Team Lead Charge Operating Room Trauma

About the role

Barnes-Jewish Hospital, a 1500-bed Level 1 Trauma Center, is seeking a Trauma Team Lead Charge Nurse for OR Pod 2. This role covers trauma, ortho trauma, plastics, upper extremity, reconstructive joints, and ortho oncology.

Schedule

• Full-time, 3/12-hour shifts per week
• Weekdays only (0830–2100)
• Rotating weekly schedule with up to 6 consecutive days off
• One yearly holiday rotating between summer and winter
• No weekends or call

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing
• 5–10 years of nursing experience

Minimum Requirements

• Nursing diploma or associate’s degree
• 2–5 years of nursing experience

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, direct, and coordinate unit activities on a designated shift
• Perform direct patient care as needed and serve as a clinical resource to staff
• Assess, plan, evaluate, and document nursing care for the assigned unit
• Facilitate identification and resolution of care gaps from hospitalization through discharge and into ambulatory care
• Critically assess patient data to proactively mitigate changes in condition and initiate appropriate consults
• Lead development and implementation of complex, individualized care plans in collaboration with the interprofessional team and patient/family
• Champion evidence-based practice through scientific inquiry, journal clubs, and practice changes
• Explore opportunities to advance nursing practice via community service, education, and leadership roles
• Analyze gaps in practice standards and provide peer feedback in collaboration with leadership
• Lead evaluation of patient and family experience and adjust care to improve satisfaction and quality

Career Ladder

The BJC Registered Nurse Career Ladder empowers nurses to advance professionally, with higher ladder levels resulting in a percentage pay increase aligned to the new role’s responsibilities.

Sign-on Bonus

Eligible for a sign-on bonus.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available the first day of the month after hire
• 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 combining vacation, sick days, holidays, and personal time
• Adoption assistance