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Baptist Health (Central Alabama)

Faith-based hospital system serving Central Alabama

Geriatric Psychiatric Registered Nurse

Full-TimeDeadline 10/2/27
No salary listed
Junior, Mid
Bachelor's
Homewood, AL, USA
In PersonHospital Care at Home duties may require travel to patient homes within a specific geographical region.
Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryNursing & Frontline Patient Care

About the job

Requirements
  • Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
  • Maintain a current State of Alabama Registered Nurse license or valid enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact multistate Registered Nurse license.
  • Maintain current Basic Life Support/Healthcare Provider certification.
  • Hold Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Neonatal Resuscitation Program, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, Trauma Nursing Core Course certification as required for certain areas; Neonatal Resuscitation Program certification is required for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
  • Have one year of experience, unless approved by an Assistant Vice President level or above.
  • Possess a valid driver's license and reliable transportation for Hospital Care at Home in-home nursing duties.
  • Meet all mandatory, developmental, and performance competency requirements for Orlando Health and the assigned unit or department.
Responsibilities
  • Assess patients' needs and develop or revise individualized plans of care based on patient needs and responses, evaluating progress toward expected outcomes.
  • Serve as a patient and family advocate.
  • Provide age-appropriate care based on the 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.
  • Coordinate care and delegate appropriately to other team members for a defined group of patients.
  • Document patient care, including assessment, education, medication administration, treatments, and patient safety, in accordance with required and regulatory standards.
  • Use nursing skills and patient care or unit equipment competently according to unit or department requirements.
  • Prioritize patient care 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-member capabilities and qualifications.
  • Communicate patient-condition and unit-concern information to other healthcare team members.
  • Collaborate with the education department and nursing leadership team to transition and support new team members and students.
  • Administer patient care within the virtual hospital setting and Patient Care Hub for Hospital Care at Home patients.
  • Use telehealth technology to conduct virtual patient-care visits, assess clinical symptoms, apply critical thinking, and escalate potential patient decompensation.
  • Collaborate with in-home clinical, virtual Patient Care Hub, and support teams to meet patient-care needs.
  • Administer direct patient care in patients' homes within the Hospital Care at Home program.
  • Travel to and enter patient homes within a specific geographical region.
  • Work autonomously and productively in a hospital-at-home environment.
  • Use in-home virtual technology to connect with the Patient Care Hub and conduct virtual visits.
  • Transport and deliver requested items, equipment, and medications, excluding controlled substances and intravenous chemotherapy drugs.
  • Participate in or lead unit-level and organizational nursing-practice or performance-improvement committees.
  • Participate in department and organizational peer review, mentoring, and coaching related to professional practice or role performance.
  • Maintain an efficient, clean, safe, and organized work area.
  • Attend staff-development in-services, department meetings, and nursing committee meetings.
  • Partner with the nursing leadership team to identify professional-development needs.
  • Maintain professional development and continuing education.
  • Maintain regular and punctual attendance and comply with applicable organizational policies and procedures.

About the company

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Baptist Health (Central Alabama)

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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

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Headquarters

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Founded

1922

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