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Baptist Health (Central Alabama)

Faith-based hospital system serving Central Alabama

Registered Nurse Emergency Room

Full-TimeDeadline 10/5/27
No salary listed
Entry
Bachelor's
Homewood, AL, USA
In Person
Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryNursing & Frontline Patient Care

About the job

Requirements
  • Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
  • Meet all mandatory, developmental, and performance competency requirements for Orlando Health and the unit or department.
  • Maintain a current State of Alabama registered nurse license or valid eNLC multistate registered nurse license.
  • Maintain current Basic Life Support or Healthcare Provider certification.
  • Hold advanced cardiac life support, neonatal resuscitation program, pediatric advanced life support, or trauma nursing core course certifications 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 duties, possess a valid driver's license and reliable transportation to travel for job duties.
  • For Hospital Care at Home in-home nursing duties, be able to travel to and enter patient homes within the specified geographic region.
  • No prior experience is required.
Responsibilities
  • Assess patients' needs and develop or revise individualized plans of care based on their needs and responses; evaluate progress toward expected outcomes.
  • Build respectful relationships with team members and customers, respecting diversity.
  • Advocate for patients and families.
  • Provide care appropriate to the ages of patients served on the assigned unit or department, applying knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan and age-specific needs.
  • Serve as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, and/or nurse clinician.
  • Communicate and collaborate with medical staff and interdisciplinary teams to plan and manage the unit or department effectively.
  • Role-model professional practice and support hospital and nursing department goals and strategies.
  • Coordinate care and delegate appropriately for an assigned group of patients, based on patient needs and team members' capabilities and qualifications.
  • Document patient care consistently and in accordance with required and regulatory standards, including assessments, education, medication administration, treatments, and patient safety.
  • Demonstrate competency in nursing skills and use of patient-care and unit equipment as required by the unit or department.
  • Prioritize patient care in accordance with evidence-based practice standards of care.
  • Identify and resolve problems effectively.
  • Communicate relevant information about patient conditions or unit concerns to healthcare team members.
  • Provide compassionate care and a therapeutic environment for patients and families.
  • Observe legal requirements and patients' rights.
  • Collaborate with the education department and nursing leadership team to transition and support new team members and students.
  • Maintain regular, punctual attendance and comply with Orlando Health policies and applicable standards.
  • Comply with Orlando Health policies and procedures.
  • Contribute to colleagues' knowledge and skills and to continuous improvement in healthcare quality and organizational outcomes.
  • Participate in and may lead unit-level or organization-level 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/or nursing committee meetings.
  • Partner with the nursing leadership team to identify professional development needs and take responsibility for continuing education.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
  • For Hospital Care at Home Patient Care Hub duties, administer acute patient care in the virtual hospital setting.
  • For Patient Care Hub duties, use telehealth technology to assess patients, create or revise individualized care plans, evaluate progress, conduct virtual visits, identify clinical symptoms, and escalate potential patient decompensation.
  • For Patient Care Hub duties, collaborate with in-home clinical and support staff to meet patient-care needs.
  • For Hospital Care at Home in-home nursing duties, provide direct acute patient care in patients' homes and contribute to individualized care plans.
  • For in-home nursing duties, collaborate with the virtual Patient Care Hub clinical and support teams to deliver patient care.
  • For in-home nursing duties, address urgent or emergent patient needs, work autonomously and productively, and use in-home virtual technology to connect with the Patient Care Hub and conduct virtual visits.
  • For in-home nursing duties, transport and deliver requested items, equipment, and medications, excluding controlled substances and intravenous chemotherapy drugs.
Desired Qualifications
  • Emergency room experience is preferred.

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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