RN - Emergency Department - Weekend Option Job Opening

RN - Emergency Department - Weekend Option

SSM Health DePaul Hospital – St. Louis

• Bridgeton, Missouri

(* This position may be eligible for our sign on bonus. please check with your recruiter for eligibility requirements. )

Role Purpose:

The Staff Nurse (RN) provides direct patient care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of SSM Health.

Responsibilities:

Creating an environment that leads to a positive patient care experience by evaluating, planning and implementing effective plans of care and communicating with both patients and their families.
Serving as the primary coordinator of all disciplines for well- coordinated patient care in an acute or clinic setting.
Making sound decisions in response to changes in condition/response to treatment while maintaining a calm demeanor.
Utilizing the Electronic Health Record to document patient care.
Effectively coordinating with physicians and team members regarding changes in patient status, symptomatology, results of diagnostic tests and critical test values.
Demonstrating an attitude that exemplifies SSM values of Compassion, Respect, Excellence, Stewardship and Community.

Minimum Qualifications:

Degree from an accredited Nursing Program
State of MO RN License
BLS
Customer Service abilities and effective listening skills
Exceptional critical thinking and the ability to work in a team in a fast paced environment
Ability to perform work that requires frequent standing, bending, reaching, squatting, kneeling, moving, pushing, pulling, and lifting of patients and/or equipment up to 100 pounds

Preferred Qualifications:

BSN Preferred
ACLS certification preferred

SSM Health DePaul Hospital – St. Louis –

SSM Health DePaul Hospital is a 476-bed hospital offering comprehensive medical services, including inpatient and outpatient surgeries using state-of-the-art technology and facilities. Opened in 1828, DePaul Hospital - St. Louis was the first hospital west of the Mississippi River and remains the oldest continuously existing business in St. Louis. DePaul Hospital serves patients from across the St. Louis metropolitan area, including the communities of Bridgeton, Florissant, Hazelwood, St. Ann, St. John, Maryland Heights and Overland.

The DePaul Hospital Emergency Department is an exciting and fast paced ED consisting of 51 total beds caring for 70,000 patients a year. As a Level II Trauma Center, we have 4 dedicated trauma rooms to address life or death injuries. We also specialize in heart attack and stroke care as a recognized Comprehensive Stroke and Level I STEMI Center. With 70 ambulance/fire department arrivals a day, radiology resources within the department, point of care lab testing, board certified emergency medicine physicians, dedicated emergency medicine pediatric physicians, providers in triage, and a fast track unit, we focus and rely on a positive team work environment. Our patients are critical and complex requiring the ED staff to have a broad range of knowledge and skill with the expectation that staff members work at the top of their license. Our compassionate, patient centered approach continues to create positive outcomes for our patients and community.

Ideal Candidate: friendly, polite, compassionate, well organized, multi-tasker, team player.

Benefits Statement:

Our robust employee benefits package includes health benefits, life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, long-term disability coverage, health and dependent care reimbursement accounts, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, adoption reimbursement, an employee assistance program, retirement plan options and more.

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