staff - Charge Nurse (RN) - Acute Care - $34-49 per hour

BJC HealthCare is seeking a Acute Care Charge Nurse (RN) for a nursing job in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Acute Care
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: Ongoing
• Employment Type: Staff

Additional Information About the Role

The BJC RN 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.

The Schukar Unit is an intimate acute medicine unit with a bed capacity of 13 adult patients. Our nurses specialize in the care of patients with a full range of complex medical conditions including renal, endocrine, neurological, GI/GU, pulmonary, infectious disease, and cardiology conditions.

Position Highlights

• $10,000 Sign-On Bonus Eligible
• Additional $5.00 Med/Surg Shift Differential 
• 12 hour Night Shifts (Night Shift Differential)
• Career growth opportunities
• Requires a minimum of two years of RN work experience

The Team Lead/Charge Nurse will be responsible for supervising and supporting the nursing team and ensuring quality care is delivered. This role involves leadership, clinical expertise, and a commitment to providing excellent patient outcomes. Acute Care Medicine manages patients with a full range of clinical issues-from renal failure, diabetes management, surgical procedures, GI conditions, pulmonary exacerbations, fall management and infectious disease recovery. We strive to deliver exceptional and holistic care to our patients.

Overview

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 Scukar department takes patients that arrive through the patient placement center only. They can originate from an osh, md office, or home. They can belong to any service in the hospital (except L&D). Scukar receives all direct admits who do not have a bed on the service they were admitted to. They provide any services these patients need. They also accommodate pre and post procedural patients. They see transplant patients for outpatient blood draws and tube removals. They see ENT patients for minor outpatient procedures. Patient population is adult age group. They currently open Monday at 0700 and close on Saturday at 1900. There is an RN and tech on call anytime the unit is closed. CNM on call 24/7. All patients sent to Schukar must admit through the Patient Placement Center. We take all types of patients, from all services. We do not take vented patients, ICU patients, or labor and delivery patients. Service is based on needs.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Under the direction of manager, plans, directs, and coordinates activities of a unit on a designated shift. Performs direct patient care as needed and functions as clinical resource to nursing and support staff. Assesses, plans, evaluates and documents the nursing process of assigned unit as needed.

Responsibilities

Facilitates identification and resolution of gaps in care from hospitalization, at discharge, and into the ambulatory care setting. Critically assess patient data to proactively mitigate impending changes in condition and establishes consults to interprofessional team as appropriate.

Leads the development and implementation of complex individual plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with other members of the interprofessional team and the patient, family, or caregiver in accordance with the established guidelines and standards of nursing care. Plan of care reflects application of expert holistic clinical knowledge and skill to anticipate and prioritize complex care needs, anticipate barriers, incorporating interprofessional team and caregiver/family input, and identifies opportunities to improve patient outcomes.

Actively utilizes and champions scientific inquiry for evidence-based practices (e.g., participates in journal club, facilitates practice change based on new knowledge, recommends new standards of care or revisions to current standards, conduct a literature search to support unit or organizational goals, disseminate new knowledge obtained from relevant conference or continuing education). Explore opportunities to advance nursing practice (e.g., support a community service health event as a representative of the healthcare profession, patient/family education group, community advisory board, member of Ethics Advisory Committee, serve as adjunct faculty, leadership board in specialty organization).

Analyzes gap in practice standards and provides feedback to peers in collaboration with leadership to enhance safe patient care. Leads the evaluation of the patient and family experience, and adjusts care provided to improve patient satisfaction and quality of care.

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

2-5 years

Supervisor Experience

No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

RN

Preferred Requirements

Education

Bachelor's Degree

- Nursing

Experience

5-10 years

Benefits and Legal Statement

BJC 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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BJC HealthCare Job ID #7​6​4​8​0. Posted job title: Team Lead/Charge Nurse - Acute Medicine Schukar Unit - Nights

About BJC HealthCare

BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and southeast Missouri regions. With net revenues of $6.3 billion and more than 30,000 employees, BJC serves patients and their families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 14 hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice.

BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits in the state of Missouri. BJC and its hospitals and health service organizations provide $785.9 million annually in community benefit. That includes $410.6 million in charity care and other financial assistance to patients to ensure medical care regardless of their ability to pay. In addition, BJC provides additional community benefits through commitments to research, emergency preparedness, regional health care safety net services, health literacy, community outreach and community health programs and regional economic development.

Benefits

• Sign-On bonus