Pre​/Post GI Clinical Nurse

Pre/Post GI Clinical Nurse at BJC summary:
The Pre/Post GI Clinical Nurse provides direct patient care before and after gastrointestinal procedures, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing care. The role involves patient and family education, collaboration with interdisciplinary teams, and ensuring patient safety and regulatory compliance within the GI Lab setting. This position requires an RN license and focuses on promoting quality care and communication across the continuum of care.

Additional Information About the Role Additional Preferred Requirements Overview Christian Hospital has been serving St. Louis and the surrounding metro areas since 1903. U.S. News & World Report ranks Christian Hospital No. 5 in St. Louis for overall clinical excellence and No. 9 in Missouri, which puts us in the top 6% of all hospitals in the state! The U.S. News adult methodology ranks clinical specialties and rates common care procedures and conditions.

Christian was nationally ranked as “high performing” in the clinical specialty of geriatrics and in the following seven of 21 common procedures and conditions: heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure, diabetes, COPD, pneumonia and stroke. High performing in a specialty means we were in the top 10% nationally of all evaluated hospitals for that specialty or procedure and condition. Northwest Health Care, six miles west of Christian, offers 24- hour emergency care, the Sleep Disorders Center and a variety of outpatient diagnostic and imaging services.

GI Lab provides diagnosis and treatment for all diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Esophagogastroduodenoscopies and colonoscopies are performed in the GI lab. Diagnostics for GI bleeding or reflux, and treatment for GI bleeding or polyps also are performed

Preferred Qualifications Role Purpose Provides direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning implementation, and evaluation within the guidelines of the standards of nursing care. Responsibilities
• Promotes patient and family centered care in a healing environment. Educates patients and their families on how to manage 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 other members of the interprofessional team and patient, family or caregiver in accordance with the established guidelines and standards of nursing care. 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. Assess patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care, including their values, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population-specific needs.
• BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

Minimum Requirements Education
• Nursing Diploma/Associate's - Nursing Experience
• No Experience Supervisor Experience
• No Experience Licenses & Certifications
• RN Preferred Requirements Education
• Bachelor's Degree - Nursing Experience •