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Baptist Health (Central Alabama)

Faith-based hospital system serving Central Alabama

Registered Nurse Lactation PRN

Nursing & Frontline Patient CarePosted on Nov 11
Full-timeHomewood, AL, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
  • Meet all mandatory, developmental, and performance competency requirements for Orlando Health and the unit or department.
  • Maintain a current State of Alabama registered nurse license or a valid eNLC multistate registered nurse license.
  • Maintain current Basic Life Support or Healthcare Provider certification.
  • Obtain Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Neonatal Resuscitation Program, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, or Trauma Nursing Core Course certification when required for the assigned area; Neonatal Resuscitation Program certification is required for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
  • For Hospital Care at Home in-home nursing, possess a valid driver's license and reliable transportation to travel to perform job duties.
  • Have one year of experience unless approved by an AVP-level leader or above.

Responsibilities

  • Assess patient needs and develop or revise individualized plans of care based on patient needs and responses; evaluate progress toward expected outcomes.
  • Build respectful relationships with team members and customers while respecting diversity.
  • Act as a patient and family advocate.
  • Provide care appropriate to the ages and developmental needs of patients served in the assigned unit or department.
  • Serve as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, or nurse clinician.
  • Communicate and collaborate with medical staff and interdisciplinary teams to plan and manage the unit or department effectively.
  • Model professional practice and support hospital and nursing department goals and strategies.
  • Apply knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan, assess patient-status data, and interpret information needed to identify age-specific care requirements.
  • Coordinate care and delegate appropriately for a defined group of patients.
  • Document patient care consistently and skillfully in accordance with required and regulatory standards, including assessment, education, medication administration, treatments, and patient safety.
  • Demonstrate competency in nursing skills and use of patient-care and unit equipment as defined by unit- or department-specific requirements.
  • Prioritize patient care on an ongoing basis in accordance with evidence-based practice standards of care.
  • Identify and resolve problems effectively.
  • Delegate tasks and duties to healthcare team members according to patient needs and each team member’s capabilities and qualifications.
  • Communicate relevant information about patient conditions or unit concerns to other healthcare team members.
  • Provide compassionate care and a therapeutic environment for patients and families.
  • Maintain awareness of legal issues and patients’ rights.
  • Collaborate with the education department and nursing leadership to transition and support new team members or students.
  • Maintain reasonably regular and punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies and applicable federal, state, and local standards.
  • Comply with Orlando Health policies and procedures.
  • Contribute nursing knowledge and skills to others and support continual improvement in healthcare quality and organizational outcomes.
  • Participate in and potentially lead unit- or organization-level nursing practice and performance-improvement committees.
  • Participate in departmental and organizational peer review, mentoring, and coaching related to professional practice or role performance.
  • Use supplies efficiently and maintain a clean, safe, and organized work area.
  • Attend staff-development in-services, department meetings, and nursing committee meetings.
  • Partner with nursing leadership to identify professional-development needs.
  • Take responsibility for professional development and continuing education.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
  • For Hospital Care at Home Patient Care Hub functions, administer care in a virtual hospital setting for acute-care patients receiving active treatment.
  • For Patient Care Hub functions, use telehealth technology to assess patients, develop or revise individualized care plans, and evaluate progress toward expected outcomes.
  • Conduct virtual patient-care visits using telehealth technology, assess clinical symptoms, apply critical thinking, and escalate potential patient decompensation.
  • Collaborate with in-home clinical and support staff to meet patient-care needs.
  • For Hospital Care at Home in-home nursing functions, provide direct care in patients’ homes as part of the inpatient home setting.
  • Contribute to individualized care plans based on patient needs and responses.
  • Travel to and enter patient homes within the designated geographic service region.
  • Collaborate with the virtual Patient Care Hub clinical team and support staff to deliver care.
  • Address urgent and emergent patient needs as directed and provide age-appropriate care.
  • Work autonomously and productively in the Hospital Care at Home environment.
  • Use in-home virtual technology to connect with the Patient Care Hub and conduct virtual patient visits.
  • Transport and deliver requested items, equipment, and medications, excluding controlled substances and intravenous chemotherapy drugs.

About the Company

Baptist Health (Central Alabama)

Faith-based hospital system serving Central Alabama

Baptist Health is a faith-based nonprofit health system caring for communities across Central and Northeast Alabama. Its hospitals, emergency services, physician practices and outpatient clinics combine acute, primary and specialty care, including heart, cancer, surgical, diagnostic and women's services. Baptist Health Medical Group includes community-based physician practices alongside hospital and specialty care, extending services beyond inpatient stays. The system is part of Orlando Health, a nonprofit academic health organization whose network spans Florida, Puerto Rico and Alabama. Baptist Health traces its roots to a hospital ministry founded by Birmingham-area Baptist congregations in 1922.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Not listed
Founded
1922

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