Hemodialysis Clinical Nurse; Nights

Job Schedule

• 3 – 12 hour shifts
• Nights
• Every 3rd Saturday;
  On call every 6th Sunday
• Modified self-scheduling in 6‑week periods
• Benefits start on the 1st of the month following hire date
• Orientation based on individual needs
• Peritoneal dialysis experience preferred

Missouri Baptist Medical Center, an acute care hospital in St. Louis County, offers a full continuum of medical and surgical services, including heart care, cancer, women and infants, breast health, gastrointestinal, orthopedic, stroke, therapy, wound and pain management services. The hospital has a 24‑hour adult emergency department and cares for pediatric patients at a separate emergency department in collaboration with St.

Louis Children’s Hospital. Missouri Baptist is the first and only hospital in St. Louis County to be named a Magnet hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The prestigious designation is the highest credential a health care organization can receive for nursing excellence and quality patient care. This recognition has been accomplished by less than nine percent of hospitals nationwide.

Additionally, U.S. News & World Report ranked the hospital in the St. Louis metro area. The dialysis unit provides dialysis and ultrafiltration for hospital inpatients that are on chronic dialysis and to those who require acute dialysis. The unit consists of 6 stations monitored by an all‑RN staff. This position is full‑time 12 hour day/evenings, requires taking call 1‑2 times a week.

Every 3rd Saturday, and some Sunday call. Staff hours are staggered to maintain patient coverage. The unit opens at 0630 and closes when the last procedure is completed.

• Bachelor’s Degree – Nursing

Provides 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.
• Participate in professional development.
• Develop, implement, and document individual plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with other members of the interprofessional team and patients, families or caregivers in accordance with the established guidelines and standards of nursing care.
• Proactively plan and ensure communication of the plan of care across the continuum of care.
• Use 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.

• Education:
  
  Nursing Diploma/Associate’s – Nursing
• Experience:
  
  None required
• Supervisor
  
  Experience:
  
  None required
• Licenses &
  
  Certifications:
  
  RN

• 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 combines vacation, sick days, holidays and personal time
• Adoption assistance

Equal Opportunity Employer