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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-timeHomewood, AL, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
  • Maintain a current State of Alabama registered nurse license or valid Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact multistate registered nurse license.
  • Maintain current Basic Life Support/Healthcare Provider certification.
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Neonatal Resuscitation Program, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, and Trauma Nursing Core Course certifications are required for certain areas; Neonatal Resuscitation Program 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 to perform job duties.
  • One year of experience is required unless approved by an Assistant Vice President-level leader or above.

Responsibilities

  • Assess patients' needs and develop or revise individualized plans of care based on patient needs and responses; 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.
  • 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 practice for staff and support hospital and nursing department goals and strategies.
  • Apply knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan, assess patient-status data, and interpret information needed to identify age-specific care requirements.
  • Coordinate care and delegate appropriately for an assigned group of patients.
  • Document patient care consistently and skillfully in accordance with 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 defined by unit- or department-specific requirements.
  • 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 a compassionate and 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 regular, punctual attendance consistent with applicable policies and legal standards.
  • Comply with applicable policies and procedures.
  • Contribute to others' knowledge and skills and to continuous improvement of healthcare quality and organizational outcomes.
  • Participate in and may lead unit-level and/or organizational nursing practice and performance-improvement committees.
  • Participate in peer review, mentoring, and coaching related to professional practice or role performance.
  • Use supplies efficiently and maintain a clean, safe, 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.
  • For Hospital Care at Home Patient Care Hub functions, provide care in the virtual hospital setting; use telehealth technology to assess patient needs, develop or revise care plans, evaluate outcomes, conduct virtual visits, assess symptoms, apply critical thinking, and escalate potential patient decompensation.
  • For Patient Care Hub functions, collaborate with in-home clinical and support staff and provide age-appropriate care to patients on the assigned virtual unit or department.
  • For Hospital Care at Home in-home nursing, provide direct patient care in patients' homes and contribute to individualized care plans.
  • For in-home nursing, travel to and enter patient homes within the assigned geographic region.
  • For in-home nursing, collaborate with the virtual Patient Care Hub clinical and support teams to meet patient-care needs.
  • For in-home nursing, provide age-appropriate care, address urgent or emergent patient needs as directed, and work autonomously and productively in a hospital-at-home environment.
  • For in-home nursing, use in-home virtual technology to connect with the Patient Care Hub and conduct virtual patient visits.
  • For in-home nursing, transport and deliver requested items, equipment, and medications, excluding controlled substances and intravenous 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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