Graduate Nurse Short Stay

SSM Health • St. Louis, MO

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Short Stay Unit is a 16-bed unit predominantly accepting patients post-surgical or post-procedural on the interventional platform. Patients are ideally here for 23 hours or 1 to 3 days at the most. Schedule: Full time, 7a-7p varying nights with every 3rd weekend, holiday requirement, no on-call requirement. Eligibility: Graduate of an accredited nursing program, eligible to practice as determined by State Board of Nursing, less than one year of experience working as an RN. Being a nurse is more than a job, it’s a calling. That is why SSM Health wants to invest in your future. As a new graduate nurse hired with SSM Health, you will participate in the SSM Health Nurse Residency Program. This will allow you to connect and learn from other graduate nurses across the system as you work to enhance your confidence, knowledge, and practical skill. The residency program is designed to complement your education and support your continued professional growth. Join our team and make a difference every day while enjoying competitive pay, great benefits, and a supportive work environment. We offer competitive, affordable health insurance and benefits designed to support you and your family. Fulfill your calling with SSM Health — apply today!

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program
• Eligible to practice as determined by State Board of Nursing
• Less than one year of experience working as an RN
• 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.
• Demonstrates appropriate technical and cognitive skills for area of practice.
• Maintains currency in all hospital/unit information, communication, policies and procedures.
• Attends staff meetings/reviews minutes when absent
• Participates in Committee(s), Shared Governance, Work Team(s), in a leadership and or in membership role
• Reviews Hospital/Nursing publications
• Keeps up to date with policies and procedures
• Participates and or keeps up to date with Shared Governance and Unit Based Practice Council activities and information. Contributes to requests for feedback.
• Responds positively to change
• Provides assistance and support to peers, co-workers and other team members
• Adapts positively to changes in unplanned work load and job demands
• Orients and/or precepts new employees when required.
• Participates in and maintains a collaborative team approach toward work.
• Functions as a resource person to co-workers, patients/families, medical staff and other members of the health care team.
• Effectively assumes and delegates care and other activities to the appropriate team member.
• Redirects clinical staff when the medical plan of care is altered.
• Communicates the plan of care to be followed on each individual patient in a precise and professional manner.
• Responsible for the supervision and teaching of students/new staff nurses.
• Practices standard precautions and disposes of hazardous wastes per established guidelines.
• Maintains a safe, clean, comfortable, and therapeutic environment for patients/families/employees in accordance to hospital standards.
• Reports risk management concerns using eSRM.
• Assumes responsibility for completing all annual mandatory requirements
• Reports variations from care/treatment following the occurrence reporting policy and procedure.
• Provides prompt, respectful, courteous service.
• Meets physical, spiritual, psychological and emotional needs of patients and families.
• Works with other members of the health care team to see that call lights are answered promptly.
• Apologizes for mix-up and delay.
• Listens to staff/patient/family concerns and addresses needs.
• Explains procedures and all education in a manner that staff/patient/family understand.
• Allows time for questions.
• Provides accurate handoff reports.
• Provides quality care in accordance to standards.
• Shares knowledge with other departments to facilitate work flow and continuity.
• Uses resources wisely.
• Recommends changes in practice that increases efficiency and minimizes waste.
• Ensures that customer satisfaction is maintained through the use of the "Principles and Commitments" of the hospital AIDET and "One Mission, One Spirit".
• 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

• Competitive pay
• Great benefits
• Supportive work environment
• Competitive, affordable health insurance
• Paid Parental Leave: one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: provides 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