Job Description
Additional Information About the RolePACU North PVT Nights
Location
Barnes Main Campus
Parkview Tower
Leadership
Gail Davis, Director of Pre/Post-Operative Services
Kelly Paige, Patient Care Manager
Jill Igou, Assistant Nurse Manager
Sandra Filla, Nurse Educator
Team Details:
- 39 RNs
- 3 Resource RNs
- 3 secretaries, 5 PCTs, 3 transporters
Unit Information:
- 44 beds
- 1:2 phase I, 1:3 preop/phase II
- 60-70 cases per day
- Case types: minimally invasive surgery, urology, colorectal, gynecology, bariatric, gender reaffirming, interventional radiology
Role Details
- NIght shift set schedule Thursday/Friday - 2x12s (19:00 - 07:30)
- Call: 16 hours in 6-week period
- Holidays: 1 per year, major and minor rotation per year
- Graduate Nurse Eligibility: No
- Orientation: 8 12 weeks of FT training on the floor with an experienced nurse
- The BJC Registered Nurse Career Ladder differentiates BJC as the place for nurses to work in the greater St. Louis area.
- This is a tool to empower nurses to work at the top of their license and own their career progression.
- The BJC RN Career Ladder promotes professional development, leadership, collaboration, education and service excellence and gives staff the opportunity to continue doing what they do best - caring for patients - while having the opportunity to advance to the next step in their career.
- Moves to higher ladder levels will result in a percentage increase of current pay that aligns with the new job description.
Overview
Preferred Qualifications
Role Purpose
Provides direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning implementation, and evaluation within the guidelines of the standards of nursing care.
Responsibilities
- 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.
- 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.
Minimum Requirements
Education
Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing
Experience
No Experience
Supervisor Experience
No Experience
Licenses & Certifications
RN
Preferred Requirements
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Nursing
Experience
Benefits and Legal StatementBJC Total Rewards
At BJC we re committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
- Disability insurance paid for by BJC
- Pension Plan /403(b) Plan funded by BJC
- 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
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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
