RN - OR - Nights

Job Title

RN – OR – FT Nights

SSM Health – Saint Louis University Hospital

Regular, Full‑time

The Registered Nurse is a professional practitioner who assesses, manages, directs, and provides nursing care activities during the patient’s hospital stay and coordinates planning with other disciplines using a patient‑/customer‑driven approach.

• Perform comprehensive nursing assessment/reassessment.
• Obtain age‑appropriate admission or transfer assessment; involve family or guardian as appropriate.
• Accurately document findings and assessment of post‑op/post‑invasive patients.
• Assess and document education and discharge needs of patients and families at admission and throughout hospitalization.
• Provide patient reassessment and document pertinent observations per the patient plan of care, including changes in condition, status, diagnosis, response to care, and procedures.
• Establish, coordinate, and evaluate a plan of care based on assessment data, lab results, physician orders, protocols, and other relevant information.
• Identify short‑ and long‑term goals based on patient care needs and formulate nursing interventions to achieve desired outcomes.
• Incorporate disease‑specific evidence‑based practice into nursing care plans and documentation.
• Collaborate with health‑team members to coordinate daily care plans for assigned patients.
• Communicate accurately during hand‑off reports and patient care coordination.
• Administer and document medications, IV fluids, and parenteral nutrition accurately per policies.
• Complete referrals and request consultations as needed.
• Provide patient/family education and discharge planning per documented guidelines.
• Clarify and confirm physician orders; acknowledge and implement them in a timely manner.
• Assist physicians with procedures or delegate to a caring partner when appropriate; document “Readback” for all telephone orders.
• Recognize changes in patient condition and take appropriate nursing actions, including involving family or guardian in decision‑making.
• Incorporate Infection Control practices in daily care and document changes in patient condition as required.
• Evaluate and document the effectiveness of care and patient/family education, and adjust plans accordingly.
• Report significant changes in clinical parameters immediately to the physician and others as indicated.
• Identify problems, gather data, propose solutions, communicate effectively, and work towards problem resolution.
• Report variations from care or treatment per company policy.
• Provide specialized care to high‑risk patients, including restraint care (initiate and evaluate alternatives, apply restraints as approved, monitor response, provide timely care, consult peers, and document thoroughly).
• Manage pain (assess presence of pain, incorporate cultural beliefs, implement preventive techniques, involve patients or families in the plan, and consider massage, repositioning, and music therapy).
• Assess abuse (recognize criteria, report signs to appropriate departments, and support patient safety).
• Adhere to all quality and performance standards, policies, and procedures while implementing clinical and technical care aspects.
• Participate in learning experiences that increase professional competence and maintain currency with policies.
• Attend staff meetings and committees, keep up with shared governance, and contribute to unit‑based practice councils.
• Assist in orienting/precepting new employees when required.
• Serve as a resource to co‑workers, patients/families, and medical staff; delegate care appropriately and communicate plan of care precisely.
• Supervise and teach students or new staff nurses.
• Maintain safe, clean, and therapeutic environment, practice standard precautions, dispose of hazardous waste, adhesion to hand hygiene, and use safe patient handling techniques.
• Complete annual mandatory requirements (licensure, BLS/HI, TB screening, influenza vaccination, ethics training, safety training, information‑security course, abuse & neglect course, blood‑borne pathogens training, and competency courses as required).
• Provide customer‑centered care, maintain positive patient/family…