Graduate Nurse Neurology Intensive Care Unit August 2026 Graduates

SSM Health • St. Louis, MO

3d • Onsite

About The Position

SSM Health is seeking August 2026 graduates to join our Neurology Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, MO. This is a full-time, regular position with a schedule of 7p-7a, involving varying nights and every third weekend, with holiday requirements. As a new graduate nurse, you will participate in the SSM Health Nurse Residency Program, designed to enhance your confidence, knowledge, and practical skills through connection and learning with other graduate nurses. The program complements your education and supports professional growth. We offer competitive pay, great benefits, and a supportive work environment, including competitive and affordable health insurance. This role involves providing professional nursing care, including assessing, planning, implementing, coordinating, delegating, and monitoring tasks for assigned patients with a wide variety of medical conditions.

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 Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration or Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State

Nice To Haves

• New graduate nurse hired with SSM Health will participate in the SSM Health Nurse Residency Program.

Responsibilities

• Performs comprehensive nursing assessment/reassessment, including age-appropriate admission or transfer assessments, obtaining input from family/guardian when appropriate, accurately documenting findings, assessing post-op/post-invasive procedure patients, and assessing/documenting education and discharge needs.
• Establishes, coordinates, and evaluates a plan of care based on assessment data, patient diagnosis, lab data, tests, procedures, physician orders, protocols, and standards of care.
• Provides and documents nursing interventions based on assessed patient needs, plan of care, and changes in patient status, including collaborating with health team members, administering medications, monitoring IV fluids, completing referrals, requesting consultations, providing patient/family education, clarifying physician orders, and recognizing changes in patient's condition.
• Documents and/or communicates nursing care and/or changes in patient condition, including ongoing evaluation of care effectiveness, patient/family education effectiveness, and reporting significant changes in patient's clinical parameters immediately.
• Provides specialized care to patients at high risk for injury, including restraint care and pain management.
• Demonstrates accountability for own professional practice by adhering to quality and performance standards, participating in learning experiences, maintaining currency in hospital/unit information, and demonstrating the ability to adapt to changing work demands.
• Ability to relate to coworkers in a professional and appropriate manner, including orienting/precepting new employees, participating in a collaborative team approach, functioning as a resource person, and effectively assuming and delegating care.
• Performs job in accordance with safety and infection control policies, including practicing standard precautions, maintaining a safe environment, reporting risk management concerns, and completing all annual mandatory requirements.
• Provides service excellence to customers by delivering timely, high quality care in a courteous and respectful manner, demonstrating empathy, communicating effectively, and maintaining confidentiality.
• Incorporates Performance Improvement and Evidenced Based Practice into individual professional practice, including assisting in developing nursing unit goals, remaining current with evidenced based practice initiatives, and participating in performance/process improvement activities.
• Provides age-appropriate care to Adult and Geriatric patients, demonstrating knowledge and skills of normal growth & development, assessing and interpreting age-specific data, and utilizing communication skills necessary to interpret age-specific responses.
• Uses resources efficiently, recommends changes in practice that increase efficiency and minimize waste, documents chargeable supplies and equipment, prioritizes responsibilities, and utilizes non-clinical time constructively.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Great benefits
• Supportive work environment
• Competitive, affordable health insurance
• One week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE)
• Instant access to earned, unpaid base pay before payday through DailyPay (fees may apply)
• Upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded

What This Job Offers

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