Clinical Nurse Operating Room
About The Position
Provides direct patient care activities, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation, in accordance with nursing care standards. Promotes patient- and family-centered care in a healing environment and educates patients and families about managing illness or injury, post-treatment home care, and medication administration. Develops and documents individualized care plans with defined goals in collaboration with the interprofessional team and the patient, family, or caregiver, and coordinates communication across the continuum of care. The role involves operating-room nursing at Missouri Baptist Medical Center, with general surgery, 4 10-hour shifts from 6:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and scheduled weeknight and weekend call. The position is safety-sensitive and requires maintaining alertness and working safely. Missouri Baptist Medical Center is an acute-care hospital in St. Louis County offering medical and surgical services. Its Surgical Services department includes operating rooms, heart team rooms, and the da Vinci robotic surgical system. BJC’s RN Career Ladder supports professional development, leadership, collaboration, education, and service excellence, and offers opportunities for advancement with corresponding pay increases.
Requirements
- Nursing diploma or associate degree in nursing.
- Registered Nurse (RN) license or certification.
- Ability to maintain a constant state of alertness and work safely, as this is a safety-sensitive position.
Nice To Haves
- Operating-room experience preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.
- Less than two years of experience listed as preferred.
Responsibilities
- Promote patient- and family-centered care in a healing environment.
- Educate patients and families on managing illness or injury, post-treatment home care, 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 of care.
- 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.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available on the first day of the month after hire.
- Disability insurance paid for by BJC.
- Annual 4% BJC automatic retirement contribution.
- 401(k) plan with BJC match.
- Tuition assistance available on the first day.
- BJC Institute for Learning and Development.
- Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
- Paid time off combining vacation, sick days, holidays, and personal time.
- Adoption assistance.
- Bonus eligible.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
