Graduate Nurse - EVENING SHIFT - Emergency Nursing

Registered Nurse II

Employment Type Full-Time Job Location Mary Starke Harper Geriatric Psychiatry Center Salary/Pay Rate Annual Salary Range: ($64,152-$93,096)

Additional $2.00 per hour MH Direct Care Premium Pay. Additional $2.00 per hour shift differential for evening and night shift.

Minimum Qualifications Graduation from an accredited school of nursing and three (3) years' experience as RN OR Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in Nursing and two (2) years' experience as RN.

Directs, supervises, assists, and monitors nursing personnel.

• Assures that the Care Plan reflects nursing interventions.
• Assures consistent implementation. of policies and procedures.
• Administers competency testing and training.
• Develops and coordinates orientation for newly hired nursing staff.
• Performs environmental and patient rounds.
• Ensures compliance with hospital standards.

Knowledge, skills, and ability to recognize medical and psychiatric emergencies.

• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
• Ability to make independent decisions and take moderate risks in situations not covered by existing

Ability to provide care utilizing nursing processes, standards of care, and nursing plans of care.
• Ability to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment and training programs and establish priorities.

Ability to operate medical equipment.
• Possession of a certificate of registration to practice nursing as issued by the Alabama Board of

Nursing.

13 paid holidays.

• 1 personal leave day accrued each January.
• Longevity bonus annually after 5 years of state service.
• Very low-cost health and dental insurance through the Alabama State Employee Insurance Board.
• Defined retirement benefit (not impacted by economic downturns) and a pre-retirement death benefit

through the Retirement Systems of Alabama.

Applicants will be rated based on an evaluation of their job-related training, abilities, experience, and

Drug screening and security clearances will be conducted on prospective applicants being given

Only work experience detailed on the application will be considered.

Applications should be submitted by the deadline to be considered. Applications should be submitted as soon as possible to ensure the application will be

Copies of License/Certifications should be uploaded with your application. A copy of the academic transcript is required.