Position Overview
Pay range: $36.80 - $53.00 / hour
Shifts: full-time PM
Schedules: 7 p.m.-7 a.m.
Benefits and perks available for eligible positions include: robust educational assistance programs, generous paid time off, employee assistance and wellness programs, paid parental leave, qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program, plus more.
Job Highlights
The Neurosurgery Acute Care Unit (NACU) is a 25-bed acute care unit that provides care for general neurology and post-surgical neurosurgery patients. Our NACU team also provides specialized care for patients with neurological disorders, including epilepsy, myasthenia gravis (MG), Guillain-Barre9 syndrome (GBS), encephalopathy, and multiple sclerosis (MS), as well as patients recovering from strokes and brain or spinal surgeries UAB Neurology and Neurosurgery is consistently ranked among the top 50 programs of its kind nationally by U.S. News & World Report, which also has ranked UAB's program as No. 1 in Alabama. UAB is also Alabama's first Comprehensive Stroke Center, so as soon as patients arrive, we are prepared to deliver the latest stroke treatment. Additionally, UAB has earned The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approvalreg for Advanced Certification in Spine Surgery, demonstrating UAB Hospital's dedication to continuous compliance with The Joint Commission's state-of-the-art standards. UAB Medicine is also home to Alabama's only Level IV Epilepsy Center, the highest designation available from the National Association of Epilepsy Centers.
Job Description
To work with nursing leadership to direct nursing service activities in the assigned care unit for the duration of one shift and/or in the absence of the Nurse Manager. To provide professional nursing care for patients in assigned care unit. To support nursing leadership in the coordination of patient care, personnel management, physician/interdisciplinary collaboration and general administrative duties.
Qualifications
Associate's degree in Nursing with Eighteen (18) months of related experience required. Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirement. If job is in a free-standing emergency department (FSED) location, one (1) year of experience must be emergency or ICU nursing experience. Currently licensed or eligible to be licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) by the Alabama Board of Nursing required. Certified in Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association (AHA) is required or should be obtained within 30 days of employment. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification from the AHA is required within six (6) months from date of hire to role. Depending on the unit/department, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification from the AHA, or other comparable certification as appropriate for the age of patients to be treated, may be required within six (6) months from date of hire to role.
