Registered Nurse (Emergency Surgery Team) - Surgical Services, University Hospital

Responsibilities: Utilizes the nursing process to assess patients, plan individualized care, identify expected outcomes, and implement and evaluate nursing interventions for neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients. 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.

Overview: 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. Responsibilities:

• Utilizes the nursing process to assess patients, plan individualized care, identify expected outcomes, and implement and evaluate nursing interventions for neonatal, pediatric, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients
• Serves as Charge Nurse when assigned; supervises, plans, evaluates, and coordinates patient care provided by other licensed and non-licensed staff
• Performs therapeutic and/or diagnostic procedures as ordered
• Administers medications including controlled substances by all routes
• Starts IVs
• Performs activities of daily living
• Administers blood and blood products
• Responds appropriately to emergency patient situations
• Performs basic life support and management of arrest situations
• Identifies, organizes and directs activities to utilize resources, personnel, and materials to meet the needs of the patient and nursing staff
• Communicates with the Nurse Manager and Nurse Administrator, on an ongoing basis, regarding changes in unit status, patient related issues, staffing issues, Quality Management issues, and other events as they evolve
• Acts as first line in problem resolution with other departments and any patient complaints
• Assists with shift duty assignments or serves as staff nurse as needed
• Verifies that emergency equipment is functional
• Utilizes proper body mechanics when moving, positioning, and transferring patients and when moving equipment necessary to perform essential functions
• Provides patient and family education by planning, coordinating and delegating, as appropriate, the educational needs of each patient
• Documents education completed
• Serves as preceptor for new employees and nursing students
• Utilizes a PC or terminal to access the Hospital Information System
• Demonstrates CPR according to American Heart Association standards
• Adheres to Hospital Policies and to current Infection Control and Safety Standards
• Communicates and uses appropriate customer relation skills with physicians, patients, families and healthcare team in person and via the telephone
• Responds to overhead pages
• Accesses and accurately maintains electronic and paper medical records by utilizing the correct documentation tools and procedures
• Transcribes physician orders
• Supervises, evaluates and finalizes the patient care record
• Participates on committees as assigned; participates in Performance Improvement activities as assigned
• 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
• Additional Information: Employees must be in a regular position, working 20 hours or more per week (.50 FTE or greater) to qualify for benefits. Qualifications:
• Graduation form an accredited school of nursing Required
• RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure in accordance with the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) for Alabama. Required
• BCLS - Basic Life Support Required
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support Required
• Comparable combination of education and experience may substitute for the above requirements.
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  Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: 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.