RN- Charge Registered Nurse - Medical Intensive Care Unit - Nights

About the role

The Medical Intensive Care (MICU) at UAB St. Vincent’s East features 12 beds where we provide quality intensive care for adult and geriatric patients with complex medical needs. Managed by a dedicated intensivist team, we offer a structured team approach and a dynamic environment for clinical growth.

Responsibilities

• Cook up unit staffing and provide leadership while ensuring implementation of clinical objectives and quality patient care in assigned area.
• Assign, direct, educate and monitor nursing and support staff during assigned shift.
• Contribute to or perform performance evaluations of staff.
• Assess daily patient care needs and develop and distribute patient care assignments, ensuring that population-appropriate patient care is given.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of patient care and identify any issues that affect desired patient outcomes.
• Respond to complaints about patient care and manage through established channels.
• Might provide input for hiring, training, directing, development and evaluating of staff.

Requirements

• Licensure / Certification / Registration: BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted. ACLS and PALS may be required in some units (Step Down, ED and ICU) within 6-months of date hire or transfer.
• Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) by the Alabama Board of Nursing required.
• Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing and professional licensure/certification required.
• 1 year of cumulative job-specific experience required.

Qualifications

• No additional preferences are listed.

Skills

• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to handle stressful situations and prioritize tasks effectively.
• Knowledge of medical intensive care principles and practices.
• Proficiency in using hospital information systems and patient care documentation.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off.
• Paid parental leave.
• Tuition reimbursement program.

Pay

Details on pay are not specified in the job posting.

Schedule

The schedule is Full-time Nights - 7p-7a.