Clinical Nurse Pre-op/post-op Outpatient Surgery Center

BJC HealthCare • Chesterfield, MO

8d • Onsite

About The Position

This role is for a Clinical Nurse in the Pre-op/post-op department at an Outpatient Surgery Center. The center is anticipated to open in November/December 2026, with staff training beginning 6-8 weeks prior. The clinic hours are from 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM, with 4/10-hour shifts Monday through Friday. Staggered start times begin at 5:30 AM, and the day concludes around 6:30 PM. The center has 5 ORs and 4 GI procedure rooms, and the nurse will work pre/post for both OR and procedural rooms. BJC offers the BJC RN Career Ladder, which empowers nurses to work at the top of their license and own their career progression, promoting professional development, leadership, collaboration, education, and service excellence. Advancement on the ladder results in a percentage increase of current pay.

Requirements

• RN
• Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing
• No Experience
• No Experience (Supervisor Experience)

Nice To Haves

• Pre/post-op experience preferred
• Bachelor's Degree - Nursing
• <2 years 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: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree