Reg Charge Nurse - Prov Emergency Room - Providence

USA Health Nursing Position

USA Health is transforming medicine along the Gulf Coast to care for the unique needs of our community. USA Health is changing how medical care, education, and research impact the health of people who live in Mobile and the surrounding area. Our team of doctors, advanced care providers, nurses, therapists, and researchers provides the region's most advanced medicine at multiple facilities, campuses, clinics, and classrooms.

We offer patients convenient access to innovative treatments and advancements that improve the health and overall well-being of our community.

• This is professional nursing work in the care of patients at the University of South Alabama Hospitals.
• An employee in a position allocated to this classification is responsible for supervising, planning, evaluating, and coordinating patient care provided by other licensed and non-licensed staff.
• Serving as preceptor for new employees and nursing students.
• Utilizing the nursing process to assess patients.
• Planning individual care, identifying expected outcomes, implementing and evaluating nursing interventions for patients and families.
• Maintains clinical competencies and accept patient assignments as needed to support safe and effective patient care performing therapeutic procedures and assisting with diagnostic procedures required for the care of the patient.
• Preparing and administering medications as ordered by physician, accompanying physicians on rounds.
• Serving as a team leader for all patients assigned to a specific team on an assigned shift and assisting in the development and participating in-service training programs with subordinate personnel.
• Work is performed under the general supervision of a higher level nursing manager and is reviewed while in progress and upon completion for compliance with established nursing techniques and procedures, assesses patients and plans individual care.
• Identifies expected outcomes, attends meetings.
• Attends meetings as scheduled.
• Actively participated in Performance Improvement Activities.
• Completes all mandatory department, educational and hospital requirements.
• Adheres to current Infection Control and Safety Standards.
• Regular and prompt attendance.
• Ability to work schedule as defined and overtime as required.
• Related duties as assigned.

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing meeting the minimum standards set by the state of Alabama and 1 year of professional nursing experience required.
• RN
  - Registered Nurse
  - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) for Alabama upon hire required.
• BCLS
  - Basic Life Support upon hire required.
• ACLS
  - Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support within 180 days required.
• PALS
  - Pediatric Advanced Life Support within 180 days required.
• Comparable combination of education and experience may substitute for the above requirements.

The University of South Alabama is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, age, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status or any other applicable legally protected basis. EO Employer – minorities/females/veterans/disabilities/sexual orientation/gender identity.