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08/29/2025

We asked Jennifer, a total joint replacement program coordinator, what's special about the Saint Luke's South Hospital surgical care unit.

"We really care about each other, in our daily work lives, but in our home lives as well."

At BJC Health System, we prioritize exceptional care for our patients, and within our teams. Because caring for each other ensures the best care for those we serve.

You belong here. Explore opportunities: https://bjcjobs.info/4b7fFGv

08/28/2025

Not every nurse stays in the OR for 30+ years. But Jean did.

She’ll tell you—it’s because no two moments are ever the same. Every patient brings something new. Every procedure, even the familiar ones, is unique.

There are high-adrenaline days and moments that require all hands on deck. But that’s when the team shines the brightest.

Jean found purpose, challenge, and lifelong teammates in the OR. And if you're looking for that same kind of meaning and momentum in your nursing career, you might find it here too.

💙 Explore operating room RN careers:
https://jobs.bjc.org/jobs?sortBy=relevance&page=1&keywords=%22operating%20room%20RN%22

BJC Medical Group is hiring orthopedic surgeons in Missouri and Illinois.Join our clinics located on hospital grounds, o...
08/27/2025

BJC Medical Group is hiring orthopedic surgeons in Missouri and Illinois.

Join our clinics located on hospital grounds, offering a supportive environment with high referral networks and J1 visa eligibility.

Be part of established and growing practices committed to excellence, apply today.

https://bjcjobs.info/47hDrjE

08/27/2025

Meet Ree, an information associate at Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City who started her career as a volunteer.

With diverse experiences across departments and locations within the health system, Ree's journey highlights the importance of stepping into every opportunity with dedication and passion.

From volunteers to non-clinical and clinical staff, at BJC Health System, we are committed to supporting our teams grow their career. 💙

(7/7) “I take great pride in putting on my uniform. Sometimes I forget how unique this role really is, then it’s moments...
08/27/2025

(7/7) “I take great pride in putting on my uniform. Sometimes I forget how unique this role really is, then it’s moments like career day at my son’s school when the kids remind me I have such a cool job. I’ve been in this role for 10 years, but as a pediatric flight nurse, no two days are the same. It can be mentally and physically exhausting. Long shifts, unpredictable schedules, and little sleep are part of the reality, but my background in the ER helped prepare me for the pace and emotional weight of this role. All flight nurses on our team come from high acuity areas — PICU, NICU, CICU, or ER — because you have to have five years of expertise in one of these before even being considered. It’s been the most challenging and rewarding chapter of my career.

There are trade-offs, too. I’ve missed holidays and special moments with my family. But I’m fortunate to have an incredible support system. My husband handles the day-to-day with our kids’ school and crazy sports schedules. My mother-in-law is also unbelievably supportive. Like, when I had surgery once, I didn’t even have to ask her to watch the kids. She packed a bag and stayed the whole week after. She even made meals and put them in the freezer for when I was recovering. I am truly grateful for it all. I may miss a few moments, but I know I get to be part of something bigger, helping kids get back to their families.”

Angelique Dreisewerd, RN, BSN, C-NPT, Pediatric Flight Nurse at BJC HealthCare-St. Louis Children's Hospital

📷: C.Smyth Photography

(6/7) “When we arrived at the hospital, I assumed this was a big overreaction and the doctors would send me home. I told...
08/26/2025

(6/7) “When we arrived at the hospital, I assumed this was a big overreaction and the doctors would send me home. I told my husband, ‘Just drop me off and pick me up when you get off work.’ He was like, ‘What? Are you kidding me?’ The doctor performed some neuro tests, and during the heel-toe walk, I was stumbling. I never had issues walking before. I said, ‘Let me try that again. I’m a dancer.’ When he left my room, I tried again, and when I couldn't do it, I knew in my gut something was wrong. I was in the MRI suite within 30 minutes, and I remember thinking, ‘Don’t cry. Don’t cry.’

The results came back, and the emergency room doctor told me I had a colloid cyst. It was a pocket of skin that formed before I was born and had filled with fluid over the last two years. That pocket of fluid got so big that it blocked all my ventricles from draining any fluid to my spinal cord. Well, it can be pretty common to herniate when the fluid has no place to go. That’s why I had a period of being disoriented. But somehow, it found a pathway to drain again, and I regained my faculties.

The neurosurgeon was out of town for the weekend, so another surgeon was like, ‘Listen. I’m here to cover in case there’s a trauma, and someone is going to die if they don’t get surgery today. But my colleague is the best of the best. He does this surgery in the same OR, with these same people, all the time. I strongly think we should wait until he gets back in town. So he put me on steroids for swelling and monitored me until the neurosurgeon returned.

