BJC Careers, 4901 Forest Park Avenue, St. Louis, MO (2026)

02/20/2026

(14/14) “I think trying to care for people starts at home. My pops is 87, so he has some health challenges, and my sister and I try to support him the best we can. The kids come with me to have breakfast with him on Sundays. Because I want them to see what that love looks like when I help him have a bite, get him his pills. They’ll ask, ‘Why we gotta help with all these things?’ So I tell them, ‘Grandpa had a stroke. He don’t move around like he used to. He needs more help.’ So I try to make my girls come with me. Because one day I’ll probably be the one who needs some help. And at least they’ll know, ‘I saw my dad take care of Grandpa. This is where Pops is at now, so we gotta give him some help.’ And it’ll come full circle.

Back to the greatest love of all, my mom. You asked earlier about the hardest thing when she was getting older, and I said it was realizing my mom didn’t know me. But it was also when it came time to put her in a place for people with dementia and Alzheimer’s. That was hard. Because you tell yourself, ‘I’m not putting my mom in a home or in a place like that ever.’ But I also had to realize that, ‘I love you so much that I can’t provide the love and care you need 24-7. So I’m gonna take you someplace where they can.’ I remember the first picture they took of her and sent us when she was there. It’s on my phone. She was playing Bingo with her little hat on, and she looked okay. And I was in tears knowing that she was okay and that we were doing the right thing. Just another step in the journey.”

Marlon Butler, Workers Comp Case Manager for Employee Health, RN, BSN, Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City

02/20/2026

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02/20/2026

(13/14) “My kids are six and four, so they know what I do, but not exactly. They think I’m still a bedside nurse with the stethoscope listening to lung sounds and heart sounds. My wife supported me through my nursing school journey, and she does a great job of telling our kids, ‘Daddy’s a nurse. Daddy helps people every day.’ And I appreciate her telling them what I do and seeing me in that light. Because I can tell my daughters are proud when they say, ‘Daddy’s a nurse, and I want to be a nurse, too.’ ‘Hey, you can be whatever you want to be. And if you want to be a nurse, that’s amazing.’

I plan on bringing my girls to the office and to the hospital. Before, when I worked at a children’s hospital, my goal as a parent was for them to never go there. But they’re growing and learning about what a hospital, church, post office, and all that stuff is. So I’m gonna bring them. …Bring them to help decorate my desk. Everybody’s like, ‘Bro, you need to get some decorations!’ My oldest just wants to know what’s going on because she’s in that 𝑤ℎ𝑦? phase of life. She’ll ask, ‘Why do you wear scrubs?’ I’m like, ‘This is my uniform.’ Recently she asked something when I was talking to my wife, and I was like, ‘You ain’t supposed to be listening. Any other time you’re on the iPad. Now, you’re in our business!’”

Marlon Butler, Workers Comp Case Manager for Employee Health, RN, BSN, Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City

02/19/2026

(12/14) “With my experience, I’m trying to get more comfortable with my voice and see how I can impact the field of nursing. I’m paying attention to gaps I see, and hoping to bridge those. I don’t really know what my future in nursing looks like yet, but it’s one of those trying-to-trust-and-walk-by-faith kind of things. Nursing is a beautiful blend of art and science. As the field changes, it’s important to make sure we remember why we do what we do. The science is important, and so is empathy — understanding your patient, being aware of the environment they come from, meeting them where they’re at. I know it’s practiced, but I don’t know if it’s been highlighted much. In nursing school, that side definitely wasn’t talked about enough. And we have to connect with our patients so they trust us as their providers, so they gain some level of comfort during a difficult situation.

I know how hard it is to be by someone’s bedside. So when I’ve worked three days in a row, and I’m fatigued, I try not to forget that piece. That people piece is valuable. So how do I put a voice to that? Because I can train someone in how to take blood pressure, start an IV, and read lab values. But how do I train them in how to care? Or to be present even when they feel like they are? ‘Did you really make eye contact with the patient? Did you really address everyone in the room? When talking to a child, did you really get on their level? Did you go back and talk to the family again?’ Little touches like those make everybody’s experience in receiving healthcare better. This stuff isn’t gonna be in a book, so how do I do it? Because that’s the actual part a patient’s gonna remember. I don’t want, ‘My blood pressure was 120/50, but that nurse was mean.’ I don’t want their experience to feel rushed. Like, slow down. So I wonder, ‘How can I serve that part of nursing?’ That’s what I’m passionate about.”

