Registered Nurse; RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation within the guidelines of the standards of nursing care.
• Promote patient and family centered care in a healing environment.
• Educate patients and their families on how to manage their illness or injury, including post‑treatment home‑care needs and medication administration.
• Participate in activities that promote patient safety, quality, and regulatory compliance and in professional development.
• Develop, implement, and document individual plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with interprofessional team members, patients, families, or caregivers according to established nursing standards.
• Proactively plan and ensure communication of the plan of care across the continuum of care.
• Apply critical nursing skills to assess and evaluate physical, psychosocial, and emotional needs following standards of care.
• Assess patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care, including their values, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population‑specific needs.
• Maintain a constant state of alertness and work in a safe manner as this is a safety‑sensitive position.

• Education:
  
  Nursing Diploma or Associate’s Degree in Nursing.
• License:
  Current Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Experience:
  
  No formal experience required; < 2 years of experience preferred.
• Supervisor
  
  Experience:
  
  None required.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date.
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC.
• Annual 4% BJC automatic retirement contribution.
• 401(k) plan with BJC match.
• Tuition assistance available on first day.
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development.
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts.
• Paid time‑off benefit combining vacation, sick days, holidays, and personal time.
• Adoption assistance.
• * Not all benefits apply to all jobs.

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. Equal Opportunity Employer.