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Team Lead Charge RN - Orthopedics - Military Veterans

at BJC HealthCare

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Additional Information About the Role

  • Unit - Orthopedics

    • FT Days
    • 2 Years Current RN Experience 
    • Up to $10,000 Sign-On Bonus
    • Competitive Pay (See Career Ladder Information Below)
    • BSN Differential
    • Shift Differential
    • Benefits Eligible
    • RN Will Have a Team of Patients
    • RN will Teach Pre-Op Class 2 Times/Month

    BJC RN Career Ladder - 

    • The BJC Registered 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.

Additional Preferred Requirements

  • BSN Degree
  • 2 Years Current Orthopedic RN Experience

Overview

Memorial Hospital Belleville is an acute care hospital offering medical and surgical services plus critical and emergency care including Children’s at Memorial for pediatric emergency care. It provides patients a full complement of diagnostic and treatment services as well as heart and vascular care. Memorial, offering medical and surgical services plus critical care, is an accredited Chest Pain Center with PCI by the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care and is designated as an Acute Stroke Ready Hospital by the Illinois Department of Public Health. In addition, Memorial Belleville recently was accredited by the American College of Radiology as a designated Lung Cancer Screening Center. Since 2008, it has been designated as a Magnet®-recognized organization for nursing excellence by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

 

Memorial Hospital Shiloh, a 94-bed, all-private suite hospital was recognized with Magnet status in 2018 and provides emergency care, labor & delivery, nursery, medical and surgical services plus critical care.

 

One South is a 32-bed orthopedic/neurologic unit which also provides care for adult medical and surgical patients with a wide variety of diagnosis. Unique to 1 South is the care of patients post-operatively from hip surgery including total replacement, knee surgery including total replacement, shoulder surgery including replacement, and spine surgery.


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
    • 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

    To learn more, go to www.bjctotalrewards.com/Benefits

    Not all benefits apply to all jobs

    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

    Swansea, IL

    BJC HealthCare
    BJC HealthCare

    BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, and is focused on delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis and southern Illinois regions. With net revenues of $5.5 billion, BJC serves the health care needs of urban, suburban and rural communities and includes 14 hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice. As a nonprofit health care organization, BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefit in Missouri, providing more than $872.4 million in financial assistance, education of health professionals, safety net services and community outreach programs in 2020.

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