UAB0016A - University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
About the Job
Compensation:
Pay Range: %2428.38- %2446.17 / hour
- %2420,000 new hiresign-on bonus for experienced and new grad nurses (weekend shifts only)
- %2415,000 new hiresign-on bonus for experienced nurses (full-time shifts only)
- %2410,000 sign-on bonus for new graduate nurses (full-time shifts only)
- Benefits available for eligible positions include: 100% tuition assistance, nursing-specific wellness initiatives, generous paid time off, annual certification recognition payment, paid parental leave, Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program eligible employer, plus more. In addition to our manybenefits and perks, UAB Medicine provides a variety of resources to support employees both personally and professionally.
Multiple Shifts Available:
UAB Medicine supports work/life balance. The shifts available for this unit are:
- Full-time AM: 3 12-hour shifts per week
- Full-time PM: 3 12-hour shifts per week
- Full-time weekend AM and PM
- Part-time weekend AM and PM
- Flexi/PRN
Work with the Best at UAB Medicine:
UAB Medicine is Alabamarsquo;s largest single-site employer and operates over 1,200 beds and over 200 clinics inBirmingham,Alabama. Our nurses are committed to delivering patient- and family-centric care, and our interdisciplinary care teams provide high-quality, compassionate service. When you become part of UAB Medicine, you join a nationally ranked academic medical center committed to education and advancing medical science through research.
- 6-time Magnet-designated organization
- U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, #1 in Alabama
- Americarsquo;s No. 1 Best Large Employer, Forbes, 2021
- Level I Trauma Center
- NCI-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Comprehensive Transplant Institute, Comprehensive Stroke Center
Our success in patient care, innovation, and education is a direct result of our supportive and inclusive culture, which promotes shared governance and empowers nurses at the bedside to be their absolute best. Whether you are looking to start your career, fast-track your development, or diversify your skills, UAB Medicine offers avenues for advancement that other employers cannot match.
Unit Details:
The Pulmonary Special Care Unit features a unique ldquo;department of three, unit of onerdquo;approach to patient care. This 30-bed intermediate and acute care unit treats patients requiring high-dependency and intermediate respiratory care. Our intermediate patients include those with advanced lung disease, BiPap, asthma, obstructive sleep apnea, or escalating, high-flow nasal oxygen. Our unit is also home to patients of the statersquo;s only accredited Cystic Fibrosis Center, which provides highly specialized cystic fibrosis care. The Special Care Unit (SCU) partners with UAB Medicine to admitpatients directly from critical care units and is only one of only two units in the U.S. designed to wean patients off a ventilator. The staff provide specialized therapy as well as comprehensive rehabilitation, which results in the delivery of industry-leading patient outcomes and shorter recovery times.
Job Description:
To utilize the nursing process to care and/or counsel individuals in the promotion and maintenance of health and the prevention of illness and injury. Using a systematic critical-thinking approach to guide data gathering, assessment, nursing judgment, intervention and evaluation of human responses to actual and potential health problems through activities such as health teaching, health counseling and the provision of care supportive and restorative of life and supportive of a peaceful death. To identify patient needs using the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN) Synergy Model. To delegate, coordinate and manage all aspects of nursing care provided to the patient, their family and our community in a timely and cost-effective manner. To deliver patient care in collaboration with the patient, their family and all members of the health care team and with the knowledge of a licensed physician, psychologist, podiatrist, and/or dentist.
