RN - AU EVENT Staff
Opelika, Alabama
The RN performs pre-hospital care in a holistic systematic way, produces quality patient care with optimal patient outcomes. This one is per diem, so you pick up the shifts you want. East Alabama Medical Center is hiring for its own floors, with no agency in between.
Posted Sep 17 · New grads welcomed
- Pay
- Not posted
- Unit and setting
- ETS AU EVENTS · Hospital Location: EAMC · ETS AU EVENTS
- License
- RN licenseRegistered Nursing License
- Term
- Per Diem
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- License
- Registered Nursing License
- Certification
- BLS obtained within 90 days of hire or transferAfter hire · obtained within 90 days of hire
- Education
- Associates degree in Nursing
Preferred
- Education
- Bachelors in Nursing
- Experience
- recent hospital experience and/or previous nursing practice experience Recent hospital experience and/or previous nursing practice experience preferred
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
Pay isn’t listed.
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- pre-hospital care in a holistic systematic way The RN performs pre-hospital care in a holistic systematic way, produces quality patient care with optimal patient outcomes.
- Day to day
- utilizes State of Alabama Protocols to deliver patient care Utilizes State of Alabama Protocols to deliver quality patient care.
- Day to day
- incorporates data and information to improve patient care Incorporates data and information to improve patient care.
- Day to day
- comprehensive patient assessment and care based on findings Performs a comprehensive patient assessment by interpreting multiple, at times conflicting data, and proceeding to give patient care based on findings.
- Day to day
- documents care activities and relays pertinent information Documents patient care activities and relays pertinent patient information to those who have a need to know.
The workplace
You would join the float pool, covering various shifts including nights and weekends, in a group they are actively hiring. Your commute would average about 17 minutes. You could look here for lower home prices, more square footage, and larger…
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
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Eamc mission
At East Alabama Medical Center, our mission is high quality, compassionate health care, and that statement guides everything we do. We set high standards for customer service, quality, and keeping costs under control.
Position summary
The RN performs pre-hospital care in a holistic systematic way, produces quality patient care with optimal patient outcomes. Utilizes State of Alabama Protocols to deliver quality patient care. Incorporates data and information to improve patient care. Performs a comprehensive patient assessment by interpreting multiple, at times conflicting data, and proceeding to give patient care based on findings. Documents patient care activities and relays pertinent patient information to those who have a need to know.
Position qualifications
Minimum Education
Associates degree in Nursing
Minimum Experience
N/A
Required Registration/License/Certification
ACLS within 12 months of DOH/Transfer
BLS obtained within 90 days of hire or transfer
PALS within 12 months of DOH/Transfer
Registered Nursing License
Preferred Education
Recent hospital experience and/or previous nursing practice experience preferred
Preferred Experience
Bachelors in Nursing
Preferred Registration/License/Certification
N/A
Other Requirements
N/A
Location: EAMC · ETS AU EVENTS
Schedule
Per diem
What's around it?
Opelika, ALFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 12% below the US average
- Median rent
- $950/mo
- Household income
- $65,004/yr, all local households, not nurse pay