Marlon Butler, Workers Comp Case Manager for Employee Health, RN, BSN, Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City

02/19/2026

(11/14) 𝐻𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 ℎ𝑎𝑑 𝑡𝑜 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑚𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑦𝑜𝑢’𝑟𝑒 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑤𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑢𝑏𝑠?

“A lady at the gym stepped out of the sauna and passed out because she got overheated, and I was not prepared. Her husband came to help her when she collapsed. I saw her fall, and you can tell when things get frantic. So I was able to help her, and eventually she came to. It’s funny because my friend was like, ‘Bro, you really know what to do!’ I was like, ‘Uhh, I did go to school for this, bro. I’m no doctor, but I know some things. We gotta get those feet elevated and that blood pressure up.’ I remember thinking, ‘Cool and clammy, get her candy,’ and all these other things I learned in nursing school about why that lady could have passed out. Luckily, that wasn’t too severe.

Another time, I was on an airplane and got some free tickets for helping somebody with a diabetic issue. I had just turned 40 and was headed to Mexico. I was Cabo-ready! And it was an early flight. So it was dark when I heard some commotion and that announcement over the intercom: ‘Do we have a medical professional on board?’ You already know, all my boys were like, ‘They’re calling you, bro.’ ‘Let me get into action!’ There was a nurse practitioner or doctor on the plane, too, so she was leading the show. But she asked me to do a few things to help. I was like, ‘I got you. I can do that.’ We train to do this stuff, but hopefully you don’t ever have to in public. Still, I did what was needed, everything was cool, the airline followed up with an email, and it was a thank you for my assistance.”

𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑘 𝑔𝑜𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑐𝑘𝑒𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑒𝑚𝑎𝑖𝑙!

“Hey, I know which ones to check!”

Marlon Butler, Workers Comp Case Manager for Employee Health, RN, BSN, Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City

02/19/2026

(10/14) 𝐻𝑜𝑤 𝑑𝑖𝑑 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑖𝑛 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑡ℎ𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑗𝑢𝑚𝑝 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑛𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎 𝑤𝑜𝑟𝑘 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝 𝑐𝑎𝑠𝑒 𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑟?

“I pull pieces from all the past parts. The first piece is staying calm and just slowing everything down. I think about the ABCD of what could potentially be wrong, what’s really wrong, and then probably somewhere in the middle, finding out what’s actually wrong. I know I’ll often be the first voice people hear, which goes back to being a care assistant. And I want to introduce you to this experience, so our first dialogue needs to be comfortable for you so you know this is who you’re going to be dealing with. I’ll give a brief forecast of what things may look like, and a few hiccups we may have. Then the nursing part comes from, for example, understanding the difference between different pain interventions. I have some background in ortho, so I have to consider, ‘What are we looking for when you fell that really perks my ears up to make me more concerned? If your knee’s swollen, is it bruised? Can you bear weight? What were you wearing? Did you fall on outstretched hands, and do they hurt?’ I pull from all my background training and experience to give me a picture of how bad an injury could be, or how we can treat things on the front end. ‘Do we need you to stay at home and treat yourself with an ice pack or heating pad? Or do we need to get you to a doctor like yesterday?’

The other part is really just about people. Like, let’s ‘Keep It Simple, Stupid.’ ‘How would you want to be treated? How would you want someone you love to be treated?’ I realize people who come to me hurt aren’t the happiest because they’re in pain. So I need to meet you where you’re at, understand, and be empathetic to your situation and what you’re going through. You may need something today and something different tomorrow. And when I get you to the finish line, ‘Nice to talk to you and work with you. But I hope I don’t see you again.’ It goes back to wanting to leave a positive impact. And that’s just how I want to live my life. So in my job, if I get an opportunity to do that daily, that’s what I’m trying to do. You can tell when you’re helping somebody. In my job, I see everybody around me, and that’s what they’re doing, too. They’re serving, and that’s what we’re supposed to do. It’s a labor of love. Like, when you go to the gas station or grocery store, if somebody needs help at the pump or somebody’s lost in an aisle or can’t get a box of cereal off the shelf, helping is just what you do. That’s just how it’s supposed to be.”

Marlon Butler, Workers Comp Case Manager for Employee Health, RN, BSN, Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City

02/19/2026

(9/14) “Chris said, ‘I got a job for you if you’re interested. Look it up. See if you like it.’ The first time he asked, the timing wasn’t right. I had just started a role at a sports medicine clinic. The next time, I had just had my second daughter. Working nights was getting challenging, and my wife was over me having that schedule. Then, Chris reached out again, like, ‘I got another role opening. In terms of dealing with the employees, I think you’d be great for it.’ It was perfect timing. He said, ‘Look, I already know where you’re gonna struggle though. There’s a lot of email.’ And that’s not my strong suit. I’m old school. Just call me. Just come on down here, let’s talk. So I could do the time management part, but the emailing…

My position here now has been so good. Totally different than bedside and sports medicine and working with kids. This is my first time working with adults, and as a workers compensation case manager for employee health, my patients are our hospital employees. So I’m the person our employees contact in the whole health system and all the regional locations when any work-related injuries happen. And I help them get back to work safely and appropriately so they can get back to taking care of everybody else.

You name it, I see it all. Falls, trips, slips. People exposed to blood, vomit, or urine. Injuries happen when employees do patient transfers or unexpectedly fall on hospital grounds.

It can be a lot, especially when employees get hurt in the winter when there’s ice on the ground, and someone falls on the property. That’s our busy season. But as long as you're heading to work or doing something connected to your job, and some medical concern happens, that’s when people call me so we figure it out. I’m on call once a month, but I’m always available. And Chris is available. If it’s more emergent, like if someone’s exposed to HIV and there’s a short window to start prophylactic medication, we need to make sure treatment is immediate. Otherwise, employees can always go to the emergency department, and we’ll follow up on the back end.”

Marlon Butler, Workers Comp Case Manager for Employee Health, RN, BSN, Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City

02/19/2026

Student nurses: Is networking giving you the jitters?

Whether you’re in your first semester of nursing school or preparing for graduation, building professional relationships is the key to a successful nursing career.

Join our team of nursing experts for a lunchtime virtual panel where we’ll pull back the curtain on where and how to make meaningful connections.

We’re covering:

-Demonstrating your confidence and competence
-What nurses leaders are actually looking for when interacting with students
-How to stand out as an RN before you graduate

🕛 12:00–1:00 p.m. CST
📍 Wednesday, February 26
💻 Join us from anywhere; This event is virtual!

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02/18/2026

(8/14) “I tell this next story to tell you the type of person Chris is. Chris would bring his lunch when we’d hang out, and, me being me, I’d always try to eat his hot chips. Eventually, one day, when we were studying, I tried to eat his hot chips, and he said, ‘Whoa, Buddy. I brought you your own hot chips. This is your lunch, and this is my lunch.’ Lookin’ out for others, that’s just him. So I said, ‘I got you, bro!’ But he’s been like that since I met him. We would study, and we have different learning styles. So he’d be like, ‘I’m gonna set up the white board and talk you through it.’ I’m an auditory learner. And by his teaching, he’d confirm that he knows what we were learning, and I’d get to listen. So that’s how we set up our study sessions. He likes to cook, and it just so worked out that I like to eat! So he’d be cooking before our study sessions, I’d be snackin’, we’d be learnin’, and we’d just start rockin’ and rollin’.

