Operating Room
Listed on 2026-06-27
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Nursing
Healthcare Nursing, RN Nurse, ICU Nurse, Surgical Assistant
Cardiac Surgery Nurse
Known for its exceptional heart surgery program Missouri Baptist Medical Center continually ranks among the very top hospitals for cardiac surgery in the state of Missouri. Our heart team of surgeons anesthesiologists and nurses have performed more than 14000 heart surgeries since the program was established in 1984. According to Health Grades Missouri Baptist is five-star rated for both Coronary Interventions and Treatment of Heart Attack.
In fact Missouri Baptist is the only St. Louis area hospital to receive a 5-star rating for better than average mortality rates for in-hospital 30-days post-discharge and 180-days post-discharge. Missouri Baptist has been five-star-rated for treatment of heart attack for seven years in a row ). Procedures include Aneurysm Repair Valve Replacement/Repair Atrial Fibrillation Surgery / Pulmonary Vein Isolation Carotid Endarterectomy Congenital Heart Surgery Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG) Transmyocardial Laser Revascularization and Vascular Surgeries.
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:
2 years
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