Team Lead Charge Surgical PCU

BJC HealthCare • St. Louis, MO

140d • Onsite

About The Position

Join our specialized 19-bed Surgical Progressive Care Unit (PCU) caring for high-acuity patients recovering from Abdominal Transplant (TXP): Kidney, liver, and pancreas transplants; Hepatobiliary Surgery (HPB): Liver resections, Whipple procedures, and pancreatectomies; ENT Surgery: Fresh tracheostomies, laryngectomies, free flaps, and complex head and neck surgeries; Plastic & Orthopedic Microsurgery: Limb and digit replants, flap procedures, nerve transfers, and leech therapy; General Surgery/Trauma/Geriatric Trauma (ACCS): MVC, polytrauma, GSW, TBI, SDH s/p falls, emergent VHR. This unit offers a great opportunity to build advanced clinical skills and prepare for future ICU critical care advancement, with a strong teamwork culture and consistently high employee engagement scores. The leadership team includes a Clinical Nurse Manager, three Assistant Nurse Managers, and a Clinical Educator, most of whom previously worked at the bedside on 163PCU. Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center is the largest hospital in Missouri and is ranked as one of the nation's top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. It was the first adult hospital in Missouri to be certified as a Magnet Hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. 163PCU is a 19 bed surgical progressive care unit. The patient population is comprised of acutely ill surgical patients requiring a higher level of nursing care and monitoring. This unit primarily cares for post-op patients admitted to the Abdominal Transplant, Hepatobiliary Surgery, ENT/Plastics Surgery and Ortho-micro Surgery teams. Secondary, this unit manages critical care needs for patients admitted to the Trauma/ACCS/Geriatric Trauma Surgery teams, Orthopedic-Spine/Recon/Hand etc. teams as well as Vascular Surgery and other overflow teams.

Requirements

• Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing
• 2-5 years 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 - Nursing
• 5-10 years experience
• Supervisor Experience

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.
• 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.

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: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree