Progressive Pulmonary Care Unit Clinical Nurse

Overview

Barnes‑Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center is the largest hospital in Missouri and a Magnet® hospital. The Pulmonary Progressive Care Unit (PPCU) is a 9‑bed unit with private rooms that focuses on weaning respiratory support and rehabilitation. The unit is supported by an advanced practice nurse and multidisciplinary therapy team, working closely with physicians and other healthcare professionals.

Provides direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation within the guidelines of the standards of nursing care.

• Promotes patient‑ and family‑centered care in a healing environment.
• Educates patients and families on illness management, home care, and medication administration.
• Participates in activities that promote patient safety, quality, and regulatory compliance.
• Engages in professional development.
• Develops, implements, and documents individual plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with the interprofessional team.
• 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.
• Assesses patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care, including values, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population‑specific needs.
• Maintains a constant state of alertness and works safely in a safety‑sensitive position.

• Education:
  
  Nursing Diploma/Associate's in Nursing
• Experience:
  
  None required
• Supervisor
  
  Experience:
  
  None required
• Licenses &
  
  Certifications:
  
  RN

• Education:
  
  Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

• Benefits eligible first day of month after start
• 401(k) with match
• Tuition Assistance available on first day
• $15,000 Sign On Bonus eligible
• CCRN exam eligible after 2 years
• 9‑bed unit with private rooms
• Full‑time, 12‑hour day shifts
• 1:3 patient ratio
• Weekend and holiday rotation
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance available first day of month after hire
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% automatic retirement contribution
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off combining vacation, sick days, holidays, and personal time
• Adoption assistance

Equal Opportunity Employer.