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BJC HealthCare
Saint Louis, Missouri

Triage Nurse - PRN

Registered NurseIncludes weekendsPer Diem

Listed compensation

$32-$51/hr

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Job Description

Additional Information About the Role

  • PRN - As needed basis
  • Flexibility with day & nights shifts
  • Looking for weekend coverage
  • Not benefit eligible
  • Taking income calls regarding hospice and home health field needs
  • RN License in Missouri and Illinois
  • Hospice & Home Health experience is a plus!

Overview

BJC Home Care offers patients and their families a complete range of home care services, including skilled nursing services, adult and pediatric hospice and supportive care, rehabilitation therapy, home infusion therapy, infusion treatment rooms, home medical equipment and high-tech respiratory care. Specialty home care programs also are available, including adult and pediatric asthma, cardiac, diabetes, orthopedic and wound care programs.

BJC Home Care provides care to thousands of patients in both Missouri and Illinois. Serving more than 25 counties, it has become the largest home care network in the region and one of the largest in the country.

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Responsible for taking after hours calls from clients, evaluates, counsels and furnishes hospice, supportive care or other home health services.

Responsibilities

  • Provides patient care counseling under the direction of the physician.
  • Receives all after hours calls directly from hospice and supportive care patients, and assesses patient information to determine if a visit needs to be made.
  • Documents care given and time spent on phone for hospice and supportive care triage calls.
  • Tracks problems with patients and trends information for staff to identify areas for education.

Minimum Requirements

  • Education
  • Nursing Diploma/Associate's

Experience

  • 2-5 years
  • Supervisor Experience
  • No Experience
  • Licenses & Certifications
  • RN

Preferred Requirements

  • Education
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Nursing

Experience

  • 5-10 years
  • Licenses & Certifications
  • Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

Benefits and Legal Statement

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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
  • 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
  • To learn more, go to our Benefits Summary.

*Not all benefits apply to all jobs

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

Requirements

Candidates must hold a valid RN license in Missouri and Illinois with 2-5 years of nursing experience. A nursing diploma or associate degree is required, while a bachelor's degree is preferred.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

CPR

Key Skills

Hospice carePatient counselingClinical documentationPatient assessmentCare coordinationMedical record keeping

Telehealth Nursing — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 40 active Registered Nurse listings this role was benchmarked against, 25% are remote, 68% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Missouri is 90.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$86k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $95k in an average-cost state. 60.1% of Missouri clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

How many Registered Nurse jobs are remote?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$95k in purchasing powerMissouri index 90.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Registered Nurse listings in Missouri152 active5,886 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 25% remote · 68% no call · 78% no weekends40 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMissouri Registered Nurse listings: 11% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 0% offer loan repayment152 active listings, Oct 2026
New Telehealth Nursing listings79 in the last 30 days47 the 30 days before (+68%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Registered Nurse pay trend+6.5% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 2.8
Better work-life than 20% of Telehealth Nursing (RN) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 182 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes weekends
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About BJC HealthCare

Hospitals and Health Care
St Louis, Missouri
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

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
Adoption assistance

Living in St. Louis

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$255k
Typical market rent
$1,292/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.1
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · St. Louis, MO-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.