Operating Room Registered Nurse at BJC Healthcare Saint Louis, MO

Overview

Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital offers highly specialized surgical and medical services in an intimate environment known for outstanding patient care. With 64 private patient rooms, 14 operating rooms, and four ICU rooms, the facility was designed to be innovative, efficient, and centered on the patient experience. The campus features a park-like setting with landscaping and a walking path that winds through the grounds and connects to Millennium Park.

• Full Time
  - Day Shift Monday
  - Friday (5) 8 hour shifts
• No Holidays
• No Weekends
• Call Required
• Benefits eligible first day of month after start
• 401K with match
• OR experience preferred

• Provides direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation within the guidelines of nursing care standards.
• Promotes patient and family centered care in a healing environment.
• Educates patients and families on how to manage 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 the interprofessional team, patient, family, or caregiver, in accordance with established guidelines and standards of nursing care.
• Proactively plans and ensures communication of the plan 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.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner – essential for this safety‑sensitive position.

• Education:
  
  Nursing Diploma/Associate’s – Nursing
• Experience:
  
  No experience required
• Supervisor
  
  Experience:
  
  No experience required
• Licenses & Certified: RN

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s Degree – Nursing
• Experience