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MO-SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

• Department: Neuro Stepdown/Neuro Tele

• Schedule: Full Time, Day Shift, 7am - 7pm

• Starting Pay: $32.58 (Offers are based on years of experience and equity for this role.)

• Shift Differentials: Nights: $4.25, Evenings: $2.50, Weekend: $2.50

• Location: DePaul Hospital

*$15,000 Sign-On Bonus*

Welcome to SSM Health DePaul Hospital. We pride ourselves in providing a strong foundation in nursing. We embrace continuous growth and opportunity through frequent goal setting and educational experiences. We are a place where new and seasoned staff can develop their skills and grow together.

We want you to be a part of the team on 7 North! We’re a unique, 20-bed Neuro Step Down ICU unit. We pride ourselves in being key players in DePaul’s Comprehensive Stroke Certification from Joint Commission. We embrace continuous growth and opportunity through frequent goal setting and educational experiences. On 7 North you can expect to:

• Work with a dedicated and motivated multidisciplinary team focused on the wellbeing of our patients and the success of our entire unit.

• Develop both your time management and critical care skills by providing care for patient from medical surgical level of care up to intensive care. Nurse to patient ratios can range from 1:2 to 1:5 depending on patient acuity.

• Gain exposure to a variety of neurological processes and treatments including interventional procedures and thrombolytic medication management for stroke, external ventricular drain management, spinal surgeries, traumatic brain injuries, and brain tumors

• Perfect the foundational skills in nursing including assessment, EKG interpretation, medication administration and titration, blood draws and IV insertion, critical thinking and care escalation, foley catheter and NG insertion/removal, and alternative feeding methods, such as tube feeds and TPN.

• Improve your professional communication skills through continuous conversation with patients, family members, physicians, and staff members.

• Find your passion in nursing working among a strong group of health care professionals focused on helping you reach your goals.

• 7 North is a great foundation for nurses who are interested in growing their careers in the Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit, Interventional Radiology, or Surgery.

**Sign on bonuses are for external qualified candidates. Internal candidates, please check with your recruiter to see what options are available for you.

*$5,000 Referral Bonus available to current employees*

Competitive, affordable health insurance including but not limited to:

• Getting paid every day!

• Access up to $5,250 in tuition coverage per year

• Paid maternity & paternity coverage

• Adoption assistance

• Various competitive health insurance options & wellness plans

• Retirement benefits including employer matching plans

• Long & short-term disability

• Employee assistance programs (EAP)

*Please note, benefits and eligibility can vary by position, exclusions may apply.

Job Summary:

Provides leadership and coordination of unit staffing while ensuring implementation of clinical objectives and quality patient care.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assigns, directs, educates and monitors nursing and support staff during assigned shift. Contributes to or performs performance evaluations of staff.

• Assesses daily patient care needs and develops and distributes patient care assignments, ensuring that population appropriate patient care is given.

• Collaborates with advanced practice providers to ensure quality outcomes.

• Evaluates the effectiveness of patient care and identifies any issues that affect desired patient outcomes.

• Responds to complaints about patient care and manages through established channels.

• May provide input for hiring, training, directing, developing and evaluating staff.

• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

• Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing

EXPERIENCE

• One year of registered nurse experience

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.

• Constant standing and walking.

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.

• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.

• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.

• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.

• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.

• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.

• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.

• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.

• Occasional driving.

• Rare crawling and running.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

State of Work Location: Illinois

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)

• And

• Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR)

State of Work Location: Missouri

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)

• And

• Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration

• Or

• Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State

State of Work Location: Oklahoma

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)

• And

• Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State

• Or

• Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN)

State of Work Location: Wisconsin

• Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)

• And

• Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State

• Or

• Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

1729030128 Prog High - 7N Neuro

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

36

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