Registered Nurse - Epilepsy Monitor Unit

SSM Health • Saint Louis, MO

10d • Onsite

About The Position

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

Requirements

• Licensed to work as an RN in the state of Missouri
• 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
• Registered Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
• 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
• Maintain 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 competency

Nice To Haves

• Participates in Committee(s), Shared Governance, Work Team(s), in a leadership and or in membership role
• Participates and or keeps up to date with Shared Governance and Unit Based Practice Council activities and information. Contributes to requests for feedback.
• 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.
• Assists 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.
• 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.

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 earned, unpaid base pay before payday through DailyPay (fees may apply).
• 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