W&I Float RN (Nights) (Full Time)

BJC HealthCare • Des Peres, MO

21d • Onsite

About The Position

W&I Float RN (Night Shift) Float between Labor & Delivery, Postpartum, and NICU based on unit needs while providing high-quality, patient-centered care. Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for mothers and newborns across the continuum of Women & Infants services. Educate and support patients and families throughout labor, delivery, postpartum recovery, and newborn care. Demonstrate flexibility, strong critical thinking skills, and the ability to adapt in a fast-paced environment. Missouri Baptist Medical Center, an acute care hospital in St. Louis County, offers a full continuum of medical and surgical services, including heart care, cancer, women and infants, breast health, gastrointestinal, orthopedic, stroke, therapy, wound and pain management services. The hospital has a 24-hour adult emergency department and cares for pediatric patients at a separate emergency department in collaboration with St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Missouri Baptist is the first and only hospital in St. Louis County to be named a Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The prestigious designation is the highest credential a health care organization can receive for nursing excellence and quality patient care. This recognition has been accomplished by less than nine percent of hospitals nationwide. Additionally, U.S. News & World Report ranked the hospital #2 in the St. Louis metro area. The Patient Care Resource Team (Float Pool) is a team of highly skilled and experienced Staff Nurses and Patient Care Technicians who are flexible and versatile while supporting various areas within the hospital. Provides direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning implementation, and evaluation within the guidelines of the standards of nursing care. BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

Requirements

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

Nice To Haves

• Minimum 2 years of Labor & Delivery experience preferred
• Postpartum and NICU experience a plus
• Bachelor's Degree - Nursing
• <2 years experience

Responsibilities

• Float between Labor & Delivery, Postpartum, and NICU based on unit needs while providing high-quality, patient-centered care.
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for mothers and newborns across the continuum of Women & Infants services.
• Educate and support patients and families throughout labor, delivery, postpartum recovery, and newborn care.
• Demonstrate flexibility, strong critical thinking skills, and the ability to adapt in a fast-paced environment.
• 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.

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
• 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