RN-Weekends, Intensive Care Unit - Saint Louis, MO, United States - BJC HealthCare

Description

PACU South Location Barnes – Main Campus Rand Johnson Leadership Gail Davis, Director of Pre/Post-Operative Services Logan Justice, Patient Care Manager Joel Butler, Assistant Nurse Manager Christine Morton-Chesnut, Assistant Nurse Manager Timothy Patrick, Assistant Nurse Manager Nicole Bolzenius, Assistant Nurse Manager Janelle Holthaus - Educator Team Details 7- Total Team Members 5- Registered Nurses 0- Resource Nurse 1- Patient Care Tech Unit Information
~ Large Unit: 6 divisions across 2 floors, 86 beds
~Critical Care patients – Neuro, Transplant, ???

Post-Op: 4*10s, multiple start times (10a, and noon to 20:30, 22:30) or mid-shifts (4*10s)

Call:
One weekend every 10 weeks
Holidays: 1 per year, rotate Winter/Spring


Weekends:
n/a


Graduate Nurse Eligibility:
Yes

The BJC RN Career Ladder promotes professional development, leadership, collaboration, education and service excellence and gives staff the opportunity to continue doing what they do best - caring for patients - while having the opportunity to advance to the next step in their career.

Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center is the largest hospital in Missouri and is ranked as one of the nation's top hospitals by U.News & World Report.

Barnes-Jewish Hospital's staff is composed of full-time academic faculty and community physicians of Washington University School of Medicine, supported by a house staff of residents, interns, fellows and other medical professionals.

Recognizing its excellence in nursing care, Barnes-Jewish Hospital was the first adult hospital in Missouri to be certified as a Magnet Hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

At Barnes-Jewish Hospital, PACU nurses find the kind of fast-paced environment that will test their professional judgment and critical thinking skills, and encourage tremendous growth.

It's an exhilarating place to build a nursing career. In fact, people from all over the nation and the world come to Barnes-Jewish for our surgical specialties.

The team has the opportunity to provide traditional PACU care as well as care for critically ill ICU patients, participate in new initiatives (hybrid surgical care, regional anesthesia).

Provides direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning implementation, and evaluation within the guidelines of the standards of nursing care.

Promotes patient and family centered care in a healing environment.

Educates patients and their families on how to manage their illness or injury, including post treatment home care needs and medication administration.

Participates in activities that promote patient safety, quality and regulatory compliance.

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. Assess patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care, including their values, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population-specific needs.
Nursing Diploma/Associate's-Nursing

No Experience

No Experience

Bachelor's Degree-Nursing

Benefits and Legal Statement

At BJC we're committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

~ Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, 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
~Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
~ Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
~ Adoption assistance