Team Lead - Charge Nurse

BJC HealthCare • Edwardsville, IL

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Come join our team as a full-time Team Lead - Charge Nurse in Edwardsville, IL. This is an outpatient role requiring 40-Hours per week on a Day Shift. The position is benefit eligible.

BJC Medical Group is the multi-specialty physician organization of BJC HealthCare and includes over 600 doctors and advanced practice providers who are affiliated with the top-ranked hospitals in the area. Since 1994, BJC Medical Group has provided access to the world’s best medicine through caring people and integrated systems. The providers are nationally recognized for excellent patient satisfaction and quality health care. BJC Medical Group physicians are trained and certified in over 25 medical specialties and serve patients in more than 125 locations in the greater St. Louis, mid-Missouri and southern Illinois areas. The Heart Care Group is consistently recognized for their exceptional outcomes and patient care and our physician are among the top cardiologists. With experienced, highly respected physicians and caring staff, our practice specializes in superior diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cardiovascular diseases.

Requirements

• Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing
• 2-5 years experience
• RN License

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's Degree - Nursing

Responsibilities

• Under the direction of manager, plans, directs, and coordinates activities of a unit on a designated shift.
• Performs direct patient care as needed and functions as clinical resource to nursing and support staff.
• Assesses, plans, evaluates and documents the nursing process of assigned unit as needed.
• Participates in professional development
• 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.
• Develops and implements individual plans of care in collaboration with other members of the healthcare team in accordance with the established guidelines and standards of nursing care.
• Provides unit leadership for defined period of time using critical thinking assessment and evaluation skills.
• Evaluate patients response and modifies plan of care accordingly throughout the patients' stay.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, 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: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree