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Registered Nurse - General Medicine (Unit 7300) (FT) (Nights)
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What they do
A Registered Nurse provides medical care and treatment, educates patients about their conditions, and provides emotional support to patients and families. Works in hospitals, schools, clinics or community health centers. Works under the supervision of a physician or other specialist, and serves as the primary point of care for patients in a hospital setting. May specialize in emergency room work, or treatment for a particular condition, or specialize in working with infants, the elderly or other patient groups. May work as an advanced practice specialists and prescribe medications in addition to offering specialty care.
$72,002 / year median in Missouri
+10% projected growth
Job Description
- City/State:
- Saint Louis, Missouri
- Categories:
- Nursing Services
- Job Status:
- Full-Time
- Req ID
- : 114470
- Pay Range:
- $32.00
- $48.28 / hour (Salary or hourly rate is based on job qualifications and relevant work experience)
- Additional Information About the Role
- + 18-Bed Med/Surg Unit + Full Time Nights (7pm-7am) + (3) 12 Hour Shifts per week + Rotate every 3rd weekend + 4/5:1 Nurse to Patient Ratio + Sign-On Bonus Eligible (External Applicants) + Comprehensive Benefits
- Effective first of month following start date + Tuition Assistance
- Effective day-one employment + 401K with match
- Barnes-Jewish Hospital
- Plaza Tower
- General Medicine Unit
- Clinical Nurse Position
- The General Medicine floor offers a unique opportunity for clinical nurses, and especially graduate nurses, to improve and gain critical thinking skills, assessment skills, problem solving skills and time management skills.
The unit provides care to a diverse population. Often our patients have multi-system clinical diagnosis' providing the clinical nurse and graduate nurse with a solid foundation as they continue or as they start their nursing career. On this unit you'll get to work with a young energetic team passionate about patient care.
- BJC Registered Nurse Career Ladder:
- + The BJC RN Career Ladder differentiates BJC as the place for nurses to work in the greater St.
Louis area.
+ This is a tool to empower nurses to work at the top of their license and own their career progression.
+ 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. + Moves to higher ladder levels will result in a percentage increase of current pay that aligns with the new job description.
- Overview
- _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.
S. 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.
- Preferred Qualifications
- Role Purpose
- Provides direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning implementation, and evaluation within the guidelines of the standards of nursing care.
- Responsibilities
- + 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. Participates in professional development.
+ 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.
+ 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 of this job.
- Minimum Requirements
- Education
- + Nursing Diploma/Associate's
- Nursing
- Experience
- + No Experience
- Supervisor Experience
- + No Experience
- Licenses & Certifications
- + RN
- Preferred Requirements
- Education
- + Bachelor's Degree
- Nursing
- Experience
- +