Clinical Nurse Pre-op/post-op/PACU PRN

BJC HealthCare • Des Peres, MO

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Missouri Baptist Medical Center is seeking a PRN Clinical Nurse for its Pre-op/post-op/PACU unit. This role requires a minimum of 3 shifts and 1 weeknight call shift per 6-week schedule in a fast-paced environment. Pre/post-op experience is strongly preferred. The BJC RN Career Ladder is a program designed to empower nurses to work at the top of their license and advance their careers through professional development, leadership, collaboration, education, and service excellence, with pay increases aligned with advancement. Missouri Baptist Medical Center, an acute care hospital in St. Louis County, offers a comprehensive range of medical and surgical services and is the first and only hospital in St. Louis County to be named a Magnet® hospital by the ANCC. It was also ranked #2 in the St. Louis metro area by U.S. News & World Report. The Surgical Services department features 22 ORs, including specialized heart team rooms and the da Vinci robotic surgical system.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

• Pre/post op experience strongly preferred
• 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

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree