Charge Nurse (RN) - CVICU - $34-49 per hour
Company: BJC HealthCare
Location: Saint Louis
Posted on: July 13, 2025
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Job Description:
BJC HealthCare is seeking a CVICU Charge Nurse (RN) for a
nursing job in Saint Louis, Missouri. Job Description &
Requirements Specialty: CVICU Discipline: RN Duration: Ongoing
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About the Role Are you an RN interested in growing your career at
an award winning hospital? Apply today as a Cardiac ICU Charge
Nurse at Barnes Jewish Hospital! Great Leadership Opportunity!
Benefits Eligible - Pension Plan Retirement (2) 12 Hour Shifts -
7:00pm-7:30am Shift Differentials for Nights/Weekends/Holidays BSN
Differential Additional Preferred Requirements Charge Nurse
Experience Preferred, but Not Required Accept ADN/BSN/MSN
Candidates BJC Career Ladder The BJC RN Career Ladder
differentiates BJC as the place for nurses to work in the greater
St. Louis area. This is a tool to empower 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 doing what they do best - caring for
patients - while having the opportunity to advance to the next step
in their career. Moves to higher ladder levels will result in a
percentage increase of current pay that aligns with the new job
description. Barnes-Jewish Plaza Tower | Barnes-Jewish Hospital
(barnesjewish.org) Best Hospitals in America - US News Ranking -
Barnes-Jewish Hospital (barnesjewish.org) Benefits | BJC Employee
Benefits | BJC Total Rewards 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. The
Cardiac ICU (CICU) or Coronary ICU (CCU) at Barnes-Jewish Hospital
is a 15-bed intensive care unit that specializes in the care of
patients experiencing cardiogenic shock, myocardial infarction,
heart failure, arrythmias, and cardiac arrest, among other
diagnoses. The CICU nursing staff are highly skilled in the care
for critically ill patients, and are trained to specialize in the
care of specific devices, such as Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps,
Impella, and Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD), along with
critical care lines and interventions such as Swan-Ganz catheters,
arterial lines, central lines, ventilators, dialysis, and targeted
temperature management. Our CICU team consists of Cardiology
Attendings, Fellows, Residents, Registered Nurses, Pharmacists,
Patient Care Technicians, Unit Secretaries, Respiratory Therapists,
Case Managers, and Social Workers. Our comprehensive
multidisciplinary approach ensures we are taking the most excellent
care of our patients and their families. Nurse to patient ratios
are usually 1:2 or 1:1, depending on acuity. 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 Facilitates identification and resolution
of gaps in care from hospitalization, at discharge, and into the
ambulatory care setting. Critically assess patient data to
proactively mitigate impending changes in condition and establishes
consults to interprofessional team as appropriate. Leads the
development and implementation of complex individual plans of care
with defined goals in collaboration with other members of the
interprofessional team and the patient, family, or caregiver in
accordance with the established guidelines and standards of nursing
care. Plan of care reflects application of expert holistic clinical
knowledge and skill to anticipate and prioritize complex care
needs, anticipate barriers, incorporating interprofessional team
and caregiver/family input, and identifies opportunities to improve
patient outcomes. Actively utilizes and champions scientific
inquiry for evidence-based practices (e.g., participates in journal
club, facilitates practice change based on new knowledge,
recommends new standards of care or revisions to current standards,
conduct a literature search to support unit or organizational
goals, disseminate new knowledge obtained from relevant conference
or continuing education). Explore opportunities to advance nursing
practice (e.g., support a community service health event as a
representative of the healthcare profession, patient/family
education group, community advisory board, member of Ethics
Advisory Committee, serve as adjunct faculty, leadership board in
specialty organization). Analyzes gap in practice standards and
provides feedback to peers in collaboration with leadership to
enhance safe patient care. Leads the evaluation of the patient and
family experience, and adjusts care provided to improve patient
satisfaction and quality of care. 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 2-5 years Supervisor Experience No Experience
Licenses & Certifications RN Preferred Requirements Education
Bachelor's Degree - Nursing Experience 5-10 years 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 *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 BJC HealthCare Job
ID 91461. Posted job title: Cardiac ICU Charge Nurse - Part Time
About BJC HealthCare BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit
health care organizations in the United States, delivering services
to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois
and southeast Missouri regions. With net revenues of $6.3 billion
and more than 30,000 employees, BJC serves patients and their
families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 14
hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include
inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and
wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health,
rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice. BJC is the largest
provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits
in the state of Missouri. BJC and its hospitals and health service
organizations provide $785.9 million annually in community benefit.
That includes $410.6 million in charity care and other financial
assistance to patients to ensure medical care regardless of their
ability to pay. In addition, BJC provides additional community
benefits through commitments to research, emergency preparedness,
regional health care safety net services, health literacy,
community outreach and community health programs and regional
economic development.
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