Clinical Nurse Pre-op/post-op/PACU

BJC HealthCare • Des Peres, MO

5h • Onsite

About The Position

Missouri Baptist Medical Center is seeking a Clinical Nurse for their Pre-op/post-op/PACU department. This role involves providing direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation within the guidelines of nursing care standards. The position requires working in pre/post-op, outpatient recovery, and interventional pulmonology. The Surgical Services department at Missouri Baptist Medical Center consists of 22 operating rooms, including three heart team rooms and the da Vinci robotic surgical system. Missouri Baptist Medical Center is an acute care hospital in St. Louis County, offering a full continuum of medical and surgical services. It is recognized as a Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for nursing excellence and quality patient care, and ranked #2 in the St. Louis metro area by U.S. News & World Report. The BJC Registered Nurse Career Ladder is available to empower nurses for professional development, leadership, collaboration, education, and service excellence, providing opportunities for career progression with corresponding pay increases.

Requirements

• Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing
• No Experience
• RN

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree - Nursing
• <2 years experience
• Pre/post or critical care experience preferred

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

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, 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
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees