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Registered Nurse - Pediatric Emergency Department

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Compensation
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Location
Saint Louis, MO
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Basic Life Support Healthcare ProviderRegistered Nurse LicenseAdvanced Life Support Or Listed Alternative

Job overview

The Registered Nurse provides direct nursing care in the Pediatric Emergency Department at Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital. The role cares for patients with life-threatening and medically complex conditions, delivers skilled care using technology and complex interventions, and initiates emergency treatment, including infant resuscitation and advanced life support. The nurse coordinates patient care, monitors and communicates patient condition, and supports discharge planning.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Direct Nursing CareEmergency TreatmentInfant ResuscitationAdvanced Life SupportPatient Care PlanningPatient MonitoringCare CoordinationDischarge PlanningEvidence-Based PracticePediatric Emergency NursingLifting and CarryingStanding and WalkingOral Communication

Qualifications

Six Months Registered Nurse ExperienceAccredited Nursing School Graduate or Education EquivalencyBasic Life Support Healthcare ProviderRegistered Nurse LicenseAdvanced Life Support or Listed Alternative

Full job description

It's more than a career, it's a calling

MO-SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital

Worker Type:

Regular

Job Highlights:

Join a team where your work matters—every moment, every patient,

every community. At SSM Health, you’ll be empowered to grow,

supported to thrive, and inspired to make a lasting impact.

Department: Emergency Department- Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital

Schedule: Night shift, 7pm - 7 am , rotating wekeends and holidays

Sign-On Bonus : Ask your recruiter about sign-on bonus eligibility

Apply today. SSM Health – We bring out the incredible in you,

everyday.

Job Summary:

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

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Cares for patients with life threatening, medically complex critical illness or diagnosis.

  • Delivers highly skilled care with use of technology and complex interventions.

  • Initiates measures for emergency treatment of patients including infant resuscitation and advanced life support procedures.

  • Implements and monitors patient care plans. Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate.

  • Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.

  • Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders.

  • Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.

  • Applies the existing body of evidence-based practice and scientific knowledge in health care to nursing practice, ensuring that nursing care is delivered based on patient’s age-specific needs and clinical needs as described in the department's Scope of Service.

  • As an SSM Health nurse, I will demonstrate the professional nursing standards defined in the professional practice model. Uses the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses to guide his/her response to the current and evolving health and nursing needs of our patients and our patient populations.

  • Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.

  • Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

  • Graduate of accredited school of nursing or education equivalency for licensing

EXPERIENCE

  • Six months' registered nurse experience

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)

  • And

  • Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)

  • Or

  • Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)

  • Or

  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP)

  • Or

  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)

  • Or

  • Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)

  • Or

  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Essentials - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

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

  • And

  • Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)

  • Or

  • Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)

  • Or

  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP)

  • Or

  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)

  • Or

  • Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)

  • Or

  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Essentials - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

State of Work Location: Oklahoma

  • Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA)

  • And

  • Registered Nurse (RN) Issued by Compact State

  • And

  • Registered Nurse (RN) - Oklahoma Board of Nursing (OBN)

  • And

  • Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)

  • Or

  • Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)

  • Or

  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP)

  • Or

  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)

  • Or

  • Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)

  • Or

  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Essentials - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

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

  • And

  • Advanced Life Support (ALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)

  • Or

  • Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)

  • Or

  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - American Academy Pediatrics (AAP)

  • Or

  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association (AHA)

  • Or

  • Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses Association (ENA)

  • Or

  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Essentials - American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Work Shift:

Night Shift (United States of America)

Job Type:

Employee

Department:

2000000010 Emergency Department

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

36

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How this job compares

Set against the 58,704 open Registered Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 31, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • Missouri median$75–106K/yr77 salary ranges
  • Missouri median$34–48/hr284 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 1,304 open Registered Nurse jobs in Missouri and 58,704 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
This posting asks for no prior experience — less than three in four Registered Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for (median 1 year, across 28,539 postings).
Education
4,517 of the 58,704 open Registered Nurse jobs (8%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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