Clinical Nurse Integrated Spine
BJC Healthcare — Saint Louis, MO
Up to $15,000 sign-on bonusseparate from pay
Apply now- Type
- Contract
- Shift
- Nights
Job description
Additional Information About the Role Join our innovative 17400/11500 Integrated Spine Unit , a inpatient specialty unit designed to bring together neurologic and orthopedic spine patients in one centralized location. This unique model allows for standardized, high-quality care regardless of surgeon specialty while providing nurses with the opportunity to develop expertise across both orthopedic and neurologic disciplines.
- Sign-On Bonus: Up to $15,000 available for eligible external candidates
- Full Time, Nights
- Three 12-hour shifts
- Benefit eligible
- Be part of a newly developed and growing specialty unit.
- Gain expertise in both neurologic and orthopedic nursing.
- Work alongside highly specialized spine surgeons and interdisciplinary teams.
- Contribute to building best practices and culture from the ground up.
- Advance your leadership career within a collaborative, patient-centered environment.
- 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.
- 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