DCH Health System

Community-owned health system in West Alabama

Float Pool - Registered Nurse/RN, Medsurg/Acute Care

Nursing & Frontline Patient CarePosted on Nov 5

Full-timeTuscaloosa, AL, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A current Alabama Registered Nurse license is required.
Eighteen months of Registered Nurse experience is required, including one year of Registered Nurse experience in Acute Care, Critical Care, Emergency Department, Maternal Child, or Behavioral Health.
For Acute Care assignments, an American Heart Association-approved Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider certification is required.
For Critical Care assignments, an American Heart Association-approved Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider certification and Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification are required.
For Behavioral Health assignments, an American Heart Association-approved Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider certification is required.
For Emergency Department assignments, an American Heart Association-approved Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider certification, Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification, and Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification are required.
For Obstetrics assignments, an American Heart Association-approved Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider certification is required.
For Well Baby Nursery assignments, an American Heart Association-approved Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider certification and American Heart Association Neonatal Resuscitation Program certification are required.
For Labor and Delivery assignments, an American Heart Association-approved Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider certification is required, with Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Neonatal Resuscitation Program training required within the first six to twelve months of employment.
For Pediatrics assignments, an American Heart Association-approved Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider certification is required, with Pediatric Advanced Life Support training required within the first six to twelve months of employment.
For Neonatal Intensive Care Unit assignments, an American Heart Association-approved Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider certification and Neonatal Resuscitation Program certification are required within the first six to twelve months of employment.
The candidate must be able to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.
The candidate must be able to communicate clearly and accurately, address conflict and stressful situations, use electronic mail, telephone, and texting, and work in groups.
The candidate must be able to work structured and unstructured assignments, meet time pressure and timelines, and use required protective and safety equipment.
The candidate must be able to perform medium physical work, tolerate prolonged standing and walking, and perform required lifting, pushing, pulling, carrying, reaching, kneeling, bending, sitting, stooping, and emergency running.
The candidate must be able to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation and possess stamina for prolonged shifts.
The candidate must have normal hearing and vision or vision corrected to the normal range.
Physical presence onsite is essential.

Responsibilities

Plan, coordinate, and direct quality, compassionate care by maintaining professional nursing practice standards and creating positive therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
Supervise LPNs, patient care assistants, unit secretaries, orthopedic technicians, and other non-licensed staff.
Assess each assigned patient's physical, psychological, social, spiritual, cultural, pain, nutritional, functional, developmental, and discharge-planning needs on admission and throughout care.
Plan, provide, and document patient and significant-other education after identifying barriers to learning.
Evaluate and regularly reevaluate patient care, coordinating care planning with patients, families, providers, and other disciplines to achieve patient-centered outcomes.
Assign and delegate nursing care to team members according to patient needs and team-member capabilities.
Apply safety principles when performing care.
Accurately document observations, care provided, and changes in care plans.
Provide accurate handoff reports and participate in unit-based huddles.
Assist with performance-improvement activities by serving on performance-improvement teams, assisting with performance-improvement measures, and supporting and implementing necessary changes.
Perform initial and annual competency evaluations for the applicable job class.
Maintain performance, patient-satisfaction, employee-satisfaction, and financial standards outlined in the performance evaluation.
Perform compliance requirements outlined in the Employee Handbook and adhere to DCH Health System policies and procedures.
Perform essential job functions in a manner that ensures the safety of patients, visitors, and employees.
Identify and reduce unsafe practices and take appropriate action to reduce risks and hazards.
Use electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software, and the intranet.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certification is preferred for Emergency Department assignments.

Overview

The Float Pool is the ideal team for individuals who have experience in one or more areas and enjoy working in a variety of settings. The Float Pool provides the expertise of experienced team members who are prepared to serve in many areas of our organization. This team is composed of Registered Nurses that at minimum have eighteen months of nursing experience in a hospital setting. These nurses must also have experience in the area(s) that they are hired to work in. Following orientation, the Float Pool team members are deployed to staff scheduling needs at RMC and NMC campuses. Departments supported by the Float Pool are: Acute Care (including the Rehabilitation Pavilion at NMC), Critical Care, Emergency Department, and Behavioral Health. The Float Pool is the ideal team for individuals who have experience in one or more areas and enjoy working in a variety of settings. The flexibility of the Float Pool team member is recognized by a premium pay rate (please consult DCH Human Resources for more details).

Responsibilities

Plans, coordinates, and directs quality, compassionate care by maintaining standards of professional nursing practice and creating positive therapeutic relationships with patients/families. Supervises LPNs, PCAs, PCAs/US, US, Ortho Techs and other non-licensed staff.

