Graduate Nurse

Additional Information About the Role

Barnes Jewish St. Peters Hospital proudly serves the health care needs of families in St. Charles, Lincoln, Warren, and Pike counties. 

The hospital’s comprehensive services include a breast health and women’s center, cardiology center, outpatient surgery and endoscopy center, and a Siteman Cancer Center facility on campus. It provides high-quality inpatient and outpatient medical care with specialty areas including cardiology, pulmonology, orthopedics, and neurosurgery, along with emergency care, physical therapy, a sleep lab, infusion, and cardio-pulmonary rehabilitation.

• Competitive Hourly Rates
• Sign on Bonus Eligible 
• Benefits Eligible
• Growth Opportunities 
• Supportive team and leadership

Barnes- Jewish St. Peters Hospital.

31 bed Telemetry/Cardiac Unit, including Neuro Stroke Patient. Ratio 4-5 to 1. Day shift or Night Shift Openings

41 bed Med Surg/ Medical Unit, Ratio 4-5 to 1. Day shift or Night Shift Openings

Progress West Hospital

16 bed Med Surg/Ortho Unit, Ratio 4-5 to 1, Day or Night Shift Openings

16 Bed Telemetry/Cardiac Unit, including Neuro Stroke Patient, Ratio 4-5 to 1, Day Shift or Night Shift Openings

• 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.

Overview

Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital proudly serves the health care needs of families in St. Charles, Lincoln and Warren counties. The 102-bed community hospital provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services including the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, the Breast Health and Women’s Center, the Cardiology Center, the Neurosurgery Center and the Outpatient Surgery and Endoscopy Center.

Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital is an Accredited Chest Pain Center and carries a Level II stroke certification. Additionally, the hospital’s medical office building houses offices for specialists in primary care, cardiology, obstetrics, dermatology, surgery and pulmonology. Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital also offers outpatient services including physical therapy, a sleep lab, and cardio-pulmonary rehabilitation.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

The Graduate Nurse provides direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning implementation, and evaluation within the guidelines of the standards of nursing care after completing a nursing program and before licensure. Will be required to obtain licensure within 90 days of graduation from an accredited school of nursing to remain employed in a HSO in the state of Missouri.

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Responsibilities

• Educates patients and their families on how to manage their illness or injury, including post treatment home care needs and medication administration.
• Uses critical thinking 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. Promotes patient and family centered care in a healing environment.
• 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.

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Minimum Requirements

• Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing

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Preferred Requirements

Benefits and Legal Statement

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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
• 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

To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

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