RN Women's Surgery PACU FT AM

Baptist Health; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare facility in Birmingham is seeking an Advanced Care Registered Nurse (ACRN) to provide specialized care for patients with advanced illnesses. The role involves critical assessment, high-intensity interventions, and collaboration with medical staff to ensure optimal patient outcomes. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in nursing and a commitment to compassionate care.

Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of nursing experience unless approved by AVP or higher.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates critical knowledge and judgment for complex patient care.
• Monitors and adjusts specialized equipment used on patients.
• Acts as a patient and family advocate.

Skills

Critical thinking

Patient advocacy

Compassionate care

Education

Graduate of an approved nursing school

Job description

Position Summary

Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital:

Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital is a 595-bed comprehensive healthcare facility known for providing a wide range of medical services and specialized care to the Homewood community and beyond. Our dedicated team of physicians, nurses, clinicians, and medical professionals are committed to delivering quality and compassionate care. Accredited by The Joint Commission, Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital is recognized for excellence in stroke care, cardiovascular services, rehabilitation, bariatrics, surgical care including minimally invasive procedures, and is one of the largest providers of psychiatry care in the state. We have earned Primary Stroke Center certification from The Joint Commission and Get with the Guidelines Gold Plus Achievement in Stroke from the American Heart Association. Our bariatric program is accredited by the American College of Surgeons Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) as a Comprehensive Center. The campus also includes the Women’s Medical Center, providing full-service care for women at all stages of life, including gynecologic surgery, maternity, and a labor and delivery unit with a Level III NICU. The center holds Advanced Certification in Perinatal Care from The Joint Commission.

Position Summary

The Advanced Care Registered Nurse (ACRN) administers patient care in hospital or inpatient settings where patients have advanced illnesses or injuries requiring timely, intense, and complex care to stabilize and support their medical conditions. These areas require a lower caregiver-to-patient ratio and highly trained team members with advanced skills.

Responsibilities

Essential Functions

• Demonstrates critical knowledge, skills, and judgment to care for patients requiring complex assessment and therapies, high-intensity interventions, and high-level continuous nursing vigilance.
• Utilizes information and assessment data to anticipate and respond with confidence, adapting to rapidly changing patient conditions.
• Identifies and prioritizes information to take immediate, evidence-based, patient-focused action.
• Monitors and adjusts specialized equipment used on patients, interprets and records electronic displays such as intracranial pressures, central venous pressures, pulmonary artery pressures, and cardiac rhythms from monitors, respirators, ventilators, oxygen pumps, etc.
• Responds to life-saving situations based on nursing standards and protocols.
• Observes, monitors, and assesses patients’ conditions, recognizes serious situations, and calls physicians or takes preplanned emergency measures when physicians are not immediately available.
• Assesses patient needs and develops/revises individualized care plans based on patient responses, evaluating progress toward expected outcomes.
• Respects diversity by building respectful relationships with all team members and patients.
• Acts as a patient and family advocate.
• Provides care appropriate to the age of the patients served, demonstrating advanced knowledge and skills.
• Serves as a preceptor, charge nurse, unit educator, or nurse clinician.
• Collaborates with medical staff and interdisciplinary teams to plan and manage patient care.
• Supports hospital and nursing department goals and strategies, serving as a role model.
• Demonstrates knowledge of growth and development over the lifespan, assessing data to identify patient requirements relative to age-specific needs.
• Coordinates care and delegates tasks appropriately to team members.
• Documents patient care thoroughly, meeting all regulatory standards.
• Demonstrates competency in nursing skills and equipment use.
• Prioritizes patient care using Evidence-Based Practice Standards.
• Practices effective problem-solving and resolution.
• Delegates tasks to healthcare team members based on patient needs and team member capabilities.
• Communicates patient condition and unit concerns effectively to team members.
• Provides compassionate and therapeutic care, respecting patients’ rights and legal considerations.

Additional Responsibilities for ECMO Specialist

• Provide daily staffing for ECLS services after specialized training.
• Work under the direction of unit leadership, intensivist services, and perfusion services, collaborating with bedside staff to ensure optimal ECMO care.
• Perform technical skills efficiently, accurately, and safely, managing crises and emergencies as per policy.
• Operate ECMO equipment, monitor and optimize circuits, and administer blood products and medications through ECMO when ordered.
• Manage ECLS during transport and ensure continuous coverage, attending mandatory quarterly simulations.

Qualifications

Education/Training

• Graduate of an approved nursing school.
• Meets all competency requirements for Orlando Health and the specific unit/department.

Licensure/Certification

• Current Florida RN license or valid eNLC multistate RN license.
• Current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification.
• ACLS, NRP, PALS, TNCC required for certain areas; NRP required for NICU.

Experience

• Minimum 1 year of nursing experience unless approved by AVP or higher.