Full-Time
Registered Nurse
Deadline 5/19/27
DCH Health System
West Alabama health system
No salary listed
Tuscaloosa, AL, USA
In Person
Bachelor's, Associate's
Category
 Medical, Clinical & Veterinary (1) |
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Required Skills
PALS
ACLS
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Patient Education
Requirements
- A current approved Alabama Board of Nursing Registered Nurse license or a multistate license is required, or the candidate must be able to obtain one before starting.
- Current American Heart Association or American Red Cross Basic Life Support Provider training is required, or it must be obtained within the stated start-date window.
- An associate degree is the minimum educational requirement.
- The candidate must be able to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.
- Dialysis nurses require Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support certification.
- The role requires clear and accurate communication, decision-making that affects others, delegation to and receipt of delegation from team members and students, and the ability to address conflict and stressful situations.
- The candidate must be able to use electronic mail, telephone, texting, time and attendance software, learning management software, and the intranet.
- The candidate must be able to work in groups, perform structured and unstructured work, meet time pressure and timelines, and work every other weekend.
- The role requires tolerance of possible exposure to human body fluids, disease, infection, laboratory chemicals, hazardous materials, and cleaning solutions, with use of common protective and safety equipment.
- The candidate must be able to perform medium work, including exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 30 pounds frequently, and up to 10 pounds constantly.
- The candidate must tolerate prolonged standing and walking and be able to reach, stand, walk, kneel, bend, sit, stoop, run in an emergency, and lift, push, pull, and carry objects.
- The candidate must possess coordinated finger movement and the ability to perceive temperature, texture, shape, and size with the fingertips, perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation, work prolonged shifts, and have normal or corrected hearing and vision.
Responsibilities
- Plan, coordinate, and direct quality, compassionate patient care while maintaining professional nursing practice standards and creating positive therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
- Supervise licensed practical nurses, patient care assistants, unit secretaries, orthopedic technicians, and other non-licensed staff.
- Assess each assigned patient on admission and on an ongoing basis, including physical, psychological, social, spiritual, cultural, pain, nutritional, functional, developmental, age-related, and discharge-planning needs.
- Plan, provide, and document patient and significant-other education after identifying barriers to learning.
- Evaluate and regularly reevaluate patient care and coordinate 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 the care plan.
- 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 assessments for the applicable job class.
- Maintain performance, patient and 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.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Desired Qualifications
- A Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.
DCH Health System is a public health system serving Tuscaloosa and communities across West Alabama. The system provides hospital, emergency, surgical, diagnostic, rehabilitation, and outpatient services through regional care facilities. It serves patients, families, clinicians, referring providers, and communities throughout West Alabama. Its operating model centers on hospital and ambulatory care supported by clinical departments, technology, facilities, supply chain, and administration. Teams work across nursing, physicians, allied health, imaging, laboratories, technology, facilities, and patient services. Teams support coordinated daily delivery.
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