Ortho, Healthcare Nursing

Neurology/Ortho Clinical Nurse

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 Comprehensive Medical Rehabilitation Unit (C.M.R.U.) is an 18 bed Joint Commission Accredited (J.C.A.H.O.) in- patient unit located on the second floor of Christian Hospital. Patients admitted are adult through geriatric and require intensive rehabilitation therapy to include at least two of the following modalities: speech occupational and physical therapies. Diagnoses include but are not limited to Cerebral Vascular Accidents (C.V.A.) complicated orthopedic problems neurological/neuromuscular disorders polyarthritis amputation spinal cord injury multiple trauma and traumatic brain injury.

Provides direct patient care activities including assessment diagnosis planning implementation and evaluation within the guidelines of 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 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.

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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