• Job Description

  Req#: 32720313246-7425-2762EF15

  BJC HealthCare is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) PACU - Post Anesthesia Care for a nursing job in Valley Park, Missouri.

  Job Description & Requirements

  • Specialty: PACU - Post Anesthesia Care
  • Discipline: RN
  • Duration: Ongoing
  • Employment Type: Staff

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  AdditionalInformation About the Role
  
  

  Elevate your Nursing Career in the PACU at Barnes-Jewish Hospital

  At Barnes-Jewish Hospital, our PACU nurses thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment that challenges clinical judgment and critical thinking while offering unparalleled opportunities for growth. Whether you're passionate about fast-paced trauma cases or specialized surgeries, you can find your place here. We provide both traditional post-anesthesia care and specialized recovery for critically ill ICU-level patients.

  There are four PACUs on the Barnes-Jewish Hospital campus:

  South Tower PACU--86 beds

  • Shift: 4x10s, 5:30am start time or rotating start times (10:00 AM or 12:00 PM) available
  • Critical care pay eligible
  • Diverse, high-acuity patient population: neuro, transplant, orthopedic, ENT, cardiac, vascular, thoracic, trauma, spine

  Parkview Plaza Tower--44 beds

  • Shift: 4x10 hour shifts, start times between 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
  • Critical care pay eligible
  • Recover minimally invasive surgery, urology, colorectal, gynecology, bariatric and gender reassignment surgeries

  Plaza West Tower--34 beds

  • Shift: 4x10 hour shifts--630A, 730A, 8:00A start times available
  • Critical care pay eligible
  • Recover cutting-edge interventional radiology cases

  Center for Advanced Medicine--40 beds

  • Shift options: 4x10s or 5x8s
  • No nights, holidays or weekends
  • Recover ophthalmology, orthopedic , breast, flaps, vascular and gender reaffirming surgeries

  If you have one year of experience in critical care or on a progressive care unit we encourage you to apply.

  BJC HealthCare benefits include:

  • Competitive compensation packages
  • Sign-on bonus
  • Tuition assistance for on-going education
  • Retirement planning through 401k and a pension plan
  • BJC Total Rewards

  
  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 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

  To learn more, go to www.bjctotalrewards.com/Benefits

  *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

  BJC HealthCare Job ID #92860. Posted job title: Nurse PACU positions

  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.

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