Medical/Overnight Surgery RN - PRN Nights

Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital

Serving the Homewood community, Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital is a 595-bed acute-care hospital located in Birmingham, Alabama. The facility offers a full complement of services, including emergency care, cardiovascular care, bariatrics, orthopedics and rehabilitation, and surgical services. It also is one of the largest providers of psychiatric care in the state. The hospital has earned Primary Stroke Center certification from The Joint Commission, and its bariatric program has been accredited as a Comprehensive Center by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP). The Women's Medical Center provides comprehensive women's services through all stages of life, including gynecologic surgery, maternity care, and labor and delivery services. Additionally, the Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) holds Advanced Certification in Perinatal Care from The Joint Commission.

Baptist Health Brookwood is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida's east to west coasts, Central Alabama and Puerto Rico. Collectively, our team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve.

Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital offers great, new competitive pay and a great benefits package, which includes:

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Life Insurance
• Family Care (child care, elder care, pet care)
• Car Insurance
• Educational benefits including tuition reimbursement & student loan assistance
• At Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital the RN administers patient care in an area in a hospital or inpatient/observation setting where an acute care patient receives active treatment for an injury, episode of illness, a medical condition, or post intervention with assessment. Our general medicine unit is a 24 bed unit with a 6:1 nurse to patient ratio.

Join our new general medicine unit and be part of a team that's changing lives every day. In this versatile unit you have the opportunity to provide care, and gain knowledge and experience with a variety of acute care patients. You will work with a broad range of disease processes, including but not limited to: heart failure, renal failure, respiratory failure, diabetes-related complications, infectious diseases such as cellulitis, pneumonia, UTI, sepsis, etc., Our unit offers a dynamic, team-oriented environment where your skills are valued, and your growth is supported. Assesses patient's needs and develops/revises an individualized plan of care based on patient needs and responses. Respects diversity by building respectful relationships with all team members and customers.

Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served on his or her assigned unit/ department.

Serves as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, and/ or nurse clinician.

Communicates and collaborates with medical staff and interdisciplinary team to effectively plan and manage the unit/department.

Serves as a role model for staff and supports the hospital and nursing department's goals and strategies.

Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span, assesses the data reflective of the patient's status, and interprets the necessary information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his or her age specific needs.

Coordinates the care and delegates as appropriate to other team members on a defined group of patients.

Documents patient care in a knowledgeable, skillful, and consistent manner meeting all required and regulatory standards. Demonstrates competency in nursing skills and use of patient care/unit equipment as defined by unit/department-specific requisite skills.

Prioritizes patient care in an ongoing manner in accordance with Evidence-Based Practice Standards of Care.

Delegates tasks and duties to healthcare team members in accordance with the patient's needs and the team member's capabilities and qualifications.

Communicates appropriate information regarding patient condition or unit concerns to other health care team members.

Demonstrates awareness of legal issues and patients' rights.

Collaborates with the education department and nursing leadership team to effectively transition and support new team members and/or students.

Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Baptist Health and Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards.

Maintains compliance with all Baptist Health and Orlando Health policies and procedures.

The professional nurse contributes to the knowledge and skills of others, and the continuous improvement of the quality of health care practice and organizational outcomes.

Participates and may lead unit level and/or organizational level committees of nursing practice and performance improvement.

Participates in department and organizational peer review, mentoring, and coaching regarding professional practice or role performance.

Attends staff development in-services, department meetings, and/or nursing committee meetings.

Partners with the nursing leadership team to identify professional development needs.

Graduate of an approved school of nursing. Meets all mandatory, developmental, and performance competency requirements for Baptist Health, Orlando Health, and assigned unit/department.

Maintains current State of Alabama RN license or valid eNLC multistate RN license. Maintains current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification.