Registered Nurse (RN) – Intermediate Care - Day Shift Weekend Option - Part‑Time

BJC HealthCare • Alton, IL

16h • Onsite

About The Position

Join the Intermediate Care Unit at Alton Memorial Hospital, part of BJC HealthCare, where you'll care for a diverse patient population, strengthen your clinical expertise, and be supported by a team that is committed to helping you thrive. This role offers the opportunity to work in a collaborative, patient-centered environment while building advanced clinical skills. Our 32-bed, stroke-certified Intermediate Care Unit specializes in caring for patients with a strong focus on cardiac care. Nurses gain valuable experience caring for patients with cardiac stents, stable cardiac events, step-down titrated drips, and select medical overflow cases, all while maintaining a typical 4-5 patient ratio. Whether you're launching your nursing career or looking for your next challenge, you'll find a supportive team, meaningful work, and opportunities to grow professionally. The telemetry unit is a 32 bed unit, with all private rooms. Patients are under continuous cardiac monitoring with clinical conditions that need closer observation and care.

Requirements

• Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing
• No Experience
• No Experience
• RN

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree - Nursing
• <2 years experience

Responsibilities

• Promotes patient and family centered care in a healing environment.
• Educates patients and their families on how to manage their illness or injury, including post treatment home care needs and medication administration.
• Participates in activities that promote patient safety, quality and regulatory compliance.
• Participates in professional development.
• Develops, implements, and documents individual plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with other members of the interprofessional team and patient, family or caregiver in accordance with the established guidelines and standards of nursing care.
• Proactively plans and ensures communication of the plan of care across the continuum of care.
• Uses critical nursing skills to assess and evaluate physical, psychosocial, and emotional needs according to standards of care.
• Assess patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care, including their values, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population-specific needs.
• The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off benefit combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

What This Job Offers

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