Nurse Intern Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital

Position Summary

Serving the Homewood community, Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital is a 595-bed acute-care hospital located in Birmingham, Alabama.

The Women’s Medical Center provides comprehensive women’s services through all stages of life, including gynecologic surgery, maternity care, and labor and delivery services. Additionally, the Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) holds Advanced Certification in Perinatal Care from The Joint Commission.

Baptist Health Brookwood is part of the Orlando Health system of care, which includes award-winning hospitals and ERs, specialty institutes, urgent care centers, primary care practices and outpatient facilities that span Florida’s east to west coasts, Central Alabama and Puerto Rico. Collectively, our team members honor our over 100-year legacy by providing professional and compassionate care to the patients, families and communities we serve. Orlando Health is committed to providing you with benefits that go beyond the expected, with education programs and well-being services to support you and your family through every stage of life. We begin your benefits on day one and offer flexibility wherever possible, so that you can be present for your passions

Position SummaryPerforms general patient care such as, hygiene, mobility, nutrition, and increased/constant observation in a basic role with the guidance and mentoring of the Registered Nurse

Shifts: Varies/PRN

Location:

2010 Brookwood Medical Center Drive

Birmingham, AL 35209

Responsibilities

Essential Functions• Provides routine treatments and interventions consistent with the educational level and skills learned in the academic environmentand demonstrated competency through Orlando Health.• Performs advanced skills after achievement of demonstrated competencies such as: nasogastric tube irrigation, suctioning, andremoval; wound irrigation; complex dressing change without packing of wounds; maintenance of enteral tube feeding (Dobhoff, Nasogastric, and Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy).. • Performs increase or continuous visual observation for Baker Act, behavioral health and suicide risk patients as assigned.• Assists patients with hygiene, mobility, and nutritional needs. • Maintains safety and security of patients, families, self, and other members of the healthcare team.• Utilizes the Safe Patient Room Environment Checklist with change of staff or transfer of care as part of handoff for Baker Act, behavioral health, and suicide risk patients.• Assures patient privacy, rights, and confidentiality.• Follows standard precautions. Adheres to Hand Hygiene and PPE procedures. • Communicates appropriate information regarding the patient’s condition to the registered nurse (RN) and other members of the healthcare team. • Participates in handoff report and purposeful hourly rounding on patients.• Documents information according to Orlando Health specific policies and guidelines. • Transports and assists patientsthrough the admission and discharge process. Transports Baker Act, behavioral health and suicide risk patients to diagnostic testing and procedures. • Maintains a safe and clean environment. • Provides exceptional service and or care to all patients, families, customers, and team members.• Transports and delivers items, equipment, blood products and medications (excluding substances and IV chemotherapy drugs) throughout the facility.• Receives and processes incoming calls, patient calls and guest requests. • May have limited access to areas storing medications. • Provides exceptional service and or care to all patients, families, customers, and team members.• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state,and local standards.• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.

Qualifications

Education/Training• Nursing student currently enrolled in a nursing program at a college or university.• Successful completion of fundamentals nursing course.• Proof of continued enrollment in a pre-licensure, professional nursing program with no break in enrollment to exceed one year.Licensure/CertificationMaintains current BLS/Healthcare provider certification. ExperienceNone