Staff RN Emergency Department

Additional Job Information

• 36 Hours per Week -
• Sign-On Bonus Eligible -
• Expert Pay -
• #BJCcareers -
• Every Third Weekend -
• Holiday Rotation -
• Nights - 12 hour shifts in clinical areas, may start at 5, 6, or 7 pm -
• Benefits Eligible -

Job ID: 1215402
Employment Status: Full-Time
More Information:

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 care, and women’s and infants’ 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.

In 2016, Missouri Baptist was named a Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The prestigious designation is the highest credential a healthcare organization can receive for nursing excellence and quality patient care. Missouri Baptist is the first hospital in St. Louis County to achieve this recognition, which has been accomplished by less than 7 percent of hospitals nationwide. Additionally, U.S. News & World Report ranked the hospital #2 in the St. Louis metro area.

Missouri Baptist Medical Center is a member of BJC HealthCare, one of the nation’s largest nonprofit healthcare organizations.

Treating more than 30,000 cases every year, the Emergency department at Missouri Baptist Medical Center features 20 private treatment rooms and a four-bed Chest Pain Center which is a collaboration between the Cardiac & Vascular Center and the Emergency Department. We have physicians who are board-certified in emergency or internal medicine and are experienced in evaluating and stabilizing complex medical conditions.

Overview

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.
• Uses critical nursing skills to assess and evaluate patient's physical, psychosocial and emotional needs.
• Develops and implements individual plans of care in collaboration with other members of the healthcare team in accordance with the established guidelines and standards of nursing care.
• Evaluates patient's response and modifies plan of care accordingly throughout the patient's stay.
• Participates in activities that promote patient safety, quality and regulatory compliance. Participates in professional development.
• 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

Degree

• Nursing Diploma/Associate's

• Nursing

Experience

• No Experience

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

• RN

Preferred Requirements and Additional Job Information

Degree

• Bachelor's Degree

• Nursing

Benefits Statement

Note: not all benefits apply to all openings

• Comprehensive medical, dental, life insurance, and disability plan options
• Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan
• 401(k) plan
• Tuition Assistance
• Health Care and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts
• On-Site Fitness Center (depending on location)
• Paid Time Off Program for vacation, holiday and sick time
• Pension does not apply to Memorial Hospital, Memorial Hospital East, Alton Memorial or Parkland Health Center

Legal Statement

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