Job Details

In Critical Care Cardiac Care Unit at Main Campus Harbert Tower

Work schedule will be Full Time on the Day shift, M-F.

Summary:
Responsible for the assessment, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of the delivery of patient care on the assigned shift. Supervises and evaluates work performance in accordance with established criteria-based standards of performance. Responsible for the coordination of clinical operations.

Other information:
Education

• Requires a minimum of a bachelor's degree in nursing, which must be achieved within three years of starting the role.
• An Associate's degree RN currently in the role may be grandfathered in.

• Bachelors in nursing or related field with 2 years or more of clinical nursing experience preferred including 1 year of recent pediatric/psych/OR nursing experience preferred.
  
  

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

Credentials with Equivalent Qualifications:
Essential:
* Basic Life Support
* 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

Education with Equivalent Qualifications:
Essential:
* Bachelor of Science Nursing in Nursing

Experience with Equivalent Qualifications:

Nonessential:
* 2 Years job experience as Staff Level with specialization in the field of Nursing Acute

The Cardiac Care Unit is a 16 bed step-down telemetry unit that provides care for pediatric patients that require close monitoring for conditions such as: congenital or acquired heart disease; pre and/or post-operative care of patients with congenital or acquired heart disease; dysrhythmias; cardiomyopathy; pre and post-operative care of cardiac transplants; ventricular assist devices (VAD); and administration of continuous low dose vasoactive/inotropic infusions.  Please visit www.childrensal.org/heart for more information.