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Baptist Health (Central Alabama)

Faith-based hospital system serving Central Alabama

Registered Nurse Adult Psych

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeHomewood, AL, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • One year of experience is required unless approved by an AVP-level leader or above.
  • Graduate from an approved school of nursing.
  • Maintain a current State of Alabama registered nurse license or valid eNLC multistate registered nurse license.
  • Maintain current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification.
  • ACLS, NRP, PALS, or TNCC certification is required for certain areas; NRP 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.

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.
  • 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 life span.
  • 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.
  • Coordinate care for a defined group of patients and delegate appropriately to team members based on patient needs and team members’ qualifications and capabilities.
  • Document patient assessments, education, medication administration, treatments, and safety in a consistent manner that meets regulatory standards.
  • Demonstrate competency in nursing skills and use of patient-care and unit equipment required by the assigned unit or department.
  • Prioritize patient care on an ongoing basis in accordance with evidence-based standards of care.
  • Identify and resolve problems effectively.
  • Communicate relevant information about patient conditions or unit concerns to other healthcare team members.
  • Provide compassionate and therapeutic care for patients and families.
  • Follow applicable legal requirements and protect patients’ rights.
  • Collaborate with the education department and nursing leadership to transition and support new team members or students.
  • Maintain regular, punctual attendance and comply with applicable organizational policies and legal standards.
  • Comply with Orlando Health policies and procedures.
  • Contribute nursing knowledge and skills to others 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 and take responsibility for professional development and continuing education.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
  • For Hospital Care at Home Patient Care Hub functions, provide care in the virtual hospital setting for acute-care patients, assess needs and revise care plans using telehealth technology, and evaluate progress toward expected outcomes.
  • Use telehealth technology to conduct virtual patient visits, 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 Patient Care Hub.
  • For Hospital Care at Home in-home nursing, provide direct care in the patient’s home and contribute to individualized care plans based on patient needs and responses.
  • Travel to and enter patient homes within the designated service region.
  • Collaborate with the virtual Patient Care Hub clinical and support teams to deliver patient care.
  • Work autonomously and productively in the Hospital Care at Home environment, address urgent or emergent patient needs as directed, and use in-home virtual technology to connect with the Patient Care Hub and conduct virtual visits.
  • Transport and deliver requested items, equipment, and medications, excluding controlled substances and IV 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
Not listed
Founded
1922

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