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Baptist Health (Central Alabama)

Faith-based hospital system serving Central Alabama

Registered Nurse Emergency Room Fulltime Nights 7P - 7A

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareUpdated on Nov 9
Full-timeHomewood, AL, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
  • Meet all mandatory, developmental, and performance competency requirements for Orlando Health and the assigned unit or department.
  • Maintain a current State of Alabama registered nurse license or valid eNLC multistate registered nurse license.
  • Maintain current Basic Life Support/Healthcare Provider certification.
  • Hold Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Neonatal Resuscitation Program, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, or Trauma Nursing Core Course certification where 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.

Responsibilities

  • Assess patients' needs and develop or revise individualized plans of care based on patient needs and responses, evaluating 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.
  • 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.
  • Model professional practice for staff and support hospital and nursing department goals and strategies.
  • Coordinate care and delegate appropriately for a defined group of patients.
  • Document patient care consistently and in accordance with regulatory standards, including assessments, education, medication administration, treatments, and patient safety.
  • Demonstrate nursing competency and use patient-care and unit equipment as required by the assigned unit or department.
  • Prioritize patient care continuously in accordance with evidence-based standards of care.
  • Identify and resolve problems effectively.
  • Delegate tasks and duties to healthcare team members according to patient needs and each team member's capabilities and qualifications.
  • Communicate relevant information about patient conditions or unit concerns to other healthcare team members.
  • Provide compassionate care and a therapeutic environment for patients and families.
  • Remain aware of legal issues and patients' rights.
  • Collaborate with the education department and nursing leadership to transition and support new team members and/or students.
  • Maintain reasonably regular and punctual attendance and comply with organizational policies and applicable standards.
  • Comply with organizational policies and procedures.
  • Contribute knowledge and skills to others and support continuous improvement in healthcare practice and organizational outcomes.
  • Participate in and may lead unit-level and/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/or 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 duties, provide patient care in the virtual hospital setting and use telehealth technology to assess needs, develop or revise care plans, and evaluate progress.
  • Conduct virtual patient-care visits for Hospital Care at Home patients, assess clinical symptoms, apply critical thinking, and escalate potential patient decompensation.
  • Collaborate with in-home clinical and support staff to meet patient-care needs.
  • For Hospital Care at Home in-home nursing duties, provide direct care in patients' homes and contribute to individualized care plans.
  • Travel to and enter patient homes within the designated geographical region for Hospital Care at Home services.
  • Collaborate with the virtual Patient Care Hub clinical and support teams to deliver patient care.
  • Address urgent or emergent patient needs as directed and work autonomously and productively in the Hospital Care at Home environment.
  • 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 intravenous chemotherapy drugs.

Desired Qualifications

  • Emergency Room experience is preferred.

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
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Founded
1922

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