Clinical Nurse - Behavioral Assessment Response Team

BJC HealthCare • St. Louis, MO

12d • Onsite

About The Position

The Behavioral Assessment Response Team (BART) at St. Louis Children's Hospital assists in providing care for patients with complex behavioral health needs. The team floats throughout the hospital to provide education on escalation prevention, reviews and updates behavioral plans, establishes relationships, responds to CPI events, and much more! This is a full-time position with 36 hours per week, typically working three 12-hour shifts from 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM, with weekend and holiday rotations. The role is benefits-eligible and participates in the BJC Nursing Career Ladder, which empowers nurses to work at the top of their license and advance their careers through professional development, leadership, collaboration, education, and service excellence. Advancement on the ladder results in a percentage increase of current pay.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of Behavioral Health RN experience
• RN
• Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience in pediatrics
• CPI trained
• Bachelor's Degree - Nursing
• <2 years experience

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

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 combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree