CVICU Clinical Nurse Part Time Nights

BJC HealthCare•Des Peres, MO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The CVICU Clinical Nurse provides direct patient care activities, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation within nursing care standards. The Cardiovascular Recovery Unit at Missouri Baptist Medical Center is a 10-bed critical care unit caring for post-operative cardiac, vascular, and thoracic patients, as well as patients requiring high-intensity care such as positive pressure ventilation and invasive monitoring. This is a part-time night position. Critical care experience is preferred. The nurse promotes patient- and family-centered care in a healing environment, educates patients and families about managing illness or injury and post-treatment care, and collaborates with the interprofessional team to develop, implement, document, and communicate individual plans of care. The position also involves patient safety, quality, regulatory compliance, and professional development activities. This is a safety-sensitive position requiring the ability to remain alert and work safely. Missouri Baptist Medical Center is an acute care hospital in St. Louis County offering a broad range of medical and surgical services. It is Magnet-designated by the ANCC and was ranked #2 in the St. Louis metro area by U.S. News & World Report.

Requirements

Nursing diploma or associate's degree in nursing.
Registered Nurse (RN) license.

Nice To Haves

Critical care experience preferred.
Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred.
Less than two years of experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient care, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation in accordance with nursing care standards.
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 promoting 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.
Proactively plan and communicate the plan of care across the continuum of care.
Assess and evaluate patients’ physical, psychosocial, and emotional needs using critical nursing skills and standards of care.
Assess patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care, including values and emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population-specific needs.
Maintain alertness and work safely in this safety-sensitive position.