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Baptist Health (Central Alabama)

Faith-based hospital system serving Central Alabama

Cardiac Registered Nurse PRN

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeBirmingham, 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 Baptist Health, Orlando Health, and the assigned unit or department.
  • Maintain a current State of Alabama registered nurse license or valid eNLC multistate registered nurse license.
  • Maintain current Basic Life Support/Healthcare Provider certification.
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Neonatal Resuscitation Program, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, and Trauma Nursing Core Course certifications are required for certain areas; Neonatal Resuscitation Program certification is required for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

Responsibilities

  • Assess patients’ needs; develop and revise individualized plans of care based on patient needs and responses; and evaluate progress toward expected outcomes.
  • Build respectful relationships with team members and customers while respecting diversity.
  • Serve as a patient and family advocate.
  • Provide care appropriate to the ages of patients served on the assigned unit or department and apply lifespan growth and development principles to assess patient status and identify age-specific needs.
  • 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 practice and support hospital and nursing department goals and strategies.
  • Coordinate care and delegate appropriately to other team members for an assigned group of patients.
  • Document patient assessment, education, medication administration, treatments, and patient safety in a knowledgeable, skillful, consistent manner that meets required and regulatory standards.
  • Demonstrate competency in nursing skills and use of patient care and unit equipment as defined by unit- or department-specific 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 compassionate care and a therapeutic environment for patients and families.
  • Demonstrate awareness 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 employer policies and federal, state, and local standards.
  • Comply with Baptist Health and Orlando Health policies and procedures.
  • Contribute to others’ knowledge and skills and to continuous improvement in healthcare quality and organizational outcomes.
  • Participate in and may lead unit-level or organizational nursing practice and performance improvement committees.
  • Participate in department 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 the nursing leadership team to identify professional development needs.
  • Assume responsibility for personal professional development and continuing education.
  • 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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