Job Description

Join BJC HealthCare's Nursing Resources Float Pool, supporting Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital and Progress West Hospital . This opportunity is designed for experienced nurses who enjoy a fast-paced environment, professional flexibility, and the chance to build expertise across multiple care settings.

As a float pool nurse, you'll provide care where your skills are needed most, with assignments that may include ICU, Emergency Department, Medical-Surgical Telemetry, and Telemetry units. You'll partner with multidisciplinary teams, care for diverse patient populations, and gain experience that enhances both clinical confidence and career growth. Nurses without ICU or ED experience may be considered for telemetry-focused assignments.

Highlights

• Full-time Nights | 7:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m.
• Three 12-hour shifts per week
• Every third weekend and rotating holiday commitment
• Float between Barnes-Jewish St. Peters and Progress West
• $15/hour Float Pool differential
• Exposure to multiple specialties and patient populations
• Career advancement opportunities across BJC HealthCare
• BJC RN Career Ladder , supporting competency‑based advancement and professional growth while remaining at the bedside
• A culture of connection and recognition through BJC Connections Groups , BJC Bravo peer recognition , and the Thrive well‑being program

Preferred Qualifications

• Two or more years of acute care nursing experience
• ICU and/or Emergency Department experience preferred
• Telemetry experience
• Peripheral IV insertion competency
• BLS, ACLS, NIHSS 
• ADN, BSN, and MSN-prepared nurses encouraged to apply
• Strong critical thinking, adaptability, and communication skills
• Ability to work effectively in a variety of patient care environments

If you're looking for a role that combines clinical variety, teamwork, and professional growth, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact across two BJC hospitals while expanding your experience in some of healthcare's most dynamic care settings.

Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital proudly serves the health care needs of families in St. Charles, Lincoln and Warren counties. The 102-bed community hospital provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services including the Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, the Breast Health and Women’s Center, the Cardiology Center, the Neurosurgery Center and the Outpatient Surgery and Endoscopy Center.

Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital is an Accredited Chest Pain Center and carries a Level II stroke certification. Additionally, the hospital’s medical office building houses offices for specialists in primary care, cardiology, obstetrics, dermatology, surgery and pulmonology. Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital also offers outpatient services including physical therapy, a sleep lab, and cardio-pulmonary rehabilitation.

At Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital, every decision is made in the best interest of patients and families. The Nursing Resource team takes exceptional care of people by coordinating patient placement and bed management in collaboration with departments, admitting, and physicians.

Role Purpose

Provides direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning implementation, and evaluation within the guidelines of the standards of nursing care.

Responsibilities

• Promotes patient and family centered care in a healing environment. Educates patients and their families on how to manage their illness or injury, including post treatment home care needs and medication administration.
• Participates in activities that promote patient safety, quality and regulatory compliance. Participates in professional development.
• Develops, implements, and documents individual plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with other members of the interprofessional team and patient, family or caregiver in accordance with the established guidelines and standards of nursing care. Proactively plans and ensures communication of the plan of care across the continuum of care.
• Uses critical nursing skills to assess and evaluate physical, psychosocial, and emotional needs according to standards of care. Assess patient preferences and barriers to involvement in care, including their values, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and population-specific needs.
• 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

Experience

• No Experience

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

• RN

Preferred Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree

Experience

• <2 years

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
• Annual 4% BJC Automatic Retirement Contribution
• 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 our Benefits Summary .

*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

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