Job Details
Operating Room Registered Nurse
Additional Information About the Role
Pod 1
Location
Barnes – Main Campus
Parkview Tower
East Pavilion
Leadership
Cathy Dent, Executive Director
Sarah Paino-Hernandez, Patient Care Manager
Devin Murphy, Assistant Nurse Manager
Melissa Dykes, Assistant Nurse Manager
Team Details
42 – Total Team Members
31 - Registered Nurses
05 - Resource Nurses
02 - Nurse Coordinators
02 - Surgical Technologists
Specialties
- Pelvic Pod: GYN, urology, general surgery, colorectal (anything in the abdomen and pelvis)
- 12 OR rooms in the newest tower in the academic campus; lots of great resources and tech
- Integrated ORs and 4 robots
- Very active/busy pod; scheduled, elective for the most part; some urgent but not emergency
- Trained on variety of areas of the Pod
- Very stable workforce, good tenure, teamwork environment
- Invested in training: peri-op education team and dedicated educator
Role Details
- Four 10-hour shifts per week, 12-hour shifts available for experienced nurses (2 years of experience)
- Hours: 6:30a to 5:00p or 7:00p
- Call: Three 12-hour call shifts each 6-week schedule period
- Holidays: One 8-hour shift per year, rotate Winter/Spring
- Weekends: n/a
- Graduate Nurse Eligibility: Yes
- Orientation: 6 – 8 months for early career nurses, 3 months for experienced nurses
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.
At Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Perioperative Services team members (RN and ST) �find the kind of fast-paced environment that will test their professional judgment and critical thinking skills, and encourage tremendous growth. It's an exhilarating place to build a�career. Here, you'll work with world-renowned surgeons and anesthesiologists, assist on unique and complex procedures, work with the latest technologies and treatments and play a vital role in developing new procedures and treatment protocols. In fact, people from all over the nation and the world come to Barnes-Jewish for our surgical specialties.
Preferred Qualifications
Role Purpose
Provides direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning implementation, and evaluation within the guidelines of the standards of nursing care.
Responsibilities
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.Uses critical nursing skills to assess and evaluate patient's physical, psychosocial and emotional needs.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.Evaluates patient's response and modifies plan of care accordingly throughout the patient's stay.Participates in activities that promote patient safety, quality and regulatory compliance. Participates in professional development.Minimum Requirements
Education
Nursing Diploma/Associate's - NursingExperience
No ExperienceSupervisor Experience
No ExperienceLicenses & Certifications
RNPreferred Requirements
Education
Bachelor's Degree - NursingBenefits 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
- 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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