Thoracic Surgery SDU Charge Nurse

Additional Information About the Role

Are you an RN interested in growing your career at an award winning hospital? Apply today as a Thoracic Surgery Stepdown Charge Nurse at Barnes Jewish Hospital!

• Up to a $10,000 Sign On Bonus for Eligible External Candidates!
• Great Leadership Opportunity!
• Benefits Eligible – Pension Plan Retirement
• (3) 12 Hour Shifts – 7:00pm-7:30am
• Shift Differentials for Nights/Weekends/Holidays
• BSN Differential
• $5/hr Med/Surg Differential

Additional Preferred Requirements

• Charge Nurse Experience Preferred, but Not Required
• Accept ADN/BSN/MSN Candidates

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• 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.

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Charge Nurse/ Team Lead Registered Nurse needed to care for post-surgical Thoracic patients. May occasionally take patients if needed. Duties include patient bed placement, assisting with staffing and assignments, chart and regulatory audits and assistance with orientation and training. 

Thoracic Surgery Stepdown Registered Nurses care for post-surgical thoracic patients.( Thoracotomies, pneumonectomy, esophagectomy, lung transplant, lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS), thymectomy, nissen fundoplication and hellar myotomy. Nurses in this environment possess strong critical thinking skills and are able to make autonomous decisions. Nurses also have the opportunity to be involved in the patient’s progress from the immediate post-op period through discharge. 

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.

Thoracic Surgery is a fast paced surgical stepdown unit with 6 PCU beds and 18 floor beds. We care for complex thoracic surgeries, including lung transplant, thoracotomy, esophagectomy, thymectomy, hiatal hernia repair. We are a Dedicated Education Unit, specializing in training nurses. This unit provides experience for nurses who are interested in promoting to critical care, including hemodynamic monitoring, IV drip titration, chest tube management and critical thinking skills.

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

Participates in professional development

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.

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.

Provides unit leadership for defined period of time using critical thinking assessment and evaluation skills.

Evaluate patients response and modifies plan of care accordingly throughout the patients’ stay.

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

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
• 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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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

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