Additional Information About the Role
- Full time Night Shift Position
- Beautiful new hospital
- 32 bed medicine unit
- No trauma, no hearts
- Bonus eligible
- Comprehensive benefits
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Overview
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital offers highly specialized surgical and medical services in an intimate environment and is known for outstanding patient care. The facility features 64 private patient rooms, 14 operating rooms, and four intensive care unit rooms, designed to provide a comforting and efficient patient experience.
Medicine - 1 West manages patients with various clinical issues, including heart failure, pneumonia, GI conditions, infectious diseases, and asthma. Advanced training is provided to maintain nurses at the highest level of functioning. The unit is led by a clinical manager and lead charge nurse, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to provide quality patient care.
Role Purpose: Provides direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation within the guidelines of nursing care standards.
Responsibilities
- Promotes patient and family-centered care in a healing environment.
- Educates patients and their families on managing their illness or injury, including post-treatment home care needs and medication administration.
- Uses critical nursing skills to assess and evaluate patients' physical, psychosocial, and emotional needs.
- Develops and implements individual plans of care in collaboration with other healthcare team members.
- Evaluates patients' responses and modifies the plan of care accordingly.
- Participates in activities that promote patient safety, quality, and regulatory compliance.
- This is a safety-sensitive position requiring constant alertness and safe work practices.
Minimum Requirements
Education: Nursing Diploma/Associate's in Nursing
Experience: No Experience
Supervisor Experience: No Experience
Licenses & Certifications: RN
Preferred Requirements
Education: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
Experience: Less than 2 years
Benefits and Legal Statement
BJC Total Rewards: At BJC, we’re committed to providing benefits and resources for your physical, emotional, social, and financial well-being.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
- Disability insurance paid for by BJC
- Pension Plan/403(b) Plan funded by BJC
- 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
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The above information is designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not exhaustive of all responsibilities, duties, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer.
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