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Baptist Health (Central Alabama)

Faith-based hospital system serving Central Alabama

Graduate Nurse Medical/Surgical

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeAlabaster, AL, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.
  • Be authorized by the Alabama Board of Nursing to practice as a graduate nurse and have received a Graduate Nurse letter.
  • Be authorized to take the NCLEX by the examination vendor.
  • Meet all mandatory, developmental, and performance competency requirements for Orlando Health and the unit or department.
  • Obtain Registered Nurse licensure in Alabama or an Nurse Licensure Compact multistate RN license within three months of placement in the job.
  • Maintain current Basic Life Support/Healthcare Provider certification.
  • For certain areas, hold Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Neonatal Resuscitation Program, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, or Trauma Nursing Core Course certification; Neonatal Resuscitation Program certification is required for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Responsibilities

  • Administer bedside patient care in a hospital or inpatient/observation setting under the supervision of a preceptor, leader, and/or charge nurse.
  • Assess patients’ needs, develop or revise individualized plans of care based on their needs and responses, and evaluate progress toward expected outcomes.
  • Build respectful relationships with team members and customers while respecting diversity.
  • Advocate for patients and their families.
  • Provide care appropriate to the age of patients served on the assigned unit or department.
  • Serve as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, and/or nurse clinician.
  • Communicate and collaborate with medical staff and the interdisciplinary team to plan and manage the unit or department effectively.
  • Model professional conduct for staff and support the hospital and nursing department’s goals and strategies.
  • Apply knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan, assess patient-status data, and interpret information to identify age-specific needs.
  • Coordinate care for a defined patient group and delegate tasks appropriately to team members.
  • Document patient care consistently and 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 requirements.
  • Prioritize patient care continuously 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 team members’ capabilities and qualifications.
  • Communicate relevant information about patient conditions or unit concerns to other healthcare team members.
  • Provide a compassionate and therapeutic environment for patients and their families.
  • Remain aware of legal issues and patients’ rights.
  • Collaborate with the education department and nursing leadership team to transition and support new team members and/or students effectively.
  • Maintain reasonably regular and punctual attendance consistent with applicable organizational policies and legal standards.
  • Comply with Orlando Health policies and procedures.
  • Contribute to others’ knowledge and skills and continuously improve healthcare practice quality and organizational outcomes.
  • Participate in and may lead unit-level and/or organizational committees focused on nursing practice and performance improvement.
  • Participate in departmental and organizational peer review, mentoring, and coaching regarding 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/or nursing committee meetings.
  • Partner with nursing leadership to identify professional-development needs.
  • Take responsibility for personal professional development and continuing education.
  • Actively participate in and attend the Nurse Residency Program as appropriate to the role.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

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
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Founded
1922

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