Clinical Nurse- Progressive Care Unit- Nights

Clinical Nurse
- Progressive Care Unit
- Nights

Base pay range: $30.00/hr – $47.28/hr

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, placing 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. 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.

The Progressive Care Unit is a 40‐bed unit dedicated primarily to cardiac and pulmonary patient populations. The unit provides cardiac monitoring for all patients and is located on the 7th floor, with a ten‑bed Respiratory Care Unit for individuals with chronic lung illnesses. Progressive Care Unit staff includes RNs, PCAs, and clerical associates.

• 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 interprofessional team members and the patient, family or caregiver, in accordance with established nursing care standards. Proactively plans and ensures communication of the plan across the continuum of care.
• Uses critical nursing skills to assess and evaluate physical, psychosocial, and emotional needs according to care standards. Assesses patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care, including 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.

• Nursing Diploma/Associate’s

• No Experience

• No Experience

• RN

• Bachelor’s Degree
• RN

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and legal services available 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 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

• Entry level

• Full‑time

• Health Care Provider

• Hospitals and Health Care

The above information on this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees in this position. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

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