Internal Temporary Contract RN
DCH Health System · Tuscaloosa, AL · 9 mo ago
HealthcareOther
Responsibilities
- Maintains standards of professional nursing practice
- Maintains positive therapeutic relationships with patients/families
- Supervises LPNs, PCAs, PCAs/US, US, Ortho Techs and other non-licensed staff
- Affirms condition on each assigned patient on admission and on an ongoing basis
- Plans, provides, and documents patient and/or significant other education
- Evaluates and regularly reevaluates patient care
- Carefully 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
- Performs initial and annual competency per job class
Requirements
- 2 years of RN experience required with at least one (1) year RN experience in Acute Care, Critical Care, Emergency Department, Maternal Child, Perioperative Services, Dialysis or Behavioral Health
- 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
- BSN preferred, minimum Associates required
Qualifications
- 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 ACLSPediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Emergency Department - Regional Campus only Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) 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 communication
- Delegation
- Conflict resolution
- Face-to-face communication
- Handling unpleasant personalities
- Electronic communication
- Group collaboration
- Structured and unstructured work
- Time management
- Physical presence onsite
Benefits
- Safe environment for patients, visitors, and employees
- Compliance with DCH Health System policies and procedures
Pay
TBD
Schedule
TBD
Work Context
- Demonstrates leadership skills
- Responsible for achieving outcomes
- Communicates clearly and accurately
- Delegates tasks effectively
- Manages conflict and stressful situations
- Engages in face-to-face discussions
- Handles unpleasant or aggressive personalities
- Uses electronic communication tools
- Works in groups
- Performs structured and unstructured work
- Meets time pressures and deadlines
- Physical presence onsite is essential
Physical Factors
- Medium work
- Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects
- Tolerate prolonged periods of standing and walking
- Reach reasonable distances in any direction
- Stand, walk, kneel, bend, sit and stoop
- Run in an emergency
- Lift, push, pull and carry objects
- Perform duties with or without reasonable accommodation
- Move fingers in a coordinated manner
- Feel and perceive temperature, texture, shape and size with fingertips
- Meet time pressure and time lines
- Physical presence onsite is essential