Clinical Nurse ICU Days

BJC HealthCare•Des Peres, MO

13h

About The Position

Provides direct patient care activities, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation in accordance with nursing-care standards. The role serves in one of Missouri Baptist Medical Center’s intensive care units, which provide general medical-surgical, coronary, and neuro-intensive care, with a focus on stabilizing and caring for patients with cardiac and vascular disorders. Care is delivered by a multidisciplinary team with an intensivist available 24/7. The nurse promotes patient- and family-centered care in a healing environment; develops and documents individualized plans of care with the interprofessional team and the patient, family, or caregiver; and coordinates communication of the plan across the continuum of care. The role also educates patients and families about managing illness or injury, post-treatment care, and medications; supports patient safety, quality, and regulatory compliance; and participates in professional development. This is a safety-sensitive position requiring constant alertness and safe work practices. The position is full-time on the day shift, with every third weekend. BJC’s RN Career Ladder supports professional development, leadership, collaboration, education, and service excellence, and offers opportunities to advance with pay increases aligned to the new job description.

Requirements

Nursing diploma or associate degree in nursing.
Registered Nurse (RN) license/certification.
At least 1.5 years of adult ICU experience.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation in accordance with nursing-care standards.
Promote patient- and family-centered care in a healing environment.
Educate patients and families on managing illness or injury, post-treatment home-care needs, and medication administration.
Participate in activities that promote patient safety, quality, and regulatory compliance.
Participate in professional development.
Develop, implement, and document individualized plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with the interprofessional team and the patient, family, or caregiver.
Plan proactively and ensure communication of the plan of care across the continuum.
Assess and evaluate patients’ physical, psychosocial, and emotional needs according to standards of care.
Assess patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care, including values and emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population-specific needs.