Alabama DMH / Registered Nurse II (11 PM to 7 AM Shift)

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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

JOB TITLE: Registered Nurse II (11 PM to 7 AM Shift)
OPEN DATE: 07/28/2023
CLOSE DATE: Until Filled
JOB LOCATION: Mary Starke Harper Geriatric Psychiatry Center, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
NUMBER: 23-10
JOB CODE: N3500

SALARY
• Minimum Starting Salary: $65,820.80.
o Includes Minimum Base Pay of $61,660.80 with additional $2.00 per hour MH Direct Care Premium Pay.
• Minimum Salary will be commensurate with experience. Limitations apply to current State employees.
• $2.00 Per Hour Shift Differential for Evening & Night Work

BENEFITS
• 12 paid holidays.
• 1 personal leave day accrued each January.
• 13 sick leave days.
• 13 annual leave days accrued in the first year of employment.
• Longevity bonus annually after 5 years of employment.
• Continuous opportunities for acquiring CE’s needed for maintaining professional license.
• Very low-cost health and dental insurance through the Alabama State Employee Insurance Board.
• Defined retirement benefit (not impacted by economic downturns) and a pre-retirement death benefit through the Retirement Systems of Alabama.
▪ After 1 year, the minimum amount of the pre-retirement death benefit paid to your designated beneficiary is at least equal to your current or previous fiscal year annual salary.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing and three years’ experience as RN.
OR
• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a degree in Nursing and two years’ experience as a RN.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
• Possession of a certificate of registration to practice nursing as issued by the Alabama Board of Nursing.

KIND OF WORK
• Serves as Head Nurse for an assigned shift and will be responsible for the delivery of patient care through the nursing processes of assessment diagnoses, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Provides nursing care to patients in accordance with standards of nursing practice and patient’s treatment plan.
• Supervises, directs, and coordinates the nursing and direct care provided by RN I, LPN, and mental health worker staff on a day-to-day basis.
• Participates in the processes of treatment planning, collaborating with other professional disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery and the achievement of desired patient outcomes.
• Coordinates scheduling and staffing to assure adequate patient care coverage.
• Trains new and current staff.
• Performs quality improvement monitoring.
• Ensures compliance with hospital standards.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
• Knowledge, skills, and ability to recognize medical and psychiatric emergencies.
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
• Ability to interact with various types of people in delicate, frustrating, or tense situations.
• Ability to make independent decisions and take moderate risks in situations not covered by existing procedures.
• Ability to provide care utilizing nursing processes, standards of care, and nursing plans of care.
• Ability to supervise the work of others.
• Ability to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment and training programs and establish priorities.
• Ability to operate medical equipment.
• Ability to provide education to patients and their families.
• Ability to combine information from various sources to produce new ideas or solutions.

METHOD OF SELECTION
• Applicants will be rated based on an evaluation of their job-related training, abilities, experience, and education, and should provide adequate work history identifying experiences related to the duties and minimum qualifications as mentioned above.
• All relevant information is subject to verification.
• Drug screening and security clearances will be conducted on prospective applicants being given serious consideration for employment whose job requires direct contact with patients.

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Only work experience detailed on the application will be considered. Applications should be submitted by the deadline to be considered. Announcements open until filled will remain open until a sufficient applicant pool is obtained. Applications should be submitted as soon as possible to ensure the application will be considered for the position. Copies of License/Certifications should be uploaded with your application. A copy of the academic transcript is required. Appointment of successful candidate will be conditional based on receipt of the official transcript provided by the school, college, or university.

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