Chamberlain College of Nursing
11830 Westline Industrial Drive, St. Louis, MO, 63146
(314) 991-6200Chamberlain College of Nursing has a 125-year history of preparing extraordinary nursing graduates.
Their roots go back to the Deaconess tradition of 19th-century Europe. Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, studied at a Deaconess facility in Germany and later applied the concepts she learned to her nursing practice. In 1889, an evangelical pastor in St. Louis, Missouri, proposed establishing health care services based on the Deaconess model to address the needs of the local community. Those services evolved into the Deaconess School of Nursing and, later, the Deaconess College of Nursing.
Degree Programs Offered
- Advanced Nursing
- Mental and Social Health
- Nursing
Careers
Child Life Specialists
Child life specialists are trained to provide care to children and adolescents who may be facing issues such as medical procedures or illness. They may work in hospitals, clinics, or doctor’s offices. These professionals are trained to identify children with needs and help address those needs through play or counseling. Child life specialists may also provide support to the families of children who are facing illness or injury and require medical care.
Salary
$25—40K
Job Growth
6.00%
Education Required
Bachelor's Degree
Clinical Psychologists
A clinical psychologist’s primary tasks are the assessment and treatment of mental health issues, including emotional or social disorders. A clinical psychologist’s job responsibilities may include development and supervision of mental health programs. Clinical psychologists can work in private practices, mental health organizations and hospitals with individuals, families, couples or groups of all ages.
Salary
$40—60K
Job Growth
16.61%
Education Required
Doctoral or professional degree
Community Health Worker
Community Health Workers play a vital role in improving a patient’s health by providing a connection between health systems and community resources, as well as education on how to reduce behavioral health risk factors. They provide encouragement and social support to assist individuals with goal setting and barrier identification. CHWs assist in coordinating care by linking people to appropriate information and services, serve as a liaison between individuals and community healthcare systems, provide appropriate health education to individuals, organizations and/or communities, in an effort to reduce modifiable risk factors and encourage healthy behaviors. They also recognize gaps and advocate for individual and community health needs.
Salary
$25—40K
Job Growth
5.00%
Education Required
Bachelor's Degree
Health Care Social Workers
Health care social workers provide individuals, families and groups with the support they need to cope with serious illnesses. They advise and support family care givers, provide patient education and counseling, and make referrals when needed. They may also provide care and manage treatment plans designed to promote health, prevent disease and address barriers to access to health care.
Salary
$25—40K
Job Growth
20.91%
Education Required
Master's Degree
Mental Health Counselors
Mental health counselors work as primary mental health caregivers. They conduct mental health assessments, develop individualized treatment plans and lead therapy sessions. They may make treatment referrals as needed.
Salary
$40—60K
Job Growth
22.72%
Education Required
Master's Degree
Psychiatrists
Psychiatrists are physicians who diagnose, analyze and treat mental health disorders.
Salary
$100K
Job Growth
10.20%
Education Required
Doctoral or professional degree
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
Counselors provide all-around counseling and treatment. They work under the direction of a patient’s doctor as they provide counseling and treatment to those with mental health or substance abuse issues. They may work with people who have alcohol, tobacco, drug or other problems, such as gambling or eating disorders. Counselors may work with individuals, families or groups.
Salary
$25—40K
Job Growth
28.95%
Education Required
Bachelor's Degree
Clinical Nurse Specialists
Clinical nurse specialists (CNSs) plan, direct and coordinate the daily patient care activities in a clinical practice. CNSs ensure adherence to clinical policies, protocols, regulations and standards.
Salary
$60—100K
Job Growth
18.00%
Education Required
Master's Degree
Informatics Nurse Specialists
Informatics nurse specialists explore how technology, computers and research influence the practice of nursing.
Salary
$60—100K
Job Growth
24.00%
Education Required
Master's Degree
Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses
Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) provide care to sick, injured, recovering or disabled patients and may be supervised by a registered nurse. LPNs administer prescribed medications or start intravenous fluids, noting times and amounts on patients’ charts. They also observe patients, note changes in a patients conditions and take basic vital signs like blood pressure and temperature . Providing care also may include dressing wounds, treating bedsores, sterilizing equipment and supplies.
Salary
$25—40K
Job Growth
7.81%
Education Required
Post secondary non-degree award or Associate's degree
Nurse Administrator/Nurse Executive
A nurse administrator creates work schedules, gives performance reviews and develops work policies. Other job duties include keeping up established ethical and legal standards for job performance, attending administrative personnel meetings and developing new employee training. Most of the work of a nurse administrator is done in an office and not on the care floor, so an administrator has little or no direct contact with patients. A nurse administrator may work in a hospital, nursing home, private doctor’s office, home health care organization or urgent care facility. Nurse executives are the top leaders responsible for leading overall nursing operations.
Salary
$60—100K
Job Growth
20.00%
Education Required
Bachelor's Degree
Nurse Anesthetists or Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists
Nurse anesthetists prepare and administer anesthesia, monitor patient’s vital signs, and oversee patient recovery from anesthesia. CRNAs may assist anesthesiologists, surgeons, physicians or dentists.
Salary
$60—100K
Job Growth
7.44%
Education Required
Master's Degree
Nurse Midwives
Nurse midwives diagnose and coordinate all aspects of the birthing process. Midwives may work independently or as part of a health care team. Nurse midwives may provide preventive care to women.
Salary
$40—60K
Job Growth
19.30%
Education Required
Master's Degree
Nurse Practitioners
Nurse practitioners diagnose and treat both sudden and long-term conditions. They may do physical exams, physical therapy or order tests and therapies for patients. NPs order, perform or interpret results of blood tests, EKGs and X-rays. They use these tools, along with patient symptoms and medical history to develop the right diagnosis.
Salary
$60—100K
Job Growth
27.93%
Education Required
Master's Degree
Nursing Assistants
Nursing assistants provide basic care to patients under the direction of a nurse. Nursing assistants help patients eat and bathe. Nursing assistants may dress, groom or move patients. They give medications or treatments and answer patient calls, apply clean dressings or bandages under the direction of a nurse or physician.
Salary
$25K
Job Growth
9.60%
Education Required
Postsecondary non-degree or equivalent
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary
Instructors teach about nursing in classrooms and clinical settings. Nursing instructors lead, develop and organize teaching programs. They keep informed about developments in the field of nursing and may collaborate with other faculty to address teaching and research issues.
Salary
$60—100K
Job Growth
32.90%
Education Required
Doctoral or professional degree
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses
Psychiatric mental health nursing is a specialty within nursing. Psychiatric mental health registered nurses work with individuals, families, groups, and communities, assessing their mental health needs. The PMHN develops a nursing diagnosis and plan of care, implements the nursing process, and evaluates it for effectiveness.
Salary
$60—100K
Job Growth
26.00%
Education Required
Master's Degree
Registered Nurses
Registered nurses (R.N.s) care for sick and injured patients. Registered nurses will assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Registered nurses monitor and record patients’ conditions and report any changes to physicians. They maintain detailed reports, record vital signs, and order, interpret and evaluate tests to identify and assess patients’ conditions and work closely with patients and their families.
Salary
$40—60K
Job Growth
15.81%
Education Required
Post secondary non-degree award or Associate's degree
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