Full-Time
Registered Nurse
Emergency Department, Flexi
Deadline 7/9/27
DCH Health System
No salary listed
Northport, AL, USA
In Person
Bachelor's, Associate's
Category
 Medical, Clinical & Veterinary (1) |
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Required Skills
Nursing
PALS
ACLS
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Patient Education
Requirements
- A current approved Alabama Board of Nursing registered nurse license or multistate license is required, or the ability to obtain one before starting.
- Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support Provider training is required.
- A minimum Associate degree is required.
- The ability to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English is required.
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support certification is required for Emergency Department positions.
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification is required for Emergency Department positions.
- The role requires the ability to communicate clearly and accurately, delegate to team members and students, receive delegation, address conflict and stressful situations, work in groups, and meet time pressure and deadlines.
- The role requires the ability to tolerate exposure to human body fluids, disease, infection, laboratory chemicals, hazardous materials, and cleaning solutions while using common protective and safety equipment.
- The role requires medium physical work, including exerting up to 50 pounds occasionally, 30 pounds frequently, and 10 pounds constantly, as well as prolonged standing and walking.
- The role requires the ability to reach, stand, walk, kneel, bend, sit, stoop, run in an emergency, and lift, push, pull, and carry objects.
- The role requires coordinated finger movement and the ability to feel and perceive temperature, texture, shape, and size with the fingertips.
- The role requires stamina for prolonged shifts and normal or corrected hearing and vision.
- Physical presence onsite is essential.
Responsibilities
- Plans, coordinates, and directs quality, compassionate nursing care while maintaining professional nursing practice standards and creating positive therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
- Provides leadership to team members by articulating and delegating expected standards of care, supervising and encouraging team members, and supporting their contributions.
- Supervises licensed practical nurses, patient care assistants, unit secretaries, orthopedic technicians, and other non-licensed staff.
- Assesses each assigned patient on admission and ongoing, including physical, psychological, social, spiritual, cultural, pain, nutritional, functional, developmental, age-related, and discharge-planning needs.
- Plans, provides, and documents patient and significant-other education after identifying barriers to learning.
- Evaluates and reevaluates patient care and coordinates care planning with patients, families, providers, and other disciplines to achieve patient-centered outcomes.
- Assigns and delegates nursing care to team members according to patient needs and team-member capabilities.
- Applies safety principles during care and accurately documents observations, care provided, and care-plan changes.
- Participates in transition rounds, care planning, problem identification, and team shift reports.
- Assists with performance-improvement activities by serving on performance-improvement teams, assisting with measures, and supporting and implementing necessary changes.
- Performs initial and annual competency assessments for the applicable job class.
- Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction, and financial standards outlined in the performance evaluation.
- Performs compliance requirements outlined in the Employee Handbook.
- Adheres to DCH Behavioral Standards and DCH Health System policies and procedures.
- Performs essential job functions in a manner that ensures patient, visitor, and employee safety.
- Identifies and reduces unsafe practices and takes appropriate action to reduce risks and hazards.
- Uses electronic mail, time-and-attendance software, learning-management software, and the intranet.
- Works every other weekend, including Saturday and Sunday, as scheduled.
- Performs other assigned duties.
Desired Qualifications
- A Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree is preferred.