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Baptist Health (Central Alabama)

Faith-based hospital system serving Central Alabama

Registered Nurse Mother Baby

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 assigned 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/Healthcare Provider certification.
  • Maintain 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 for job duties.
  • Have one year of experience unless approved by an AVP-level leader or above.

Responsibilities

  • Assess patient needs, develop or 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.
  • Act as a patient and family advocate.
  • Provide care appropriate to the ages 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, and identify age-specific care requirements.
  • Coordinate care and delegate appropriately for a defined group of patients.
  • Document patient assessment, education, medication administration, treatments, and safety measures consistently and in accordance with regulatory standards.
  • Demonstrate competency in nursing skills and use of patient-care and unit equipment required by the unit or department.
  • 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 each team member's capabilities and qualifications.
  • Communicate relevant patient-condition or unit information to other healthcare team members.
  • Provide a compassionate and therapeutic environment for patients and families.
  • Remain aware of legal issues and patient rights.
  • Collaborate with the education department and nursing leadership to transition and support new team members or students.
  • Maintain regular and punctual attendance consistent with applicable policies and standards.
  • Comply with Orlando Health policies and procedures.
  • Contribute nursing knowledge and skills and support continuous improvement in healthcare quality and organizational outcomes.
  • Participate in and potentially lead unit-level or organizational nursing-practice and performance-improvement committees.
  • Participate in department 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 the virtual hospital setting to acute-care patients receiving active treatment.
  • For Patient Care Hub functions, use TeleHealth technology to assess patient needs, develop or revise plans of care, and evaluate progress toward 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 in the virtual unit.
  • For Hospital Care at Home in-home nursing functions, administer direct care in the patient's home setting and contribute to individualized plans of care based on patient needs and responses.
  • Travel to and enter patient homes within the designated geographic region for Hospital Care at Home services.
  • Collaborate with the virtual Patient Care Hub clinical and support teams to deliver patient care.
  • Address urgent or emergent patient needs as directed and work autonomously and productively in the hospital-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
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Founded
1922

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