Registered Nurse/RN - General Surgical Unit

Minimum Knowledge Skills and Experience Requirements

• Current Alabama RN license required.
• Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider training required.
• Must be able to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.

WORK CONTEXT

• Demonstrate leadership skills.
• Requires decision making that will affect others.
• Responsible to achieve outcomes.
• Able to communicate clearly and accurately.
• Able to delegate to team members and students.
• Able to address conflict and stressful situations.
• Able to deal with unpleasant or verbally/physically aggressive personalities.
• Able to use electronic mail, telephone and texting.
• Able to work in groups.
• Able to perform structured and unstructured work.
• Able to meet time pressure and time lines.
• 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.

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.
• Must be able to tolerate prolonged periods of standing and walking.
• Must be able to reach reasonable distances in any direction.
• Must be able to stand, walk, kneel, bend, sit and stoop.
• Must be able to run in an emergency.
• Must have the ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull and carry objects.
• Must be able to move fingers in a coordinated manner and must be able to feel and perceive temperature, texture, shape and size with fingertips.
• Must be able to perform the duties with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Must possess stamina to work prolonged shifts.
• Hearing and vision must be normal or corrected to within normal range.
• Physical presence onsite is essential.