Position Summary
Baptist Health Walker Hospital
Float Pool
Full Time - Three 12 hour shifts
7p-7a
Responsibilities
- Provides advanced nursing care for patients requiring complex assessments, therapies, and high-intensity interventions.
- Analyzes assessment data to anticipate changes and respond quickly to evolving patient conditions.
- Prioritizes critical information to take immediate, evidence-based, patient-focused action.
- Monitors and manages specialized equipment and interprets data such as cardiac rhythms and hemodynamic pressures.
- Responds to emergencies and life-threatening situations according to established protocols and standards of care.
- Assesses patient needs, develops and evaluates individualized care plans, and advocates for patients and families.
- Collaborates with physicians and interdisciplinary teams while coordinating and delegating patient care activities.
- Documents care accurately and maintains clinical competency while modeling professionalism and supporting departmental goals.
Qualifications
Education/Training
- Graduate of an approved school of nursing. Meets all mandatory, developmental, and performance competency requirements for Baptist Health unit/department.
Licensure/Certification
- Maintains current State of Alabama RN license.
- Maintains current BLS/Healthcare Provider certification.
Experience
- 1 year experience required unless approved by AVP level or above.
- Experience in critical care or progressive care is highly preferred.