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Clinical Nurse Pre-op/post-op/PACU PRN

BJC HealthCare

Saint Louis, MOPer Diem$32–48.28/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$32–48.28/hr
Location
Saint Louis, MO
Schedule
Per Diem
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

RN, required

Job overview

The Clinical Nurse provides direct patient care in the pre-op, post-op, and PACU setting at Missouri Baptist Medical Center. The role includes assessing patient needs, developing and documenting care plans, educating patients and families, and coordinating care with the interprofessional team. Pre/post-op experience is preferred. The position is PRN and requires at least three shifts and one weeknight call shift per six-week schedule.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Patient Assessment, nice to haveCare Planning, nice to havePatient Education, nice to havePatient Care, nice to have

Qualifications

Nursing Diploma or Associate's, requiredRN, requiredBachelor's Degree in Nursing, nice to havePre/Post-Op Experience, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance
Paid Time Off

Full job description

City/State: Saint Louis, Missouri

Categories: Nursing Services

Job Status: PRN

Req ID : 120026

Pay Range: $32.00 – $48.28 / hour (Salary or hourly rate is based on job qualifications and relevant work experience)

Additional Information About the Role

Missouri Baptist Medical Center

Pre-op/post-op/PACU

  • PRN

  • Minimum 3 shifts and 1 weeknight call shift per 6 week schedule

  • 1 weeknight call shift per 6 weeks schedule

  • Fast paced unit

  • Pre/post op experience preferred

  • The BJC RN Career Ladder differentiates BJC as the place for nurses to work in the greater St. Louis area.

  • This is a tool to empower nurses to work at the top of their license and own their career progression.

  • The BJC RN Career Ladder promotes professional development, leadership, collaboration, education and service excellence and gives staff the opportunity to continue doing what they do best - caring for patients - while having the opportunity to advance to the next step in their career.

  • Moves to higher ladder levels will result in a percentage increase of current pay that aligns with the new job description.

Overview

Missouri Baptist Medical Center , an acute care hospital in St. Louis County, offers a full continuum of medical and surgical services, including heart care, cancer, women and infants, breast health, gastrointestinal, orthopedic, stroke, therapy, wound and pain management services. The hospital has a 24-hour adult emergency department and cares for pediatric patients at a separate emergency department in collaboration with St. Louis Children’s Hospital.

Missouri Baptist is the first and only hospital in St. Louis County to be named a Magnet® hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The prestigious designation is the highest credential a health care organization can receive for nursing excellence and quality patient care. This recognition has been accomplished by less than nine percent of hospitals nationwide. Additionally, U.S. News & World Report ranked the hospital #2 in the St. Louis metro area.

Missouri Baptist Medical Center's Surgical Services department consists of 22 ORs which include three heart team rooms and the da Vinci robotic surgical system.

Preferred Qualifications

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 - Nursing

Experience

  • No Experience

Supervisor Experience

  • No Experience

Licenses & Certifications

  • RN

Preferred Requirements

Education

  • Bachelor's Degree - Nursing

Experience

  • <2 years

Benefits and Legal Statement

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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 (https://assets.jibecdn.com/prod/bjc/0.0.331/assets/2026%20Benefits%20Summary\_Final.pdf) .

*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

How this job compares

Set against the 3,373 open Patient Care jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$32–48.28/hr
  • Missouri median$24–42/hr39 hourly ranges
  • US median$24–34/hr1,930 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $40.14/hr, is 22% above the Missouri median midpoint ($33/hr) — in the top quarter of Patient Care hourly ranges in Missouri.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 75 open Patient Care jobs in Missouri and 3,373 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Missouri
Experience
Patient Care postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (857 postings).
Education
598 of the 3,373 open Patient Care jobs (18%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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