Clinical Nurse - Specialty Care Clinic - PRN

Overview

BJ Barnes-Jewish Hospital - Center for Outpatient Health offers a variety of specialized outpatient services. The Specialty Care Clinic, located on the 4th floor of the Center for Outpatient Health, provides expert care across fields including Dermatology, Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT), Neurology & Neurosurgery, Orthopedics (Foot & Ankle, Hand, Reconstruction, Spine Surgery, Trauma), Otology, and Urology. The clinic operates Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Staffed by resident physicians completing advanced training and advance practice nurses, the clinic focuses on outpatient care, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation for a diverse patient population, including those on Medicaid and uninsured individuals.

Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center is a large academic medical center with Magnet recognition and a broad clinical footprint, including multiple surgical specialties and outpatient clinics. The Surgical Specialty Clinic runs through various clinics and sees a wide range of medical problems in a typically high-volume outpatient setting.

Provides direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation within 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 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 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.

Education

• Nursing Diploma/Associate's

Experience

• No Experience

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

• RN

Preferred Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree

Experience