Pediatric Critical Care Transport Nurse

St. Louis Children’s Hospital Critical Care Transport RN (Springfield, MO)

This position is located in Springfield, MO. The St. Louis Children’s Hospital critical care transport team will offer comprehensive pediatric and newborn transport services in the region.

Job Details

• Full Time, 36 hours per week
• 12 hour shifts – Day & Night rotation
• On call
• Weekend and holiday rotation as required
• Benefit eligible
• Multiple locations

BJC HealthCare RN Career Ladder

• Empowers nurses to work at the top of their license and own career progression.
• Promotes professional development, leadership, collaboration, education, and service excellence.
• Advances to higher ladder levels with a percentage increase in pay.

Preferred Requirements

• 3–5 years RN experience in pediatric transport, pediatric ICU, pediatric ER, pediatric CICU, or neonatal ICU.

Responsibilities

• Promote patient and family centered care in a healing environment. Educate patients and families on how to manage their illness or injury, including post‑treatment home care needs and medication administration.
• Participate in activities that promote patient safety, quality, and regulatory compliance. Participate in professional development.
• Develop, implement, and document individualized plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with the interprofessional team and patient/family or caregiver.
• Use 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.
• Maintain constant alertness and safe work practices as a safety‑sensitive position.

Minimum Requirements

• Education: Nursing Diploma/Associate’s degree.
• Experience: No prior experience required.
• Supervisor Experience: None required.
• License & Certification: RN license.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer.