RN - Med Surg - Neuro

More Than Just a Job, It's a Calling

Location: MO - Our Hospital in St. Louis

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

• Department: Med Surg - Neuro (Days)
• Schedule: Full-time, Day Shift available
• Shifts: 7 AM to 7 PM, with varying days, every third weekend, and holiday requirements; no on-call duties.
• Sign-on Bonus: Available for eligible external candidates. (Internal candidates should consult their recruiter for available options.)

Join our team and make a meaningful impact every day while enjoying competitive compensation, excellent benefits, and a nurturing work environment. We provide affordable health insurance and benefits tailored to support you and your family. Embrace your calling with us—apply today!

Job Summary:

The role involves delivering direct nursing care in line with the established policies, procedures, and protocols of our healthcare organization.

Key Responsibilities:

• Utilize medical-surgical nursing standards to enhance the quality of care and life for patients, families, and significant others by systematically assessing the effectiveness of nursing practices.
• Build effective relationships and advocate for patients and their families to create personalized care plans that address unique needs.
• Employ the nursing process to formulate and execute care plans, gather assessment data, establish nursing diagnoses, identify expected outcomes, implement interventions, and evaluate results.
• Develop assessment and management strategies considering various dimensions of human responses to health issues, including physical, cultural, social, and spiritual aspects.
• Demonstrate understanding of how actual or potential illnesses affect each patient's overall status.
• Exhibit leadership by coordinating with patients, families, communities, and the interprofessional team to assess needs, set goals, plan interventions, provide care, and evaluate outcomes.
• Engage in effective communication with patients, families, and healthcare providers to ensure culturally sensitive, ethical, and compassionate care within available resources.
• Educate patients and families on health promotion, maintenance, and comfort measures.
• Encourage a healthy work environment by mentoring and serving as a role model for nursing colleagues and students.
• Apply evidence-based practices and scientific knowledge to ensure nursing care meets age-specific and clinical needs as outlined in the department's Scope of Service.
• Maintain a constant state of alertness and safety.
• May conduct point-of-care testing in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Education: Graduate from an accredited nursing school or equivalent educational background for licensing.
• Experience: Minimum of one year as a registered nurse.

Physical Requirements:

• Regularly use speech for oral communication.
• Frequent standing and walking.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, reaching, and data entry.
• Regularly use vision for near and far distances and to distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of smell and hearing for communication and detecting alarms.
• Occasional driving, bending, stooping, kneeling, and other physical movements.

Licenses and Certifications:

• State of Work Location: Illinois
  • Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
  • Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)
• State of Work Location: Missouri
  • Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
  • Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration or Compact State RN
• State of Work Location: Oklahoma
  • Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
  • Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing or Compact State RN
• State of Work Location: Wisconsin
  • Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)
  • Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services or Compact State RN

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

Med Surg - 7S Neuro

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

36

Benefits:

We value our exceptional employees and offer a comprehensive benefits package tailored to meet their needs.

• Paid Parental Leave: Eligible team members receive one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: Our voluntary benefit through DailyPay allows eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: We provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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