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City/State: Saint Louis, Missouri

Categories: Nursing Services

Job Status: Full-Time

Req ID : 112887

Pay Range: $36.25 - $58.01 / hour (Salary or hourly rate is based on job qualifications and relevant work experience)

Additional Information About the Role

+ The BJC Registerd Nurse 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.

+ Benefits include but not limited to Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K with Match, Tuition Assistance

+ Sign on Bonus Eligible up to $15,000 (External candidates only)

+ 2 Yrs RN experienced required

+ As a Charge Nurse supporting both the Code White (Behavioral Health Emergency Response Team) and the Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit, you will play a vital leadership role in creating a safe, therapeutic, and patient-centered environment. This dynamic position places you at the forefront of behavioral health care, coordinating emergency behavioral responses, supporting frontline staff during high-acuity situations, and ensuring seamless operations across the unit. In this role, you will serve as a clinical leader, mentor, and resource for the interdisciplinary team while helping patients receive compassionate, evidence-based care during some of their most vulnerable moments. Charge Nurses collaborate closely with physicians, nurses, security, and clinical support staff to de-escalate crises, promote safety, and drive positive patient outcomes. If you are a strong communicator who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys leading teams through complex situations, and is passionate about behavioral health, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact every day while growing your leadership skills alongside a dedicated team of professionals.Join us and be a leader in delivering exceptional behavioral health care, supporting staff, and making a difference when patients need it most.

Additional Preferred Requirements

+ Psych/Behavioral Health, Emergency Room or Med/Surg experience

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.

The Psychiatry department is composed of three inpatient Psychiatric units and an Outpatient ECT staffed by passionate and knowledgeable professional healthcare providers. With a safe, patient-centered approach to Psychiatric care, we deliver high-quality care using group activity and music therapies, one-to-one care as needed, and an interdisciplinary team in state-of-the-art patient care units.

A combined total of 46 inpatient beds exist across Intensive, Medicine and Geriatric Psych units. The Psychiatric Medicine unit offers a unique opportunity to work in an environment that combines medical and Psychiatry. Intensive Psych allows our team to work with those who are acutely ill. The Geriatric unit is for those who truly have a passion for the elderly population in Psych. The team in Psychiatry is a well-rounded group caring for patients with a wide range of Psychiatric illnesses. Safety is a high priority, with numerous safety measures in place for patients and staff.

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

+ Facilitates identification and resolution of gaps in care from hospitalization, at discharge, and into the ambulatory care setting. Critically assess patient data to proactively mitigate impending changes in condition and establishes consults to interprofessional team as appropriate.

+ Leads the development and implementation of complex individual plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with other members of the interprofessional team and the patient, family, or caregiver in accordance with the established guidelines and standards of nursing care. Plan of care reflects application of expert holistic clinical knowledge and skill to anticipate and prioritize complex care needs, anticipate barriers, incorporating interprofessional team and caregiver/family input, and identifies opportunities to improve patient outcomes.

+ Actively utilizes and champions scientific inquiry for evidence-based practices (e.g., participates in journal club, facilitates practice change based on new knowledge, recommends new standards of care or revisions to current standards, conduct a literature search to support unit or organizational goals, disseminate new knowledge obtained from relevant conference or continuing education). Explore opportunities to advance nursing practice (e.g., support a community service health event as a representative of the healthcare profession, patient/family education group, community advisory board, member of Ethics Advisory Committee, serve as adjunct faculty, leadership board in specialty organization).

+ Analyzes gap in practice standards and provides feedback to peers in collaboration with leadership to enhance safe patient care. Leads the evaluation of the patient and family experience, and adjusts care provided to improve patient satisfaction and quality of care.

+ 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

+ 2-5 years

Supervisor Experience

+ No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

+ RN

Preferred Requirements

Education

+ Bachelor's Degree - Nursing

Experience

+ 5-10 years

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