Graduate Nurse Emergency Department December 2026 Graduates

SSM Health • St. Louis, MO

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Licensed new graduate nurse from an accredited nursing program who actively participates in SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital New Graduate Nurse Residency Program. Provides professional nursing care to patients, which includes assessing, planning, implementing, coordinating, delegating and monitoring tasks assigned to other members of the care team in accordance with professional nursing standards. Responsible for the delivery of age appropriate care for assigned patients with a wide variety of medical conditions.

Requirements

• RN licensure in the State of Missouri, or new graduate of accredited school of nursing and must obtain licensure within 90 days of graduation.
• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
• Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration
• Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State
• Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN)
• Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

Nice To Haves

• Participates in learning experiences that increases professional competence.
• Participates in Committee(s), Shared Governance, Work Team(s), in a leadership and or in membership role
• Orients and/or precepts new employees when required.
• Functions as a resource person to co-workers, patients/families, medical staff and other members of the health care team.
• Responsible for the supervision and teaching of students/new staff nurses.
• Maintains current license and certifications
• Maintain up to date BLS and HI
• Annual TB Screening and Influenza vaccination
• Annual Ethics Training (Initial Ethics, if new employee)
• Annual Safety Training
• Required Information Security course
• Required Abuse & Neglect course
• Annual Blood Borne Pathogens training (if required)
• Coursework as assigned for .edu
• Annual competency
• Age/Population specific competency (if applicable)
• orientation competency (if new hire)
• Service Specific
• Assist in developing and implementing nursing unit goals.
• Remains current with evidenced based practice initiatives.
• Identifies opportunities for improvement, participates in data collection when requested, suggests solutions, communicates using appropriate lines of authority and works toward problem resolution.
• Participates in the performance/process improvement process.
• Assists in developing unit based Performance Improvement and action plans.
• Leads a performance improvement team when requested
• Contributes to data collection
• Participates in evaluation of Performance Improvement results.
• Participates in nursing research activities.
• Participates in Departmental and Hospital Performance Improvement activities when warranted.
• Participates in occurrence reviews
• Contributes to the maintenance/improvement of all nursing quality indicators.
• Demonstrates knowledge and skills of normal growth & development necessary to provide services to the age of the patient served by the department.
• Demonstrates ability to assess and interpret age specific data to identify patient needs.
• Utilizes communication skills necessary to interpret age specific responses to service and interaction.
• Involves family or significant other in decision making related to services provided.
• Demonstrates ability to provide service needed for the age groups routinely served by the department assigned.
• Uses resources efficiently.
• Recommends change in practice that increase efficiency and minimize waste.
• Documents chargeable supplies and equipment used to provide care.
• Prioritizes responsibilities and completes work on time.
• Utilizes non-clinical time in a constructive manner, i.e. completing chart audits, .edu, mandatory education requirements.

Responsibilities

• Performs comprehensive nursing assessment/reassessment.
• Establishes, coordinates and evaluates a plan of care based on analysis of assessment data, patient diagnosis, lab data, tests, procedures, physician orders, protocols and standards of care and other information as relevant.
• Provides and documents nursing interventions based on assessed patient needs, plan of care, and changes in patient status.
• Documents and or communicates nursing care and or changes in patient condition.
• Provides specialized care to patients at high risk for injury.
• Demonstrates accountability for own professional practice.
• Ability to relate to coworkers in a professional and appropriate manner.
• Safety/Infection Control: Performs job in accordance with safety and infection control policies.
• Service: Provides service excellence to the customers of Saint Louis University Hospital by delivering timely, high quality care in a courteous and respectful manner.
• Incorporates Performance Improvement and Evidenced Based Practice into individual professional practice.
• Age Appropriate Care: Provides age-appropriate care to: Adult, Geriatric.
• Cost Effective Services

Benefits

• one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
• upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree