Staff Nurse MedSurg Dearth Tower

In Med Surg Dearth at Main Campus Dearth Tower

Work schedule will be Weekends on the Day Evening Shift, Every Sat and Sunday.

The staff nurse is a professional nurse who, with minimal supervision, is responsible for providing nursing care to patients. Patient care includes assessment, interventions, and reassessments of the patient. The nurse is also responsible for planning, implementing, educating, and evaluating care of patients/caregivers.

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.

• Current RN license in the State of Alabama.
• Current BLS certification.

Essential:

• Registered Nurse AL Single State or any of the following equivalent qualifications below:
• Registered Nurse AL NLC Multi State
• Registered Nurse Non-AL NLC Multi State
• Basic Life Support

Essential:

• Associate of Science Nursing in Nursing

The Dearth Tower is made up of three 15-bed pediatric med/surg units that are located on 5 Dearth, 6 Dearth, and 7 Dearth in the McWane building of Children’s of Alabama. Most Dearth Tower patients are admitted to the Pediatric Hospital Medicine (PHM) physicians. Common diagnoses seen on the Dearth Tower are asthma exacerbation, bronchiolitis/RSV, pneumonia, cellulitis/abscess, neonate with fever, dehydration, gastroenteritis, s/p tonsillectomy/adenoidectomy, and bilateral myringotomy tubes.

Average length of stay for our patients is about 2 days

Schedule:

Every Sat and Sunday, Day-Evening Shift, 12-Hour Shifts