Medical ICU Practice Specialist

Job Description

Additional Information About the Role

• Requires a minimum of a BSN degree
• Requires 2 - 5 years critical care registered nurse experience
• Prefer a Master's degree in nursing

Overview

Barnes-Jewish Hospital is the St. Louis region’s top adult hospital. Formed from the merger of the former Barnes and Jewish Hospitals to become Missouri’s largest hospital, it continues the traditions of its predecessors along with its partner, Washington University School of Medicine, in providing cutting-edge treatments, educating future medical professionals and working to make our community as healthy as it can be.

For over two decades Barnes-Jewish Hospital has been ranked on the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals Honor Roll. In 2021, Barnes-Jewish ranked 17th overall with 11 specialties being ranked.

The hospital was also the first hospital in Missouri to be designated as a Magnet® hospital in 2003 by the American Nurses Credentialing Center for excellence in nursing and has been redesignated consistently since.

Barnes-Jewish Hospital is a teaching hospital staffed by more than 1,500 Washington University Physicians, the clinical practice for the Washington University School of medicine.

The academic medicine partnership has developed many treatments and procedures that are now common across the globe.

Acute Care Medicine manage patients with a full range of clinical issues-from significant blood dyscrasias, advanced endocrine pathology, heart and renal failure, GI conditions, infectious diseases, asthma and a multitude of other conditions and diseases.

Because of our patient acuity, we provide advanced training to bring new nurses to the highest level of functioning. Each unit is lead by a clinical manager and lead charge nurse.

The unit is supported by an advanced practice nurse.

Additionally each unit is assigned a case manager, social worker, physical therapist, dietitian, and pharmacist. This multidisciplinary team works in conjunction with the physicians, nurses and patient care technicians to provide quality patient care.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Assists leads and managers on performance improvement projects in order to accomplish measureable business process improvements.

Employs performance improvement / transformation methodology, tools and techniques in organization operations in order to accomplish business objectives.

Works with quality and performance improvement professionals in the planning, designing and accomplishing of key projects while ensuring compliance with internal and external standards.

Responsibilities

• Manages and provides consultation and support to improvement teams, functions, and departments related to transformation and performance improvement initiatives.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates innovative departmental, evidence-based educational and practice programming.
• Provides consultation and support for educational and practice activities to achieve organizational goal and enhance patient safety.
• Contributes to knowledge and skill building in education, process improvement and practice.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree
• Nursing

Experience

2-5 years

Supervisor Experience

No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

Basic Cardiovascular Life Sup

Preferred Requirements

Education

• Master's Degree
• Nursing

Licenses & Certifications

• Lean / Six Sigma Green Belt
• Lean / Six Sigma Yellow Belt

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