First Assist OR Clinical Nurse Part Time

Career Ladder Overview

The BJC RN Career Ladder differentiates BJC as the place for nurses to work in the greater St. Louis area. This tool empowers nurses to work at the top of their license and own their career progression. The BJC RN Career Ladder promotes professional development, leadership, collaboration, education and service excellence and gives staff the opportunity to continue doing what they do best — caring for patients — while having the opportunity to advance to the next step in their career.

Moves to higher ladder levels will result in a percentage increase of current pay that aligns with the new job description.

• 3 ORs, no trauma or hearts
• 10 hour shifts - Part Time Position
• Bonus Eligible
• Comprehensive Benefits

Opened in 2007, Progress West Hospital is BJC Health Care’s newest hospital in St. Charles County, featuring modern private rooms. It offers 24‑hour emergency services and has partnered with St. Louis Children’s Hospital to provide world‑class pediatric emergency care. Progress West Hospital also provides surgical services, endoscopy services, a cardiac catheterization lab, medical/surgical inpatient services, diagnostic imaging, lab services, and the Advanced Wound Center, a specialty wound treatment facility with state‑of‑the‑art equipment.

Progress West Hospital recently completed an expansion of its Childbirth Center to include enhanced services for at-risk mothers and babies, with a newborn ICU that provides care for babies born as early as 32 weeks. Progress West Hospital is a Certified Level II Stroke Center. The hospital’s medical office building houses offices for specialists in primary care, cardiology, obstetrics, pediatrics, and orthopedics.

The Surgical Services department includes 3 ORs. We provide a full range of surgery programs — inpatient or outpatient, general or specialty — in an environment that promotes healing. Surgical services include (not limited to): general surgery, ENT, orthopedics, urology, colorectal, gynecology, gastrointestinal (GI), plastic surgery. This department, along with all departments within the hospital, supports the guiding principles of the hospital in providing care that is customized and reflects the patient's needs, values, and choices.

Performs an expanded perioperative role as a first assistant to surgeons during surgical procedures in the operating room. The RNFA works alongside the surgeon to provide direct patient care and collaborates with the perioperative team and other healthcare providers in planning care.

• Delivers intraoperative patient care as the first assistant to the surgeon(s) as a collaborative team member. Pre‑operatively performs a focused nursing assessment in reference to planned procedure, identifies nursing diagnoses, and communicates desired patient outcomes.
• Functions as a member of the surgical team and contributes to the overall efficiency of the peri‑operative department, considering factors related to safety, effectiveness, efficiency, environment, and cost in planning, delivering, and evaluating patient care.
• Monitors the patient's response and modifies the plan of care accordingly. Administers medications according to standard nursing practice and manages an individual plan of care directing RNFA interventions.
• Participates in professional development and lifelong learning, seeking learning opportunities and evaluating practice against current professional standards and regulations.
• Integrates knowledge, skills, and experiences to meet patient and family needs throughout the continuum, including education. Advocates for perioperative health safety and leads in ethical decision‑making.

• Education: Nursing Diploma / Associate’s Degree in Nursing
• Experience: 2–5 years
• Supervisor
  
  Experience:
  
  No Experience
• Licenses &
  
  Certifications:
  
  RN

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Licenses &
  
  Certifications:
  
  Certified First Assistant, Certified Nurse OR (CNOR), CERTIFIED RN FIRST ASSIST

• 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 combining vacation, sick days, holidays, and personal time
• Adoption assistance

Equal Opportunity Employer