Acute Care/ED Nurses - Hiring Event 06.18.2026

New Grad Nurses Wanted

Your First Step in Nursing Starts Here!

About the role

Plans, coordinates, and directs quality, compassionate care by maintaining standards of professional nursing practice and creating positive therapeutic relationships with patients/families. Supervises LPNs, PCAs, PCAs/US, US, Ortho Techs and other non-licensed staff.

Responsibilities

• Assesses condition on each assigned patient on admission and on an ongoing basis to include but not limited to the patient’s physical condition, psychological status, social status, spiritual and cultural needs, pain assessment/management, nutritional and functional status, developmental or age related factors, and discharge planning needs.
• Plans, provides, and documents patient and/or significant other education based on physical, behavioral, psychological, developmental, and age-related factors, after identifying barriers to learning.
• Evaluates and regularly reevaluates patient care; coordinates care planning with patient, family, providers and other disciplines to achieve patient-centered outcomes.
• Sets and delegates nursing care to team members in accordance with the patient’s needs and the capabilities of the team members.
• Applies safety principles when performing care.
• Accurately documents observations, care provided, and changes in care plan.
• Provides accurate handoff reports and participates in unit based huddles.
• Assists in performance improvement (PI) activities by serving on PI teams as warranted, assisting with PI measures and supporting and implementing changes necessary for improvement.
• Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation.
• Performs initial and annual competency per job class. DCH Standards

Requirements

• Current approved Alabama Board of Nursing RN license or multi-state license required or ability to obtain prior to start.
• Current American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider training required or obtain within 30 days of start date.
• BSN preferred, minimum Associates required.
• Must be able to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.
• Required within 6 months of start date American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted Cardiac/Critical Care ACLS Emergency Department-both campuses ACLS Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Emergency Department - Regional Campus only Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)

Qualifications

• Perioperative ACLS PACU -PALS; ACLS Women’s/Children NICU -Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP) Labor & Delivery -ACLS, NRP, and Intermediate Fetal Monitoring Mother Baby Unit - NRPPediatrics - PALS Clinical Support Cardiac Monitoring Unit -ACLS Dialysis ACLS

Skills

• Leadership skills
• Decision making
• Clear and accurate communication
• Delegation
• Conflict resolution
• Face-to-face communication
• Handling unpleasant or verbally/physically aggressive personalities
• Electronic mail, telephone and texting
• Working in groups
• Performing structured and unstructured work
• Meeting time pressure and time lines
• Exposure to human body fluids, disease, infection, lab chemicals and hazardous materials and/or cleaning solutions
• Wearing of common protective and safety equipment such as gloves, safety glasses, mask, gowns, etc.
• Schedules vary; every other weekend required. Weekends include Saturday & Sunday

Benefits

Includes possible exposure to human body fluids, disease, infection, lab chemicals and hazardous materials and/or cleaning solutions Requires wearing of common protective and safety equipment such as gloves, safety glasses, mask, gowns, etc.

Pay

Negotiable

Schedule

Schedules vary; every other weekend required. Weekends include Saturday & Sunday