Clinical Nurse Pre​/post​/PACU Outpatient Surgery Center South

Outpatient Surgery Center

Center for Advanced Medicine South County

Pre/post-op/PACU Staff Nurse

• Scenario: Outpatient Surgery Center
• Shift Length: 3–10 hours
• Facilities: 3 operating rooms and 1 GI suite
• Schedule: No on‑call, weekends, or holidays
• Preferred Experience: Pre‑post or ICU
• Bonus: Eligible
• Benefits: Comprehensive package
• Career Ladder: BJC RN Career Ladder encourages professional development and advancement

Barnes‑Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center is the largest hospital in Missouri and is ranked among the nation's top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. It is supported by a mix of academic faculty, community physicians, residents, interns, fellows, and other medical professionals. Recognized for nursing excellence, it was the first adult hospital in Missouri to receive Magnet Hospital certification.

The Center for Advanced Medicine – South County is a new, 84,500‑square‑foot outpatient facility jointly owned by Washington University School of Medicine and Barnes‑Jewish Hospital. Opening in late spring 2016, it will provide outpatient surgery, imaging, lab, therapy, and physician subspecialty offices for Orthopaedic Surgery, Internal Medicine, Ophthalmology, Surgery, and OB/GYN.

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

• Promote patient and family‑centered care in a healing environment.
• Educate patients and families on illness or injury management, post‑treatment home care, and medication administration.
• Participate in activities that promote patient safety, quality, and regulatory compliance.
• Engage in professional development.
• Develop, implement, and document individualized care plans with defined goals in collaboration with the interprofessional team.
• Proactively plan and communicate care plans across the continuum of care.
• Use critical nursing skills to assess and evaluate physical, psychosocial, and emotional needs based on care standards.
• Assess patient preferences and obstacles to care, including values, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population‑specific needs.
• Maintain a constant state of alertness and work safely as this is a safety‑sensitive position.

• Education: Nursing Diploma or Associate’s Degree in Nursing
• Experience: No prior nursing experience required
• Supervisor
  
  Experience:
  
  None required
• License & Certification: Registered Nurse (RN)
• Preferred Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

At BJC, we are committed to providing comprehensive benefits and resources to support physical, emotional, social, and financial well‑being. Benefits include:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available from the first day after hire
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 401(k) plan with BJC match
• Tuition assistance beginning on the first day of employment
• BJC Institute for Learning and Development
• Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Paid Time Off combining vacation, sick days, holidays, and personal time
• Adoption assistance

Not all benefits apply to all jobs.

Equal Opportunity Employer