Barnes-Jewish Hospital at Washington University Medical Center is the largest hospital in Missouri and is ranked as one of the nation's top hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. Barnes-Jewish Hospital's staff is composed of full-time academic faculty and community physicians of Washington University School of Medicine, supported by a house staff of residents, interns, fellows and other medical professionals. Recognizing its excellence in nursing care, Barnes-Jewish Hospital was the first adult hospital in Missouri to be certified as a Magnet Hospital by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
Preferred Qualifications
Role Purpose
Provide support to critical care nurses and physicians in the remote care of ICU patient populations across the BJC System. Enables the critical care team to provide immediate care and surveillance to ICU level admissions through rapid waveform detection, medical record review, admission into Tele ICU platform. Reviews and documents laboratory data, ventilator data, and compliance of best practice protocols of care directed at improved outcomes. Collaborates with the bedside support teams (unit clerks and monitor techs) to ensure life saving devices are appropriately applied and reviewed.
Responsibilities
Maintains patient census for assigned HSO?s to facilitate ICU level surveillance and use of clinical decision support tools. Assist in the management of patient information across the Tele ICU Center.
Applies waveform detection to ensure immediate care and continued surveillance is provided to all ICU admissions across multiple BJC HSO?s. Identifies and reports to Tele ICU RN electronic trending issues on admission and on an ongoing basis.
Retrieves patient data from clients multiple clinical information systems and enters it in eCare Manager Application (eCM) timely and with accuracy to allow Tele-ICU clinicians to diagnose and facilitate the remote treatment of patients Continuous chart review to gather and validate patient demographics, laboratory data, APACHE data elements, and best practice protocol standards of care.
Contribute to APACHE data collection by Tele ICU team of all ICU admission to support benchmarking of quality indicators including but not limited to mortality, length of stay, ventilator days and best practice protocol compliance.
Provide timely and professional communication to critical care physicians and nurses. Ensure electronic systems are maintained in the remote monitoring center to provide continuous surveillance of ICU level patients in state of the art applications.
Minimum Requirements
Education
High School Diploma or GED
Experience
<2 years
No Experience
Supervisor Experience
No Experience
Preferred Requirements
Education
Associate's Degree
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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
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
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
BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St. Louis, southern Illinois and southeast Missouri regions. With net revenues of $5.5 billion and more than 30,000 employees, BJC serves patients and their families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 15 hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice.
BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits in the state of Missouri. BJC and its hospitals and health service organizations provide $785.9 million annually in community benefit. That includes $410.6 million in charity care and other financial assistance to patients to ensure medical care regardless of their ability to pay. In addition, BJC provides additional community benefits through commitments to research, emergency preparedness, regional health care safety net services, health literacy, community outreach and community healt...h programs and regional economic development.
BJC’s patients have access to the latest advances in medical science and technology through a formal affiliation between Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital with the renowned Washington University School of Medicine, which consistently ranks among the top medical schools in the country.