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Baptist Health (Central Alabama)

Faith-based hospital system serving Central Alabama

Registered Nurse - Freestanding Emergency Room

Full-TimeDeadline 9/25/27
No salary listed
Junior, Mid
Bachelor's
Homewood, AL, USA
In Person
Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryNursing & Frontline Patient Care

About the job

Requirements
  • Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
  • Maintain 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 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.
  • Hold a valid driver's license and have reliable transportation for Hospital Care at Home in-home nursing duties.
  • Have 6 months to 1 year of experience in a freestanding emergency department or emergency department.
Responsibilities
  • Assess patient needs and develop or revise individualized plans of care based on patient needs and responses, then evaluate progress toward expected outcomes.
  • Build respectful relationships with team members and customers while respecting diversity.
  • Advocate for patients and families.
  • Provide age-appropriate care based on the needs of patients served in the assigned unit or department.
  • Serve as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, or nurse clinician as assigned.
  • Communicate and collaborate with medical staff and interdisciplinary teams 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 growth-and-development principles across the life span and interpret patient data to identify age-specific requirements.
  • Coordinate care and delegate appropriately to other team members for a defined group of patients.
  • Document patient assessment, education, medication administration, treatments, and patient safety activities in accordance with required and regulatory standards.
  • Demonstrate competency in nursing skills and the 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-member 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.
  • Maintain awareness of legal issues and patient rights.
  • Collaborate with the education department and nursing leadership team to transition and support new team members and students.
  • Maintain regular and punctual attendance consistent with applicable policies and standards.
  • Maintain compliance with Orlando Health policies and procedures.
  • Administer patient care in the virtual hospital setting and Patient Care Hub for Hospital Care at Home patients.
  • Use telehealth technology to assess patients, conduct virtual visits, evaluate progress, apply critical thinking, and escalate potential patient decompensation.
  • Collaborate with in-home clinical, virtual Patient Care Hub, and support teams to meet patient-care needs.
  • Administer direct patient care in patients' homes for Hospital Care at Home.
  • Travel within the specified geographic region and enter patient homes to provide care.
  • Work autonomously in the Hospital Care at Home environment and address urgent or emergent patient needs as directed.
  • 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.
  • Contribute nursing knowledge and skills to continuous improvement in healthcare practice and organizational outcomes.
  • Participate in and, when assigned, 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.
  • Maintain personal professional development and continuing education.
  • Perform other assigned duties.

About the company

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Baptist Health (Central Alabama)

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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

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Headquarters

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Founded

1922

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