Staff Nurse MedSurg Dearth Tower
At a Glance
As a nurse Staff Nurse MedSurg Dearth Tower, you can expect a supportive environment where your growth and development are a top priority. You’ll receive hands-on training, mentorship, and access to ongoing education to help you build confidence and competence in pediatric care. Your role plays a vital part in our mission to provide exceptional, compassionate care to children and families, and your daily work directly impacts patient outcomes and the overall experience of those we serve. From day one, you’ll be a valued member of a team that champions collaboration, innovation, and excellence in every aspect of care.
- Full Time
- Licensures, Certifications, and/or Registries: RN, BLS
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Success Profile
What makes a successful Staff Nurse MedSurg Dearth Tower? Check out the traits we’re looking for and see if you have the right skill level.
- Collaborative
- Flexible
- Multi-tasker
- Organized
- Team player
- Trustworthy
Career Path
We offer many career paths to support your immediate and future success.
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Clinical Assistant
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LPN
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Staff Nurse
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Charge NurseNurse Educator
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Director of Nursing UnitAdvanced Nurse Educator
Job Details
In MedSurg Dearth at Main Campus Dearth Tower
Work schedule will be Full-time on the Evening Night Shift, Three 12hr shifts alternating days, every other weekend.
Summary:
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.
Other information:
Education
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Experience
Licensures, Certifications, and/or Registries- Current RN license in the State of Alabama.
- Current BLS certification.
Credentials with Equivalent Qualifications:
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
Education with Equivalent Qualifications:
Essential:
* Associate of Science Nursing in Nursing
Experience with Equivalent Qualifications:
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
Getting to Know Children's: Dearth Tower
Schedule: Three 12hr shifts alternating days, every other weekend, Evening-Night Shift, 12-Hour Shifts
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Rewards
Children's of Alabama's benefits are here to support every stage of life. If eligible, your coverage begins on your first day of employment.
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Healthcare
Children's offers several plans to meet your lifestyle needs to both full-time and part-time benefit-eligible employees.
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Onsite Child Care
Located on campus, the Near & Dear center provides transitional and emergency back-up child care.
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Well-Being
Children's of Alabama provides a variety of services and resources to assist you in your overall well-being journey.
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Paid Time Off
Our Paid Time Off (PTO) plan is flexible because it allows you to schedule time off away from work when it is important to you. The PTO plan also provides options such as PTO Advance, Annual PTO Selling, and PTO Donation.
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401(k)
Children's offers both a 401(k) or Roth 401(k) plan with a generous company match.
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Tuition Reimbursement/ Assistance
Tuition Assistance or Tuition Reimbursement is available depending on your educational aspirations.
Children’s of Alabama Nursing— Where You Belong
At Children’s of Alabama, our staff builds their careers around their passion: children. In this video, some of our team members talk about what drove them to find a career at Children’s and why they do what they do every day.
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