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Baptist Health (Central Alabama)

Faith-based hospital system serving Central Alabama

Registered Nurse Well Baby Nursery

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.
  • Meet all mandatory, developmental, and performance competency requirements for Orlando Health and the unit or department.
  • 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.
  • Hold Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Neonatal Resuscitation Program, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, or Trauma Nursing Core Course certification when 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.
  • Have one year of experience in Mother/Baby or Well Baby Nursery.

Responsibilities

  • Assess patients' 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.
  • Serve as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, or nurse clinician.
  • Communicate and collaborate with medical staff and the interdisciplinary team to plan and manage the unit or department effectively.
  • Serve as a role model for staff and support hospital and nursing department goals and strategies.
  • Apply knowledge of growth and development across the life span, assess patient-status data, and identify age-specific care requirements.
  • Coordinate care for a defined group of patients and delegate appropriately to other team members.
  • Document patient assessment, education, medication administration, treatments, and patient safety consistently and in accordance with regulatory standards.
  • Demonstrate competency in nursing skills and use of patient-care and unit equipment required by the unit or department.
  • Prioritize care continuously in accordance with evidence-based practice standards.
  • 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 other healthcare team members.
  • Provide compassionate care and a therapeutic environment for patients and families.
  • Maintain awareness of legal issues and patients' rights.
  • Collaborate with the education department and nursing leadership team to support the transition of new team members and students.
  • Maintain reasonably regular and punctual attendance consistent with applicable policies and standards.
  • Comply with Orlando Health policies and procedures.
  • Contribute to colleagues' knowledge and skills and continuously improve healthcare practice and organizational outcomes.
  • Participate in, and potentially lead, unit- or organization-level nursing practice and performance-improvement committees.
  • Participate in departmental 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 the nursing leadership team 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 duties, administer care in a virtual hospital setting to acute-care patients receiving active treatment.
  • For Patient Care Hub duties, use telehealth technology to assess patient needs, develop or revise individualized care plans, evaluate outcomes, assess clinical symptoms, and escalate potential patient decompensation.
  • Collaborate with in-home clinical and support staff to meet patient-care needs in the virtual unit.
  • For Hospital Care at Home in-home nursing duties, administer direct care in patients' homes and contribute to individualized care plans.
  • Travel to and enter patient homes within the designated geographic region for Hospital Care at Home services.
  • Collaborate with the virtual Patient Care Hub clinical team and support staff to deliver patient care.
  • Address urgent and emergent patient needs as directed and work autonomously and productively in the hospital-at-home environment.
  • Use in-home virtual technology to connect with the Patient Care Hub and conduct virtual patient visits.
  • 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
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Founded
1922

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