Registered Nurse - Critical Care - Medical

SSM Health • St. Louis, MO

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse is a professional practitioner who assesses, manages, directs, and provides nursing care care activities during the patient's hospital stay and coordinates planning with other disciplines utilizing a patient/customer driven approach. This job performs duties in the Intensive Care Units.

Requirements

• Licensed to work as an RN in the state of Missouri
• One year of registered nurse experience required
• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
• Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)
• 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.
• Assumes responsibility for completing all annual mandatory requirements: 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.
• Participates in the performance/process improvement process.
• 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.
• 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.
• Performs job in accordance with safety and infection control policies.
• 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.
• Provides age-appropriate care to: Adult, Geriatric.
• Uses resources efficiently.
• Performs other related duties as assigned or requested.

Benefits

• Sign-on Bonus: Please speak with your recruiter about sign on bonus eligibility!
• Competitive, affordable health insurance including but not limited to:
• Getting paid every day!
• Access up to $5,250 in tuition coverage per year
• Paid maternity & paternity coverage
• Adoption assistance
• Various competitive health insurance options & wellness plans
• Retirement benefits including employer matching plans
• Long & short-term disability
• Employee assistance programs (EAP)
• 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: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed