BJC HealthCare Looking for Operating Room Registered Nurse at Saint Louis, MO Full Time

• Pod 4

   

  Location

  Barnes – Center for Advanced Medicine

   

  Leadership

  Roshi Etemad Moghadam, Executive Director

  Amber Brown, Patient Care Manager

  Jenna LaMatina, Assistant Nurse Manager

  Daphne Singleton, Assistant Nurse Manager

   

  Team

  60 – Total Team Members

  45 – Registered Nurse

  08 – Surgical Technologist

  02 – Patient Care Tech

  01 – Unit Secretary

  04 – Resource Nurse

   

  Specialties

  • Service Lines: Ophthalmology, Ortho, ENT, MIS, Plastics, General Oncology, some GYN
  • 80%+ outpatient surgery

   

  Role Details

  • Five 8-hour shifts per week, 10 and 12-hour shifts available after 1 year of service
  • Hours: 6:30a, Monday through Friday
  • Call: Limited call requirement. Discuss with hiring team during interview process.
  • Holidays: n/a
  • Weekends: n/a
  • Graduate Nurse Eligibility: Yes
  • Orientation: 3+ months

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 guidelines for standards of nursing care to inpatients and outpatients in the perioperative environment established by AORN.

Responsibilities

• Educates patients and their families about the communication process during the procedure, what to expect, and any support resources, as appropriate. Serves as liaison between physician and the patient and family.
• Demonstrates competence and independent practice in roles of scrubbing and/or circulating for all HSO-defined surgical services.
• Uses established safety techniques in preparing for and assisting with surgical procedures; provides and sets up necessary instruments, supplies and equipment for different types of surgeries or procedures according to established safety requirements and preferences of physician.
• Keeps patients safe from adverse events associated with surgery/procedure, including but not limited to: infection, burns, pressure ulcers, wrong site surgery, etc. Has knowledge of wound stage classifications. Observes patient during procedure to detect possible complications and/or breaks in sterile technique; furnishes emergency equipment and supplies to prevent adverse outcomes. Preserves and labels operative specimens for analysis.
• Participates in activities that promote safety, quality and regulatory compliance. Participates in professional development and life long learning. May participate in orientation and preceptorship of new staff, as needed.

• Minimum Requirements

  Education

• Nursing Diploma/Associate’s

• Experience

• 2-5 years

• Licenses & Certifications

• RN

• Preferred Requirements

  Education

• Bachelor’s Degree
• – Nursing

  Licenses & Certifications

• Cert Nurse OR (CNOR)
• Mastery Test Out
• Periop 101
• 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