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City/State: Saint Louis, Missouri

Categories: Nursing Services

Job Status: Full-Time

Req ID : 111379

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

Team Lead Charge RN - Surgical Progressive Care Unit (163 PCU)

+ Must have 2+years RN experience

+ Sign-on Bonus eligible up to $15,000 (external hires only)

Role Purpose

Under the direction of the manager, plans, directs, and coordinates unit activities on a designated shift. Performs direct patient care as needed and serves as a clinical resource to nursing and support staff while overseeing patient care delivery and daily operations.

About 163 PCU

Join our specialized 19-bed Surgical Progressive Care Unit caring for high-acuity patients recovering from:

+ Abdominal Transplant: Kidney, liver, and pancreas transplants

+ Hepatobiliary Surgery: Liver resections, Whipple procedures, and pancreatectomies

+ ENT Surgery: Fresh tracheostomies, laryngectomies, free flaps, and complex head and neck surgeries

+ Plastic & Orthopedic Microsurgery: Limb and digit replants, flap procedures, nerve transfers, and leech therapy

+ General Surgery/Trauma/Geriatric Trauma: MVCs, polytrauma, GSWs, TBIs, SDHs, and emergent surgical cases

Why Join 163 PCU?

+ Lead and develop a highly engaged, collaborative nursing team

+ Gain experience with a unique and complex surgical patient population

+ Build advanced clinical and leadership skills

+ Prepare for future ICU and nursing leadership opportunities

+ Work in a supportive environment with strong leadership and professional development

About Our Leadership Team

Our leadership team includes a Clinical Nurse Manager, three Assistant Nurse Managers, and a Clinical Educator. Many of our leaders previously worked at the bedside on 163 PCU and are committed to supporting staff growth, engagement, and success.

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.

163PCU is a 19 bed surgical progressive care unit. The patient population is comprised of acutely ill surgical patients requiring a higher level of nursing care and monitoring. This unit primarily cares for post-op patients admitted to the Abdominal Transplant, Hepatobiliary Surgery, ENT/Plastics Surgery and Ortho-micro Surgery teams. Secondary, this unit manages critical care needs for patients admitted to the Trauma/ACCS/Geriatric Trauma Surgery teams, Orthopedic-Spine/Recon/Hand etc. teams as well as Vascular Surgery and other overflow teams.

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

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

+ 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

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