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Neuro Step Down Unit Patient Care Tech- PT

BJC HealthCare
Saint Louis, Missouri
Full-time

Details

Salary : Open

Categories : General Nursing

General Nursing

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Additional Information About the Role

  • Preferred experience as a CNA, nurse assistant, EMT, or surgical technician
  • Sign-On Bonus Eligible - $
  • Benefits Eligible
  • 24 Hours Per Week

Days : 7am-7 : 30pm OR

Nights : 7pm-7 : 30am

  • Holiday Rotation
  • Weekend Rotation

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 Neuroscience Progressive Care Unit (PCU) is a 21 bed unit dedicated to the care of patients in need of specialized nursing care at a critical point in their healthcare journey, where they are at high risk for clinical deterioration.

Progressive care, with lower nurse patient ratios, allows for frequent assessment, intervention, treatment and specialized monitoring.

The unit cares for pre and postoperative neurosurgical, neuro-medicine and stroke patients with complex needs using a team approach with nurses, charge nurse and patient care techs.

Bedside, central monitoring, and remote telemetry are standard for all PCU patients. Many resources are available to nurses on this unit, including : Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Mananger, Assistant Nurse Managers and a Nurse Educator.

Additionally this nursing team collaborates with and are supported by a wide array of the multidisciplinary providers, physicians and pharmacists.

A specialized orientation is provided to prepare nurses to care for the neuroscience patient as well as training specific to Progressive Care.

Ongoing education and professional development is supported and encouraged.

Attention to nursing patients with the provision of excellent outcomes is what drives the work on this unit.

Preferred

30+ days ago
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