Clinical Nurse - Pediatric Hem/Onc Outpatient Clinic

BJC HealthCare - Saint Louis, MO

Full-time - Entry Level

Saint Louis, MO

Ambulatory Health Care Services

About the position

The Registered Nurse position at St. Louis Children's Hospital involves providing direct patient care, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care. The role emphasizes patient and family-centered care, education on illness management, and collaboration with an interprofessional team to develop individualized care plans. This position is part of a Magnet® designated hospital known for its commitment to nursing excellence and high-quality pediatric care.

Responsibilities

• Promotes patient and family centered care in a healing environment.
• Educates patients and their families on managing 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 the interprofessional team and patient, family, or caregiver.
• 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.
• Assesses patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care, including their values, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population-specific needs.

Requirements

• Nursing Diploma/Associate's in Nursing
• Registered Nurse (RN) license

Nice-to-haves

• At least 2 years of hospital-based nursing experience
• Prior Pediatric and/or Hem/Onc nursing experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Benefits

• Up to a $15,000 sign-on bonus for external candidates
• BJC Nursing Career Ladder for career progression
• No holidays, no nights, no call
• 40 hours per week; Days 8-hr shifts through orientation, then 10-hr shifts every 3rd or 4th week
• One Saturday every 5 months