Regional Float Med-Surg RN; Nights – CSO

Join BJC Health Care’s Central Staffing Office (CSO) as a Regional Float Medical‑Surgical Registered Nurse (RN) and help deliver safe, high‑quality, patient‑centered care across the system. Supporting 11 hospitals across Missouri and Illinois (excluding Children’s Hospital), this role offers the opportunity to expand your experience while remaining focused in acute care Med/Surg practice.

You’ll work three 12‑hour night shifts (6:45 PM or 7:00 PM start) with a rotating weekend and holiday schedule. Designed for experienced nurses who value variety and flexibility, this position offers system‑wide exposure within a supportive, team‑oriented environment grounded in connection, collaboration, and professional growth.

• Float across 11 BJC hospitals (MO & IL)
• Practice exclusively in acute care Med/Surg units — no floating outside specialty
• Night shift: 3× 12‑hour shifts (6:45 PM / 7:00 PM start)
• $20/hour float differential + shift differentials
• Mileage reimbursement for travel
• Illinois RN license reimbursement provided
• BSN differential available
• Every 3rd weekend + 2 holidays per year
• Exposure to diverse Med/Surg patient populations across the system
• Opportunity to cross‑train in Behavioral Health (select locations)
• Structured onboarding and system support for success
• Access to BJC RN Career Ladder and growth opportunities
• Recognition through BJC Bravo, Connections Groups, and Thrive well‑being

• 2+ years of acute care Med/Surg RN experience (required)
• Current Missouri RN license + ability to obtain Illinois RN license
• Willingness to travel between BJC facilities in MO & IL
• Strong adaptability in variable clinical environments
• ADN, BSN, or MSN accepted
• Initial 1st week will be a 5 day full‑time training commitment to support your success

A BJC Central Staffing Office nurse will be required to float to 12 BJC Healthcare Hospitals within their Medical, Surgical, and Telemetry Units. Provides direct patient care activities including assessment/evaluation, diagnosis and plan implementation to the general nursing floor based on nursing expertise and certification/licensure. Provides a variety of experiences and the opportunity to expand nursing skills through caring for various patients with different conditions and treatment plans while building professional relationships across the BJC Healthcare system.

Must be flexible, adaptable, and resourceful, have a strong confidence in nursing practice and promote exceptional patient and family centered care.

• Participates in activities that promote patient safety, quality and regulatory compliance. Participates in professional development.
• Uses standards of medical‑surgical nursing practice to increase the quality of care and quality of life for the patient, family, and significant other(s) by systematically evaluating the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice. Establishes effective relationships and serves as an advocate to facilitate the development of the care plan unique to the patient’s care needs. Uses the nursing process and evidence‑based practice to develop and implement the plan of care, collect assessment data for each patient, determine appropriate nursing diagnoses, identify expected patient outcomes, determine the plan of care, implement interventions, and evaluate patient outcomes.
  
  Develops assessment and management strategies based on a consideration of the physical, functional, cultural, social, economic, developmental, spiritual, vocational, and leisure dimensions of human responses to actual and potential health problems.
• Utilizes leadership skills by advocating, coordinating and collaborating with the patient, family, significant others and members of the interprofessional team in assessing needs, planning interventions, providing care, and evaluating outcomes. Uses effective leadership skills to foster a healthy work environment within the practice setting by serving as a mentor and role model for nursing colleagues, students, and others.
• Applies the existing body of evidence‑based practice and scientific knowledge in health care to medical‑surgical nursing practice, ensuring that…