Job Description

Graduate Nurse Expedition Program @ Barnes-Jewish Hospital - Fall 2025 Graduates at BJC HealthCare summary:

The Graduate Nurse Expedition Program at Barnes-Jewish Hospital is a one-year rotational development program for new nursing graduates to gain diverse clinical experience across multiple units, excluding Women and Infants, ICU, OR, and ED floors. Participants receive one-on-one preceptor support and engage in professional development as part of the Graduate Nurse Residency and Transition to Practice programs. This role involves providing patient-centered care, developing individualized care plans, educating patients and families, and ensuring compliance with nursing standards and safety protocols.

The Expedition Program was designed for New Graduate Nurses at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and provides rotational development opportunities to broaden their clinical experience within set and/or customizable exploratory rotational tracks. Participants in this program will have the unique opportunity to develop a broad range of clinical skills while creating relationships across leadership and specialties and optimizing their long-term employment match to a service line.

Please note: This program does not offer rotations to Women and Infants, ICU, OR or ED floors. 

Additional program details:

• Participants will be paired 1:1 with a preceptor and utilize an on-boarding pathway.
• Program will span the first year of employment post-graduation with three different unit rotations for four-months each.
• All participants will be automatically enrolled in the Graduate Nurse Residency Program and Transition to Practice Program.
• Job Status: Full Time; Shifts: Nights

At this time we are accepting applications for Fall 2025 Graduates. The position start date will be in the month of January 2026 (specific start date TBD)

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

The Graduate Nurse provides direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning implementation, and evaluation within the guidelines of the standards of nursing care after completing a nursing program and before licensure. Will be required to obtain licensure within 90 days of graduation from an accredited school of nursing to remain employed in a HSO in the state of Missouri.

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.
• Uses critical nursing skills to assess and evaluate patient's physical, psychosocial and emotional needs.
• Develops and implements individual plans of care in collaboration with other members of the healthcare team in accordance with the established guidelines and standards of nursing care.
• Evaluates patient's response and modifies plan of care accordingly throughout the patient's stay.
• Participates in activities that promote patient safety, quality and regulatory compliance. Participates in professional development.

Minimum Requirements

Education

• Nursing Diploma/Associate's

Experience

• No Experience

Supervisor Experience

• No Experience

Preferred Requirements

Education

• Bachelor's Degree

BJC Total Rewards

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
• Adoption assistance

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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

Keywords:

graduate nurse, rotational nursing program, clinical skills development, patient care, nursing residency, care planning, patient education, clinical rotations, Barnes-Jewish Hospital, new graduate nurse

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