The night before the surgery, my husband stayed with me. We had the hard conversation. I told him that if something went wrong and I had to be put on a ventilator, but going to come off of it, that’s fine. But if something were to happen and I were neurologically devastated, I didn't want to live like that. He kissed me and said, ‘I know Angie.’

A day later, I was ready to go home and thought I’d go back to work the next week. But I was told I’d have to wait 12 weeks to fly again. My first shift back at work, I flew to Springfield to pick up a kid with a brain mass. It was wild. I called the dispatcher and was like, ‘Are you messing with me?’”

Angelique Dreisewerd, RN, BSN, C-NPT, Pediatric Flight Nurse at BJC HealthCare-St. Louis Children's Hospital

📷: C.Smyth Photography

(5/7) “I’m bad at being a patient, myself. Other than having babies, I hadn’t had a hospital stay until this past year. ...
08/26/2025

(5/7) “I’m bad at being a patient, myself. Other than having babies, I hadn’t had a hospital stay until this past year. One night, I attended a concert with my husband and some friends. On the way home, I developed a sudden, intense headache. When I got home, I began vomiting and was very sensitive to both light and sound. I’d gotten migraines in the past, but it had been years since my last one. Plus, this one was markedly worse. I knew something was wrong, but I finally got settled enough to go to sleep.

I woke up the next morning and was letting the dog out when my oldest son told me I tripped over the dog bowls and stumbled onto the couch. I don’t remember any of it. He said, ‘Mom, can I get you some water?’ I was confused and disoriented. He got me a glass and told me I couldn’t figure out how to drink it. He called Ryan, my husband, and was like, ‘You need to come home. There’s something wrong with Mom.’ My husband assumed I had a bad migraine and told him, ‘Just let Mom sleep.’ Three minutes later, he called again, saying, ‘Dad, you have to come home. I'm really worried.’ My husband rushed home and said that when he walked inside, I was lying on my side with dried vomit coming out of my mouth. I’d also lost control of my bladder. He picked me up, changed my clothes, and put me in bed. When I heard the story later, I was like, ‘Ryan! That should’ve been a 911 call.’

The next thing I remember, I woke up in bed. I called my best friend, who does infusions, to come by and give me fluids. But hearing my story, she said, ‘None of this makes sense. Go to the ER.’ Ryan took me to a hospital near my home, and they did a scan. It was abnormal, but they gave me a shot of a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug and Benadryl and sent me home. The next day, I still had this monster headache, and now had two of my close nurse friends telling me I needed to go to another hospital. After more convincing, I decided I’d go the next day. After the grandparents arrived to watch our kids that morning, I went to Mercy because one of my friends who worked there was like, ‘I swear to you, if you aren’t here by 7:15 a.m., I’m coming to get you myself.’”

Angelique Dreisewerd, RN, BSN, C-NPT, Pediatric Flight Nurse at BJC HealthCare-St. Louis Children's Hospital

📷: C.Smyth Photography

(1/7) “Growing up, my mom was a nurse, so when it came time to choose a career, I decided, ‘I’ll be a nurse, too.’ In co...
08/26/2025

(1/7) “Growing up, my mom was a nurse, so when it came time to choose a career, I decided, ‘I’ll be a nurse, too.’ In college, I heard about flight nursing and thought it was so cool. My grandmother, who was my biggest supporter, put a helicopter on my graduation cake because she never doubted it would happen for me. You need a lot of intensive care experience to be a flight nurse, so I started work in a Level One Trauma Center. I loved the adrenaline, but over time, I realized my true passion was pediatrics. And since I only knew about flight nursing positions for adult care, I assumed that dream was over. Later, one of my friends told me she joined the pediatric flight team at BJC, so I applied, not expecting much because it was so competitive. It’s a hard job to get and a hard job to keep. But to my surprise, they called and offered me a position. I still remember jumping up and down in my living room. I got my dream job.”

Angelique Dreisewerd, RN, BSN, C-NPT, Pediatric Flight Nurse at BJC HealthCare-St. Louis Children's Hospital

📷: C.Smyth Photography

(2/7) “Most people think our job is like what they see on TV, but I don’t even watch any of those hospital shows because...
08/26/2025

(2/7) “Most people think our job is like what they see on TV, but I don’t even watch any of those hospital shows because they drive me bananas. Not everything is a crazy emergency, and there aren’t things flying everywhere as we take off. But it can be intense, and it requires a calm approach to high-pressure situations. We have an organized approach to how we do things and a protocol for every situation that’s focused on safety for the clinicians, pilots, and patients. For instance, we aren’t loading up with an actively coding patient. We try to stabilize them the best we can before beginning any transport. But, whether by helicopter, plane, or ambulance, every decision is deliberate and coordinated. At the airport, we start at 5 a.m. and either do a 12-hour or 24-hour shift. At the hospital, we have a 7 a.m. start time. I do an ambulance and helicopter equipment check first thing in the morning, then wait for a call. When one comes in, the dispatcher at Children’s will send a page to everyone on the team that includes where we’re going, the kid’s age, weight, and name, and the reason we’re picking them up. It also tells us how we’re traveling — by plane, helicopter, or ambulance. We aim to leave within 15 minutes of the page. After dropping the patient off at the hospital and completing the trip, we clean up, restock, and get ready for the next call.”