Assesses condition on each assigned patient on admission and on an ongoing basis to include but not limited to the patient’s physical condition, psychological status, social status, spiritual and cultural needs, pain assessment/management, nutritional and functional status, developmental or age related factors, and discharge planning needs.

Plans, provides, and documents patient and/or significant other education based on physical, behavioral, psychological, developmental, and age-related factors, after identifying barriers to learning.

Evaluates and regularly reevaluates patient care; coordinates care planning with patient, family, providers and other disciplines to achieve patient-centered outcomes.

Assigns and delegates nursing care to team members in accordance with the patient’s needs and the capabilities of the team members.

Applies safety principles when performing care

Accurately documents observations, care provided, and changes in care plan.

Provides accurate handoff reports and participates in unit based huddles

Assists in performance improvement (PI) activities by serving on PI teams as warranted, assisting with PI measures and supporting and implementing changes necessary for improvement.

Performs initial and annual competency per job class.

DCH Standards:

Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation.
Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook
Must adhere to the DCH Behavioral Standards including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues and with self.
Performs essential job functions in a manner that ensures the safety of patients, visitors and employees.
Identifies and reduces unsafe practices that may result in harm to patients, visitors and employees
Recognizes and takes appropriate action to reduce risks and hazards to promote safety for patients, visitors and employees.
Requires use of electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software and intranet.
Must adhere to all DCH Health System policies and procedures.
All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Current Alabama RN license required. Eighteen months of RN experience required with one (1) year RN experience in Acute Care, Critical Care, Emergency Department, Maternal Child, or Behavioral Health.

Current Certifications/Licenses listed below are required for their respective areas:

Acute Care: American Heart Association (AHA) approved BLS HealthCare Provider
Critical Care: American Heart Association (AHA) approved BLS HealthCare Provider, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Behavioral Health: American Heart Association (AHA) approved BLS HealthCare Provider
Emergency Department: American Heart Association (AHA) approved BLS HealthCare Provider, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required. Preferred: Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)
Maternal Child: Obstetrics: American Heart Association (AHA) approved BLS HealthCare Provider,
Well Baby Nursery (WBN): American Heart Association (AHA) approved BLS HealthCare Provider, AHA Neonatal Resusucitation (NRP),
Labor and Delivery: American Heart Association (AHA) approved BLS HealthCare Provider, AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) training required within the first 6-12 months of employment. AHA Neonatal Resusucitation Program (NRP) training required within the first 6-12 months of employment.
Pediatrics: American Heart Association (AHA) approved BLS HealthCare Provider, AHA Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) training required within the frist 6-12 months of employment.
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU): American Heart Association (AHA) approved BLS HealthCare Provider, AHA Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) required within the first 6-12 months of employment.
Must be able to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.

WORK CONTEXT

Demonstrate leadership skills
Requires decision making that will affect others
Responsible to achieve outcomes
Must be able to communicate clearly and accurately
Ability to delegate to team members and students
Must be able to receive delegation
Address conflict and stressful situation
Communicate with different personalities and engage in face to face discussion
Dealing with unpleasant or verbally/physically aggressive personalities
Must be able to use electronic mail, telephone and texting
Must be able to work in groups
Must be able to perform structured and unstructured work
Must be able to meet time pressure and time lines
Includes possible exposure to human body fluids, disease, infection, lab chemicals and hazardous materials and/or cleaning solutions
Requires wearing of common protective and safety equipment such as gloves, safety glasses, mask, gowns, etc.

PHYSICAL FACTORS

Medium work. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.Must be able to tolerate prolonged periods of standing and walking
Must be able to reach reasonable distances in any direction
Must be able to stand, walk, kneel, bend, sit and stoop
Must be able to run in an emergency
Must have the ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull and carry objects
Must be able to move fingers in a coordinated manner and must be ablet o feel and perceive temperature, texture, shape and size with fingertips
Must be able to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation
Must possess stamina to work prolonged shifts
Hearing and vision must be normal or corrected to within normal range.
Physical presence onsite is essential.

About the Company

DCH Health System

Community-owned health system in West Alabama

DCH is a community-owned health system serving West Alabama through hospitals in Tuscaloosa, Northport and Fayette. DCH Regional Medical Center anchors the network with cancer, cardiac, minimally invasive surgery and advanced trauma services, while Northport Medical Center provides inpatient and outpatient care, rehabilitation and mental health services. Fayette Medical Center serves rural communities through inpatient care, clinics, diagnostics and a nursing facility; DCH also operates home health and outpatient services. A community board governs the DCH Healthcare Authority, a government subdivision that operates the health system. Druid City Hospital opened in 1923, and DCH is based in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Tuscaloosa, AL
Founded: 1923

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