RN - 7S

DCH Health System; Tuscaloosa (AL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

DCH Health System in Tuscaloosa is seeking a dedicated RN to oversee quality, compassionate care. The role involves assessing and coordinating patient care, with responsibilities including supervising nursing staff and ensuring compliance with care standards.

Ideal candidates will have a current Alabama RN license and BLS certification. Strong leadership and communication skills are essential, along with a commitment to maintaining high standards of care and patient satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Must be able to read, write legibly, speak, and comprehend English.
• Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support training required.
• Demonstrates ability to delegate and receive delegation.

Responsibilities

• Assesses conditions of each assigned patient on admission and ongoing basis.
• Plans, provides, and documents patient education tailored to needs.
• Evaluates patient care regularly, coordinating with other disciplines.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

BLS certification

Ability to handle conflict

Education

Current Alabama RN license

Professional Nursing Certification preferred

Job description

Overview

Plans, coordinates and directs quality, compassionate care by maintaining standards of professional nursing practice and creating positive therapeutic relationships with patients/families. Provides leadership to other team members by articulating and delegating expected standards of care, supervising and encouraging team members, and supporting their contributions. Supervises LPNs, PCAs, PCAs/US, US, Ortho Techs and other non-licensed staff.

Responsibilities

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. Evaluates and regularly reevaluates patient care; coordinates care planning with patient, family, providers and other disciplines to achieve patient-centered outcomes.

4. Assigns and delegates nursing care to team members in accordance with the patient’s needs and the capabilities of the team members.

5. Applies safety principles when performing care and accurately documents observations, care provided and changes in care plan.

6. Participates in transition rounds, care planning/problem identification and team shift reports.

7. 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.

8. Performs initial and annual competency per job class.

DCH Standards

• Maintains performance, patient and employee satisfaction and financial standards as outlined in the performance evaluation.
• Performs compliance requirements as outlined in the Employee Handbook
• Must adhere to the DCH Behavioral Standards including creating positive relationships with patients/families, coworkers, colleagues and with self.
• Requires use of electronic mail, time and attendance software, learning management software and intranet.
• Must adhere to all DCH Health System policies and procedures.
• All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Current Alabama RN license required. Current American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider training required. Professional Nursing Certification preferred. 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
• Must be able to communicate clearly and accurately
• Ability to delegate to team members and students
• Must be able to receive delegation
• Address conflict and stressful situation
• Communicate with different personalities and engage in face to face discussion
• Dealing with unpleasant or verbally/physically aggressive personalities
• Must be able to use electronic mail, telephone and texting
• Must be able to work in groups
• Must be able to perform structured and unstructured work
• Must be 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 ablet o 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.