Clinical Nurse Operating Room

BJC HealthCare • St. Louis, MO

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Barnes Jewish Hospital-Center for Advanced Medicine is seeking a Clinical Nurse for OR Pod 4. This role will initially involve 4-10 hour shifts (0630-1700) with a transition to 3-12 hour shifts after one year. The primary focus will be eye trauma. The position includes 6-8 months of training and requires 6-9 shifts of call in a six-week schedule, with two of those shifts being on weekends. The nurse will be responsible for both scrubbing and circulating. This role is bonus eligible and offers comprehensive benefits. The BJC Registered Nurse Career Ladder is a program designed to empower nurses to work at the top of their license and advance their careers, promoting professional development, leadership, education, and service excellence. Advancement on the ladder results in a percentage increase in pay aligned with the new job description. Barnes-Jewish Hospital is the largest hospital in Missouri and is recognized nationally for its excellence. The Perioperative Services team works in a fast-paced environment that challenges professional judgment and critical thinking, encouraging significant growth. Nurses will collaborate with world-renowned surgeons and anesthesiologists, assist in complex procedures, utilize the latest technologies, and contribute to the development of new procedures and treatment protocols. Patients travel from across the nation and the world to receive specialized surgical care at Barnes-Jewish.

Requirements

• Nursing Diploma/Associate's in Nursing
• RN License
• No Experience required
• No Supervisor Experience required
• Scrub and circulate

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
• <2 years of 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: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree