Clinical Nurse

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$30.00/hr – $47.28/hr

Christian Hospital has been serving St. Louis and the surrounding metro areas since 1903. U.S. News & World Report ranks Christian Hospital No. 5 in St. Louis for overall clinical excellence and No. 9 in Missouri, placing us in the top 6% of all hospitals in the state. The U.S. News adult methodology ranks clinical specialties and rates common care procedures and conditions.

Christian was nationally ranked as "high performing" in the clinical specialty of geriatrics and in seven of 21 common procedures and conditions: heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure, diabetes, COPD, pneumonia, and stroke. High performing in a specialty means we were in the top 10% nationally for that specialty or procedure and condition. Northwest Health Care, six miles west of Christian, offers 24‑hour emergency care, a Sleep Disorders Center, and a variety of outpatient diagnostic and imaging services.

The Surgical Services Department performs emergency, trauma, elective, in‑patient, out‑patient, and ambulatory/same‑day surgery. ASD also provides pre‑ and post‑procedure assessment and recovery for special procedures patients, as well as pre‑procedure assessment of cardiac cath lab patients. Specialties include general surgery, orthopedics, GU, GYN, thoracic, ophthalmic, vascular, plastic, neuro, dental, ENT, endoscopic, cardiovascular, and podiatry.

Role

Purpose:

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 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. Assesses patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care, including their values, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population‑specific needs.
• 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.

• Nursing Diploma/Associate’s

• No Experience

• No Experience

• RN

• Bachelor’s Degree

• No Experience

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

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Equal Opportunity Employer.