Registered Nurse

Job Description

About the Company:

Memorial Hospital Belleville is an acute care hospital providing medical, surgical, critical, and emergency care, including specialized pediatric emergency care through Children’s at Memorial. The hospital holds several accreditations and designations, including Chest Pain Center accreditation with PCI, Acute Stroke Ready Hospital designation, and Lung Cancer Screening Center accreditation. Memorial Belleville has been recognized as a Magnet®-recognized organization for nursing excellence since 2008. They also have Memorial Hospital Shiloh, a 94-bed, all-private suite hospital was recognized with Magnet status in 2018 and provides emergency care, labor & delivery, nursery, medical and surgical services plus critical care.

Job Description:

• Position: Registered Nurse (RN)
• Unit: Memorial Belleville Medical Stabilization Med Surg (Three South Medical/Surgical Unit) – a 19-bed unit.
• Schedule: Full-Time (FT), Nights
• Sign-On Bonus: Up to $15,000 (for eligible candidates)
• Compensation: Competitive pay based on the BJC RN Career Ladder, with potential for percentage increases based on career ladder advancement. BSN differential and Shift Differential.
• Benefits: Eligible for comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, legal services, disability insurance, pension plan/403(b) plan, 401(k) plan with BJC match, tuition assistance, flexible spending accounts, and paid time off.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provides direct patient care including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation according to nursing standards.
• Promotes patient and family-centered care in a healing environment.
• Educates patients and families on managing their illness or injury, including post-treatment home care and medication administration.
• Participates in patient safety, quality, and regulatory compliance activities.
• Develops, implements, and documents individualized care plans with defined goals in collaboration with the interprofessional team, patient, family, or caregiver.
• Ensures communication of the plan of care across the continuum of care.
• Uses critical nursing skills to assess physical, psychosocial, and emotional needs.
• Assesses patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care, including values, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population-specific needs.

Minimum Requirements:

• Education: Nursing Diploma/Associate’s Degree in Nursing
• Experience: No prior experience required
• License/Certification: Current RN license

Preferred Requirements:

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN)