Operating Room Team Lead/Charge Nurse

Additional Information About the Role
Pod 4
Location
Barnes - Center for Advanced Medicine
Leadership
, Executive Director
Amber Brown, Patient Care Manager
Jenna LaMatina, Assistant Nurse Manager
Daphne Singleton, Assistant Nurse Manager
Team
60 - Total Team Members
45 - Registered Nurse
08 - Surgical Technologist
02 - Patient Care Tech
01 - Unit Secretary
04 - Resource Nurse
Specialties

• Service Lines: Ophthalmology, Ortho, ENT, MIS, Plastics, General Oncology, some GYN
• 80%+ outpatient surgery

Role Details

• Five 8-hour shifts(for 1st month of orientation) per week, then 4x 10, 12-hour shifts available after 1 year of service
• Hours: 6:30a, Monday through Friday
• Call: Limited call requirement. Discuss with hiring team during interview process.
• Holidays: n/a
• Weekends: n/a
• Graduate Nurse Eligibility: Yes
• Orientation: 3+ months

Overview
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. Barnes-Jewish Hospital's staff is composed of full-time academic faculty and community physicians of Washington University School of Medicine, supported by a house staff of residents, interns, fellows and other medical professionals. Recognizing its excellence in nursing care, Barnes-Jewish Hospital was the first adult hospital in Missouri to be certified as a Magnet Hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
At Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Perioperative Services team members (RN and ST) find the kind of fast-paced environment that will test their professional judgment and critical thinking skills, and encourage tremendous growth. It's an exhilarating place to build a career. Here, you'll work with world-renowned surgeons and anesthesiologists, assist on unique and complex procedures, work with the latest technologies and treatments, and play a vital role in developing new procedures and treatment protocols. In fact, people from all over the nation and the world come to Barnes-Jewish for our surgical specialties.
Preferred Qualifications
Role Purpose
Under the direction of manager, plans, directs, and coordinates activities of a unit on a designated shift. Performs direct patient care as needed and functions as clinical resource to nursing and support staff. Assesses, plans, evaluates and documents the nursing process of assigned unit as needed.
Responsibilities

Participates in professional development

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.

Develops and implements individual plans of care in collaboration with other members of the healthcare team in accordance with the established guidelines and standards of nursing care.

Provides unit leadership for defined period of time using critical thinking assessment and evaluation skills.

Evaluate patients response and modifies plan of care accordingly throughout the patients' stay.

Minimum Requirements
Education

Nursing Diploma/Associate's

- Nursing
Experience

2-5 years

Supervisor Experience

No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

RN

Preferred Requirements
Education

Bachelor's Degree

- Nursing
Benefits and Legal Statement
BJC Total Rewards
At BJC we're committed to providing you and your family with benefits and resources to help you manage your physical, emotional, social and financial well-being.

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vison, life insurance, and legal services available first day of the month after hire date
• Disability insurance* paid for by BJC
• Pension Plan*/403(b) Plan funded by BJC
• 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

To learn more, go to www.bjctotalrewards.com/Benefits
*Not all benefits apply to all jobs
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. Equal Opportunity Employer