TEAM LEAD/CHARGE RN - Acute Medicine (Unit 5200) FT Days

BJC HealthCare•St. Louis, MO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is for a TEAM LEAD/CHARGE RN in Acute Medicine on Unit 5200. It is a Full Time position working Days, with three 12-hour shifts per week from 7 am to 7 pm, and includes working every third weekend. The unit is a 17-bed unit at Barnes-Jewish Hospital (South Campus). The role involves planning, directing, and coordinating unit activities on a designated shift, performing direct patient care as needed, and functioning as a clinical resource to nursing and support staff. The position also requires assessing, planning, evaluating, and documenting the nursing process for the assigned unit as needed.

Requirements

Nursing Diploma/Associate's in Nursing
2-5 years of experience
RN License
The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing
5-10 years of experience
Supervisor Experience (Note: The description explicitly states 'No Experience' for supervisor experience under minimum requirements, but lists '5-10 years' under preferred experience, implying supervisory experience might be preferred within that broader experience range, though not explicitly stated as a separate preferred requirement.)

Responsibilities

Facilitates identification and resolution of gaps in care from hospitalization, at discharge, and into the ambulatory care setting.
Critically assess patient data to proactively mitigate impending changes in condition and establishes consults to interprofessional team as appropriate.
Leads the development and implementation of complex individual plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with other members of the interprofessional team and the patient, family, or caregiver in accordance with the established guidelines and standards of nursing care.
Plan of care reflects application of expert holistic clinical knowledge and skill to anticipate and prioritize complex care needs, anticipate barriers, incorporating interprofessional team and caregiver/family input, and identifies opportunities to improve patient outcomes.
Actively utilizes and champions scientific inquiry for evidence-based practices (e.g., participates in journal club, facilitates practice change based on new knowledge, recommends new standards of care or revisions to current standards, conduct a literature search to support unit or organizational goals, disseminate new knowledge obtained from relevant conference or continuing education).
Explore opportunities to advance nursing practice (e.g., support a community service health event as a representative of the healthcare profession, patient/family education group, community advisory board, member of Ethics Advisory Committee, serve as adjunct faculty, leadership board in specialty organization).
Analyzes gap in practice standards and provides feedback to peers in collaboration with leadership to enhance safe patient care.
Leads the evaluation of the patient and family experience, and adjusts care provided to improve patient satisfaction and quality of care.
The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

Benefits

Sign-On Bonus Eligible
BSN Differential
Shift Differentials
Benefits Eligible - Effective first of month following start date
401K
Tuition Assistance - Available Day-One Employment
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