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BJC HealthCare
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Clinical Nurse - Behavioral Health Resource Team

Registered NurseIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$32-$48.28/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

Additional Information About the Role

Location: St. Louis Children's Hospital

One Children's Place

St. Louis, MO 63110

The Behavioral Health Resource Team (BHRT) provides care to patients with complex behavioral health needs. They work closely within a multi-disciplinary healthcare team to ensure patients receive high-quality care to meet their physical, emotional, and mental health needs. The nurse will be responsible for assessing patients, developing care plans, administering medication, monitoring patient progress, and providing emotional support to patients and families.

Seeking candidates with at least 1 year of Behavioral Health, Emergency Department, or general inpatient nursing experience.

  • Benefits eligible
  • Full-time; 36 hours per week
  • 12 hour shifts
  • Nights- 7:00pm-7:30am
  • Every 3rd weekend
  • Holiday rotation

BJC Nursing Career Ladder

The BJC Registered Nurse Career Ladder differentiates BJC as the place for nurses to work in the greater St. Louis area.

This is a tool to empower nurses to work at the top of their license and own their career progression.

The BJC Registered Nurse Career Ladder promotes professional development, leadership, collaboration, education and service excellence and gives staff the opportunity to continue doing what they do best - caring for patients - while having the opportunity to advance to the next step in their career.

Moves to higher ladder levels will result in a percentage increase of current pay that aligns with the new job description.

Additional Preferred Requirements

At least 2 years of Behavioral Health RN experience in an inpatient setting

Overview

St. Louis Children’s Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and lives of children. As one of the top-ranked children’s hospitals in the country, St. Louis Children’s provides care in more than 50 specialty areas through a dedicated team of physicians, nurses, staff and volunteers. Along with inpatient and outpatient medical care, the hospital offers education, wellness and injury-prevention programs to fulfill its mission to “do what’s right for kids.”

Providing comprehensive, high-quality care and serving as an advocate for children has been St. Louis Children’s commitment since its inception in 1879. Today, the hospital serves patients and families across a 300-mile service area, and has seen patients from all 50 states and more than 80 countries.

St. Louis Children’s consistently ranks among America’s Best Children’s Hospitals by U.S.News & World Report in all surveyed categories. In 2021, St. Louis Children’s was one of eight children’s hospitals to rank in the top 25 of all 10 specialties.

The hospital’s academic and physician partner, Washington University School of Medicine, is one of the top-ranked medical schools in the United States. Since 2005, St. Louis Children’s has been designated as a Magnet® hospital for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center® (ANCC).

Preferred Qualifications

Role Purpose

Provides direct patient care activities including assessment, diagnosis, planning implementation, and evaluation within the guidelines of the standards of nursing care.

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.

Participates in activities that promote patient safety, quality and regulatory compliance. Participates in professional development.

Develops, implements, and documents individual plans of care with defined goals in collaboration with other members of the interprofessional team and patient, family or caregiver in accordance with the established guidelines and standards of nursing care. Proactively plans and ensures communication of the plan of care across the continuum of care.

Uses 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.

BJC has determined this is a safety-sensitive position. The ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner is an essential function of this job.

Minimum Requirements

  • Education
  • Nursing Diploma/Associate's
  • Nursing

Experience

  • No Experience
  • Supervisor Experience
  • No Experience
  • Licenses & Certifications
  • RN

Preferred Requirements

  • Education
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Nursing

Experience

<2 years

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 nursing diploma or associate degree and a valid RN license. At least one year of experience in behavioral health, emergency, or inpatient nursing is required.

Key Skills

Patient assessmentCare planningEmergency nursingInterprofessional collaborationClinical documentationPatient education

Mental Health Therapy — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 50 active Registered Nurse listings this role was benchmarked against, 24% are remote, 44% have no call, 78% require no weekends.

Registered Nurse pay on WeekdayDoc is up 5.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Registered Nurse by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$67k–$100kRegistered Nurse median $90k (middle half $76k–$94k)77 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$92k in purchasing powerMissouri index 90.8 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
All registered nurse listings in Missouri155 active5,881 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 24% remote · 44% no call · 78% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMissouri registered nurse listings (all specialties): 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 0% offer loan repayment155 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings (all professions)2,541 in the last 30 days1,395 the 30 days before (+82%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Registered Nurse pay trend (all specialties)+5.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page. Missouri figures use all registered nurses: too few Missouri Mental Health Therapy postings state pay.

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Work-life snapshot

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  • Includes weekends
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About BJC HealthCare

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

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, legal services
Disability insurance paid by BJC
Annual 4% BJC automatic retirement contribution
401(k) with BJC match
Tuition assistance available day one
Flexible Spending Accounts
Paid Time Off (vacation, sick, holidays, personal)
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.