Graduate Nurse ENT​/Plastics

Barnes-Jewish Hospital (BJH) | Full-Time Nights (3 x 12-Hour Shifts)

Sign-On Bonus Eligible up to $7,500

Are you a new graduate nurse looking for a supportive environment to launch your nursing career? Join the nationally recognized ENT/Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Unit at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, where you'll receive exceptional support, specialized training, and the opportunity to care for complex surgical patients alongside an experienced and collaborative team.

Our 19-bed surgical specialty unit is recognized for excellence in patient care, clinical innovation, and outstanding outcomes. As a Graduate Nurse, you'll benefit from a comprehensive 12-week Nurse Graduate Orientation Program designed to build your confidence, strengthen your clinical skills, and support a successful transition into professional nursing practice.

• Strong, supportive, and stable leadership team
• Warm, welcoming, and team-oriented culture
• Comprehensive 12-week Graduate Nurse orientation
• Dedicated preceptors and mentorship throughout your onboarding experience
• Opportunity to develop expertise in highly specialized surgical nursing
• Sign-on bonus eligible up to $7,500
• Work at one of the nation's leading academic medical centers

Nurses on this unit care for a diverse surgical patient population and gain experience in:

• Free flap reconstruction
• Surgical airway management
• Extremity replantation
• Complex post-operative recovery
• Patient and family education
• Multidisciplinary care coordination

Our team is also recognized for caring for the first patient in the United States to regain speech through an artificial larynx, reflecting our commitment to innovation and exceptional patient outcomes.

• Home to the nation's only Nerve Transplant Program
• Features a nationally recognized Wound Healing Research Center
• Premier training environment for plastic and reconstructive surgery
• Specialized expertise in:
  • Hand Surgery
  • Microsurgery
  • Peripheral Nerve Surgery
  • Craniofacial Surgery
  • Cleft Palate Reconstruction

If you're passionate about providing exceptional patient care and want to begin your nursing career in a supportive, specialized, and growth-focused environment, we encourage you to apply. Join a team where you'll be welcomed, mentored, and empowered to thrive from day one.

Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center is the largest hospital in Missouri and is ranked as one of the nation's top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. Barnes-Jewish Hospital's staff is composed of full-time academic faculty and community physicians of Washington University School of Medicine, supported by a house staff of residents, interns, fellows and other medical professionals. Recognizing its excellence in nursing care, Barnes-Jewish Hospital was the first adult hospital in Missouri to be certified as a Magnet Hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

The Surgical Services Department provides pre-op and post-op inpatient care to those patients undergoing surgical procedures in the areas of ENT and Plastic surgery.
¿ Inpatient care in this department focuses on pre-op needs, post-op care and treatment after phase I recovery through discharge from an inpatient nursing division. The department's surgical observation unit provides more intensive care and treatment to those post-op or post-traumatic patients whose condition requires treatment at this level.

Role Purpose

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

Responsibilities