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It's more than a career it's a calling MO-SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton Worker Type: Regular

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Sign-on Bonus: Please speak with your recruiter about sign on bonus eligibility!

Schedule Options: Full Time Part Time & Weekend Option available

Schedule Time Options: 7a-7p 7p-7a

Benefits: Competitive affordable health insurance including but not limited to: Getting paid every day! Paid maternity & paternity coverage Adoption assistance Various competitive health insurance options & wellness plans Retirement benefits including employer matching plans Long & short-term disability Employee assistance programs (EAP) Please note: benefits and eligibility can vary by position exclusions may apply.

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Job Summary

Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Uses standards of medical-surgical nursing practice to increase the quality of care and quality of life for the patient family and significant other(s) by systematically evaluating the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.
• Establishes effective relationships and serves as an advocate with the patient family and significant other(s) to facilitate the development of the care plan unique to the patients care needs.
• Uses the nursing process to develop and implement the plan of care collect assessment data for each patient determine appropriate nursing diagnoses identify expected patient outcomes determine the plan of care implement interventions and evaluate patient outcomes.
• Develops assessment and management strategies based on a consideration of the physical functional cultural social economic developmental spiritual vocational and leisure dimensions of human responses to actual and potential health problems.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the impact of actual or potential illness and each patients physical functional cultural social economic developmental spiritual vocational and leisure status.
• Utilizes leadership skills by coordinating and collaborating with the patient family significant other(s) communities and members of the inter-professional team in assessing needs setting goals planning interventions providing care and evaluating outcomes.
• Utilizes effective communication to participate with the patient family significant other(s) and other health care providers in collaborative decision making that reflects the understanding that care should be culturally sensitive ethical legal holistic informed compassionate and humane and within the boundaries of available economic resources.
• Educates the patient family and significant other(s) about measures that promote maintain and restore health or promote comfort.
• Fosters a healthy work environment within the practice setting and profession by serving as a mentor and role model for nursing colleagues students and others.
• Applies the existing body of evidence-based practice and scientific knowledge in health care to medical-surgical nursing practice ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on patients age-specific needs and clinical needs as described in the department's Scope of Service.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• May perform point of care testing according to policies and procedures.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing

EXPERIENCE

No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication. Constant standing and walking. Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs. Frequent sitting reaching and keyboard use/data entry. Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors. Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors. Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms malfunctioning machinery etc. Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs. Occasional lifting/moving of patients. Occasional bending stooping kneeling squatting twisting gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements. Occasional driving. Rare crawling and running.

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL LICENSE AND/OR CERTIFICATIONS

State of Work Location: Illinois Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) And Registered Professional Nurse (RN) - Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR) State of Work Location: Missouri Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) And Registered Nurse (RN) - Missouri Division of Professional Registration Or Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State State of Work Location: Oklahoma Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) And Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State Or Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN) State of Work Location: Wisconsin Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA) And Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State Or Registered Nurse (RN) - Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services

Work Shift: Night Shift (United States of America)

Job Type: Employee

Department: 1025000113 Prog - 4S

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36

Benefits: SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs. Paid Parental Leave: we offer eligible team members one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE). Flexible Payment Options: our voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday. Upfront Tuition Coverage: we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.

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SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion national origin age disability sex sexual orientation gender identity pregnancy veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.