Clinical Nurse Inpatient Psych

Clinical Nurse Inpatient Psych role at Barnes‑Jewish Hospital.

$30.00/hr - $47.28/hr

• The BJC Registered Nurse Career Ladder differentiates BJC as the place for nurses to work in the greater St. Louis area.
• This tool empowers 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 caring for patients while advancing their careers.
• Moves to higher ladder levels result in a percentage increase of current pay that aligns with the new job description.
• Benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) with Match, Tuition Assistance.
• Sign‑on Bonus Eligible.

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. It is supported by a house staff of residents, interns, fellows and other medical professionals and was the first adult hospital in Missouri to be certified as a Magnet Hospital.

The Psychiatry department includes three inpatient units and an outpatient ECT unit, providing high‑quality care through group activity, music therapy, and individualized one‑to‑one care. There are 46 inpatient beds across Intensive, Medicine, and Geriatric Psych units. The team cares for a broad range of psychiatric illnesses in a safe, patient‑centered environment.

Provides direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation within the standards of nursing care.

• Promote patient and family‑centered care in a healing environment and educate patients and families on illness management and post‑treatment home care, including medication administration.
• Participate in activities that promote patient safety, quality, and regulatory compliance and engage in professional development.
• Develop, implement, and document individualized plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with the interprofessional team and patient, family, or caregiver, ensuring communication across the continuum of care.
• Use critical nursing skills to assess and evaluate physical, psychosocial, and emotional needs according to standards of care and assess patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care, including values, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population‑specific needs.
• Maintain constant state of alertness and safe working conditions for this safety‑sensitive position.

• Education:
  
  Nursing Diploma or Associate’s Degree (Bachelor’s Degree preferred).
• Experience:
  
  No specific experience required.
• Supervisor
  
  Experience:
  
  No specific supervisor experience required.

• RN license.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available from the first day of the month after hire date.
• Disability insurance paid for by BJC.
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution.
• 401(k) plan with BJC match.
• Tuition Assistance available on the 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer.

• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Health Care Provider
• Hospitals and Health Care