality patient outcomes.

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.

Minimum Requirements

• Nursing Diploma/Associate's in Nursing
• No supervisor experience required
• Valid Driver's License
• RN license

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing/Home Health
• 2–5 years of experience

Additional Requirements

Position requires registration with the Family Care Safety Registry. Must be willing to provide coverage in all St. Louis regions during on-call.

Schedule

• 40-hour work week, flexible shift
• Weekend rotation generally every 4th weekend
• Paid on-call nights: 4–6 per month
• 2 holidays per year
• Services the BJC Home Care service area

Perks

• Cell phone and laptop provided
• Mileage reimbursement at IRS rate of $0.70/mile
• Up to $15,000 bonus
• BJC Career Ladder Progression available — the BJC RN Career Ladder differentiates BJC as the place for nurses to work in the greater St. Louis area. This tool empowers nurses to work at the top of their license and own their career progression, promoting professional development, leadership, collaboration, education, and service excellence. It gives staff the opportunity to continue caring for patients while advancing to the next step in their career. Moves to higher ladder levels result in a percentage increase of current pay that aligns with the new job description.

Benefits

• 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

Not all benefits apply to all jobs.