Angelique Dreisewerd, RN, BSN, C-NPT, Pediatric Flight Nurse at BJC HealthCare-St. Louis Children's Hospital

📷: C.Smyth Photography

(3/7) “One call that I’ll always remember happened on my last shift before vacation. The patient initially visited anot...
08/26/2025

(3/7) “One call that I’ll always remember happened on my last shift before vacation. The patient initially visited another hospital due to flu-like symptoms, and his mom told the care team, ‘Something is seriously wrong.’ And not long before he was to be discharged, he coded. They resuscitated him, but shortly after, he coded again. After resuscitating him the second time, he was then transferred to their pediatric ICU. His condition remained critical, so a call was placed for our team at Children’s. And when we fly locally, it’s a big deal because it isn’t that far away.

When we arrived, it was clear that he was barely hanging on. I remember thinking, ‘This kid’s not going to make it to Children’s alive.’ He still had a pulse, but we were prepared for the worst. The physician spoke with his parents before transport, ensuring they understood the seriousness of the situation. His older sister was in the room with eyes as wide as bowling balls, and I thought, ‘Girl, me too.’

In this line of work, we learn to compartmentalize. We care deeply, but in order to function in high-stakes situations, we have to see our patients clinically. Emotional distance keeps us steady. But this time, when we went to move the boy over to our stretcher and the blanket was pulled back, his little spindly legs looked exactly like my son’s. At that moment, my professional armor cracked, and I nearly broke down. I couldn’t stop thinking, ‘These parents may have to bury their child — something I just can not imagine as a mother myself.’”

Angelique Dreisewerd, RN, BSN, C-NPT, Pediatric Flight Nurse at BJC HealthCare-St. Louis Children's Hospital

📷: C.Smyth Photography

(4/7) “When we arrived at Children’s, medical professionals were waiting outside the doors and in the room. The patient ...
08/26/2025

(4/7) “When we arrived at Children’s, medical professionals were waiting outside the doors and in the room. The patient was so unstable that the team was preparing to place him on ECMO, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation — a machine used in only the most extreme cases that takes over the functions of the heart and lungs. It’s almost always a last resort after all other interventions failed.

As we left this boy with the cardiac ICU team, our safety officer came up to assist with the transfer. When I caught his eye, something in me broke. I looked at him and said, ‘I need a minute.’ I stepped into a quiet room, cried, and called my husband, asking to speak to our kids. He put me on speakerphone, and I told them, ‘There’s a little boy here who’s the same age as Bennett. He is really, really sick, and I don’t know if he’s going to make it. We have to pray for him.’ They were crying. I was crying. And we all said a prayer that every provider who cared for this kid was going to get him through it.

The next day, I checked in, and he was still alive. I was overwhelmed with relief. I knew he wasn’t out of the woods, but he was holding on. Over the following weeks, I followed his progress. On my next few shifts, I made a point to check on him each time he got a little better. After months of recovery, he was finally ready to go home.

The day he was supposed to be discharged, I gave him the biggest hug and handed him my flight wings. I told him, ‘You are the kiddo who scared me the most, ever.’ Today, he is a healthy, thriving kid. Seeing where he is now reminds me why we do what we do, and how sometimes hope, prayer, and medicine all come together in the most powerful way.”

Angelique Dreisewerd, RN, BSN, C-NPT, Pediatric Flight Nurse at BJC HealthCare-St. Louis Children's Hospital

📷: C.Smyth Photography

Join BJC Medical Group's vascular team at Memorial Hospital Belleville.We welcome nurse practitioners and physician assi...
08/25/2025

Join BJC Medical Group's vascular team at Memorial Hospital Belleville.

We welcome nurse practitioners and physician assistants with vascular surgery experience and are open to those from emergency department and general surgery backgrounds.

Enjoy a rewarding career with no weekend or holiday rotations, and no call schedule. Apply today:

https://bjcjobs.info/3UKRKpu

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BJC HealthCare serves urban, suburban and rural communities and includes 15 hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long-term care and hospice.

Find your fit: www.bjc.org/jobs