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Baptist Health (Central Alabama)

Faith-based hospital system serving Central Alabama

Registered Nurse Geri Psych

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

About the Job

Requirements

  • Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
  • Maintain a current State of Florida RN license or valid eNLC multistate RN license.
  • Maintain current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification.
  • ACLS, NRP, PALS, and TNCC are required for certain areas; NRP is required for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
  • Possess a valid driver's license and reliable transportation for Hospital Care at Home duties.
  • At least one year of experience is required unless approved by an AVP level or above. Hospital Care at Home requires two years of acute care nursing experience.

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 in the assigned unit or department.
  • Serve as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, and/or nurse clinician.
  • Communicate and collaborate with medical staff and the interdisciplinary team to plan and manage the unit or department effectively.
  • Model professional conduct for staff and support hospital and nursing department goals and strategies.
  • Apply knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan, assess patient status, and interpret information needed to identify age-specific requirements.
  • Coordinate care and delegate appropriately for a defined group of patients.
  • Document patient care consistently and skillfully in accordance with required and regulatory standards, including assessment, education, medication administration, treatments, and patient safety.
  • 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 team members’ capabilities and qualifications.
  • Communicate relevant information about patient conditions or unit concerns to healthcare team members.
  • Provide compassionate care and a therapeutic environment for patients and families.
  • Demonstrate awareness of legal issues and patients’ rights.
  • Collaborate with the education department and nursing leadership team to transition and support new team members and/or students.
  • Maintain reasonably regular and punctual attendance consistent with applicable policies and laws.
  • Comply with hospital policies and procedures.
  • Contribute professional knowledge and skills to others and support continuous improvement in healthcare quality and organizational outcomes.
  • Participate in and potentially lead unit- and/or organization-level nursing practice and performance-improvement committees.
  • Participate in department and organizational peer review, mentoring, and coaching regarding 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 nursing leadership to identify professional development needs.
  • Take responsibility for professional development and continuing education.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

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
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Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
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Founded
1922

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