Registered Nurse; RN - Nephrology

Registered Nurse (RN) - Nephrology - $30-47 per hour at BJC Health Care summary:
This role is for a Registered Nurse specializing in Nephrology at BJC Health Care in Saint Louis, Missouri, focusing on inpatient care in a renal/telemetry unit with dialysis services. The nurse provides direct patient care, including assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, and patient education, ensuring quality and safety in line with nursing standards. The position requires an RN license, offers various benefits, and supports patients with acute illnesses related to kidney failure and comorbid conditions.

BJC Health Care is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Nephrology for a nursing job in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty:
Nephrology
• Discipline: RN
• Duration:
Ongoing
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Employment Type:

Staff At Vivian Health, candidates with updated profiles have the best success. Make sure yours is complete so recruiters can match you to the perfect job! Additional Information About the Role Days on an inpatient Nephrology/Telemetry 3/12 Hour Shifts Sign on Bonus eligible Overview 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, which puts 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 the following 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 of all evaluated hospitals for that specialty or procedure and condition. Northwest Health Care, six miles west of Christian, offers 24- hour emergency care, the Sleep Disorders Center and a variety of outpatient diagnostic and imaging services. The 8th floor is a 44 bed Renal/Telemetry unit with 24 sem8i-private rooms and 1 private room with an adjacent dialysis suite where dialysis treatments are performed under a contractual agreement.

The dialysis suite can accommodate 6 patients at any given time. There are 2 negative air-flow rooms on the unit. Any semi-private room can be made private for isolation purposes or to accommodate patient request. Patients admitted to the 8th floor are acutely ill with medical problems whose primary reason for admission include but are not limited to Renal Failure, CHF, Pneumonia, COPD, Sepsis, Dehydration, Diabetes Mellitus, MI, Angioplasty, S/P Cardiac Catheterization, Cardiac Arrhythmias, Direct Admits along with Post-op surgical patients.

Preferred Qualifications Role Purpose Provides direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning implementation, and evaluation within the guidelines of the standards of nursing care. Responsibilities
• 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. Assess 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.

Minimum Requirements Education
• Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing Experience
• No Experience Supervisor Experience
• No Experience Licenses & Certifications
• RN Preferred Requirements Education
• Bachelor's Degree - Nursing Experience •