The first time we rolled together in the car, he didn’t have his seatbelt on. So I was like, ‘You need to put your seatbelt on.’ He said, ‘I don’t wear one.’ And I was like, ‘Bro. Come on. It’s not about you. You got a son. You gotta put your seatbelt on.’ So now I tease him, like, ‘I’m the reason you wear a seatbelt.’ I’ve been fortunate to have his friendship. We’ve done Chiefs game stuff. We came to meet each other’s families. Chris was an usher at my wedding; his son was a ringbearer. And we’d always keep in touch professionally. After the Men in Nursing program, we both had jobs at Children’s Mercy Hospital. He was a care assistant on a cardiac floor and got hired as a nurse, and I went to the liver and renal floor, where I’d done my capstone, and they hired me as a nurse. Well, Chris had previously worked at Saint Luke’s, and an opportunity opened up for him to work days here again. So he took the position, became a manager, and then reached out to me, like, ‘Hey, I got a spot for you.’”

𝑀𝑎𝑛, 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑘𝑛𝑜𝑤 𝑟𝑢𝑛𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑐𝑒!

“Everybody’s doing something!”

Marlon Butler, Workers Comp Case Manager for Employee Health, RN, BSN, Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City

📷: Courtesy of Marlon Butler

02/18/2026

The BJC HealthCare 2026 Summer Student Nurse Externship is now open for applications at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, Memorial Hospital Belleville and Memorial Hospital Shiloh, and St. Louis Children's Hospital!

Gain hands-on clinical experience and work alongside experienced RNs. It's a great time to build confidence and get a head start on your nursing career.

Eligibility Requirements:

📚 Enrollment in an accredited nursing program
🎓 Graduation date: Fall 2026, Spring 2027, Summer 2027
🏥 Completed one round of clinical experiences or completed/currently enrolled in fundamentals coursework/at least one clinical experience
🎉 Must be able to attend orientation May 18, 2026

Program Start Date: May 18, 2026
Program End Date: July 18, 2026

Apply today: https://bjcjobs.info/4kOqSkK

Application deadline is March 1.

02/18/2026

(7/14) “When Chris and I both got selected, we had to meet with the person overseeing the program. Now, Chris is super cool, super confident. And he’s about six years younger than me. When I first saw him, we were supposed to be dressed in business casual. Well, he was in business casual, wearing a navy blue and orange shirt, but he also had on a pair of navy blue and orange Jordans. We’re both sneakerheads, so I said, ‘Oh, this my kinda guy right here! Got his J’s on. Okay, I see what we’re doin’!’ That’s where our friendship started. I came to find out that what’s amazing about Chris is that he’s got great foresight. He could see the potential in the Men in Nursing program. I did okay in school, but when you go back as an adult, it’s a different intensity. You need a different focus, like, ‘We gotta handle business.’ With us starting at the same time, and with our similar backgrounds, both being from Midtown Kansas City, and realizing how incredible this opportunity was that we had, we both wanted it to go well. We thought, ‘If we want more people to have this after we have this, we can’t mess this up. We gotta make sure we get these grades right and not mess up this program for others. Because if we go through this and flip things upside down, there won’t be a Men in Nursing.’”

Marlon Butler, Workers Comp Case Manager for Employee Health, RN, BSN, Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City

02/18/2026

(6/14) “Chris and I were the first two to be part of the program. We were the guinea pigs, if you will, to see how things would even work. When it came to being a male nurse, what educational and social support would we need? What hurdles did we have that we hadn’t even thought about? They took care of our tuition. We got paid. And we had to make a two-year commitment afterwards, so we knew we’d have a job. I think I was ready for that challenge. I was ready to grow. You know how sometimes you’re so confident you say to yourself, ‘I could do it if I want to?’ Well, I started asking myself, ‘Then are you gonna do it? Go ahead and press play. …Since you think you can.’ And that’s where the rubber met the road. I was getting older. I had been around nurses in the clinic and saw opportunities in the field, from bedside nurses to travel nurses. And I told myself, ‘If you try nursing, really see what it looks like.’ And I couldn’t beat the opportunity to have tuition paid and still get paid. ‘C’mon now. Stop playin’. Don’t block your blessings. Go on and hit those books!’ Since I had a degree, I was able to complete an accelerator program in a year and a half. I mean, it was a rough year and a half, but I did it. Now I can’t imagine doing something else.”

Marlon Butler, Workers Comp Case Manager for Employee Health, RN, BSN, Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City

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