Registered Nurse - Critical Care - Trauma
St Louis, Missouri
- Eligibility
- RN
- Unit
- ICU
Posted Jul 21
What the listing says
Role
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
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Pay
- Similar roles post
- Similar MO staff roles post $33/hr to $44/hr
MO staff postings that state pay run $27/hr to $53/hr, the middle half $33/hr to $44/hr, across 248 postings.
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About this role
The Registered Nurse provides expert nursing care in the Intensive Care Units, assessing, managing, and coordinating patient care to ensure optimal outcomes. Responsibilities include: performing comprehensive assessments, developing and evaluating individualized care plans, administering medications, monitoring patient status, and collaborating with healthcare team members. Ensures effective communication, documentation, and patient/family education, while adhering to safety, infection control, and performance improvement standards.
Emphasizes compassionate service, professionalism, and age-specific care, maintaining a respectful environment for patients, families, and colleagues. Meets licensure and certification requirements, demonstrates accountability, and participates in ongoing professional development and quality initiatives. Ideal candidates possess strong clinical skills, adaptability, teamwork, and commitment to excellence in patient-centered care.
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Requirements
- RN licensure
- Licensure and certification requirements
- Strong clinical skills
- Adaptability
- Teamwork
- Commitment to excellence in patient-centered care
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- Ongoing professional development
Place
- City
- St Louis, Missouri
- State price level
- 9% below the national average
Missouri index 90.8, where 100 is the national average.
In St. Louis, a nursing paycheck stretches far: median homes near $224,000, rents around $1,390, housing about 23% below the national norm. Live in Central West End beside 1,300-acre Forest Park, or Soulard's brick rowhouses near the farmers market. Free zoo and Art Museum. Pick your block carefully—here, neighborhood matters more than the metro brand.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities.
How this role fits you
About the employer
On your path
ICU / Critical Care is a specialty you move into. The classic route: base year, then transfer in.
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- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?