Clinical Nurse PACU positions

BJC HealthCare • Saint Louis, MO

110d

About The Position

Elevate your Nursing Career in the PACU at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. At Barnes-Jewish Hospital, our PACU nurses thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment that challenges clinical judgment and critical thinking while offering unparalleled opportunities for growth. Whether you're passionate about fast-paced trauma cases or specialized surgeries, you can find your place here. We provide both traditional post-anesthesia care and specialized recovery for critically ill ICU-level patients. There are four PACUs on the Barnes-Jewish Hospital campus: South Tower PACU--86 beds, Parkview Plaza Tower--44 beds, Plaza West Tower--34 beds, and Center for Advanced Medicine--40 beds. If you have one year of experience in critical care or on a progressive care unit we encourage you to apply.

Requirements

• Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing
• RN License

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree - Nursing
• Less than 2 years of experience in critical care or on a progressive care unit

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.
• Assesses patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care, including their values, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population-specific needs.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation packages
• Sign-on bonus
• Tuition assistance for ongoing education
• Retirement planning through 401k and a pension plan
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• 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
• Industry: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees