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MO-SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis

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Job Highlights:

******$10,000.00 SIGN-ON BONUS******

Join our FAMILY at The Lake where our Leadership is invested in your FUTURE! SSM offers tuition reimbursement/Cohorts for future schooling so that you can achieve your career goals. Our 216-bed hospital is a state-designated Level III Trauma Center, a Level II Time Critical Diagnosis STEMI Center, and specializes in obstetric and pediatric care, as well as many other specialties.

Come be a part of our TEAM!

**Sign-on bonuses are for external qualified candidates. Internal candidates, please check with your recruiter to see what options are available for you.

Job Summary:

Provides care to patients under the direction of a registered nurse or physician, functioning within the scope of license.

Job Responsibilities and Requirements:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Administers medications and observes patients for adverse reactions to medications or treatments.
• Educates patients/families about disease treatment plan including self-care post discharge, holistic health needs, available resources and follow up care.
• May perform point of care testing according to policies and procedures.
• Works in a constant state of alertness and safe manner.
• Contributes to the assessment of patients and ensures the well-being of patients.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION

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

EXPERIENCE

• No experience required

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Constant standing and walking.
• Occasional lifting/moving of patients.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting, gripping and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent use of hearing to receive oral communication, distinguish body sounds and/or hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Rare crawling and running.
• Frequent sitting, reaching and keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional driving.
• Frequent use of smell to detect/recognize odors.
• Constant use of speech to share information through oral communication.
• 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.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.

Licenses / Certifications:

Basic Life Support HealthCare Provider (BLS HCP) - American Heart Association (AHA), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - State of Work Location or Compact Multi-State License

Work Shift:

Night Shift (United States of America)

Employee

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