Inpatient Registered Nurse - RN
Montgomery, Alabama
Role Overview: The Inpatient Services RN CAP 1 is an entry-level registered nurse responsible for providing clinically competent care, including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation for assigned patients. The VIOS Clinic runs at clinic pace, on scheduled patients.
- Shift and hours
- Variable shifts Requires physical ability for patient handling, standing, and lifting, and flexibility to work in healthcare environments involving infectious risks and variable shifts.
- Unit and setting
- Dialysis · Hospital
- License
- RN license Qualifications & Skills: Graduate of an accredited nursing school, current state licensure, CPR/BLS certification, and basic nephrology or dialysis experience preferred.current state licensure
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- License
- current state licensure Qualifications & Skills: Graduate of an accredited nursing school, current state licensure, CPR/BLS certification, and basic nephrology or dialysis experience preferred.
- Certification
- CPR/BLS certification
- Education
- Graduate of an accredited nursing school
- Experience
- less than 2 years of nephrology nursing experience Entry-level RN with less than 2 years of nephrology nursing experience, including at least 9 months as an RN, with 6 months in acute dialysis preferred.
- Experience
- at least 9 months as an RN
Preferred
- Experience
- basic nephrology or dialysis experience
- Experience
- 6 months in acute dialysis
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- Perform patient data collection and analysis, adjust treatment plans, and document in medical records Key Responsibilities: Perform patient data collection and analysis, adjust treatment plans, and document in medical records.
- Day to day
- Educate patients and families on care needs Educate patients and families on care needs.
- Day to day
- Recognize and report patient status changes, administer treatments and medications, and respond to emergencies Recognize and report patient status changes, administer treatments and medications, and respond to emergencies.
- Day to day
- Collaborate with healthcare team members and coordinate communication across facilities Collaborate with healthcare team members and coordinate communication across facilities.
- Day to day
- Assist in staff training and provide specialized nursing instructions Assist in staff training and may provide specialized nursing instructions.
- Day to day
- Complete CAP requirements for advancement Complete CAP requirements for advancement and perform additional duties as assigned.
- Charge
- Nurse in Charge overseeing Patient Care Technicians, LVNs, LPNs, or RNs after meeting prerequisites Supervision & Training: May oversee Patient Care Technicians, LVNs, LPNs, or RNs as designated Nurse in Charge after meeting training and experience prerequisites.
- On call
- participation in on-call rotations May require travel and participation in on-call rotations.
- Travel
- travel required
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, 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?
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Role
Overview
The Inpatient Services RN CAP 1 is an entry-level registered nurse responsible for providing clinically competent care, including assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation for assigned patients.
Key Responsibilities
Perform patient data collection and analysis, adjust treatment plans, and document in medical records. Educate patients and families on care needs. Recognize and report patient status changes, administer treatments and medications, and respond to emergencies. Collaborate with healthcare team members and coordinate communication across facilities. Assist in staff training and may provide specialized nursing instructions. Complete CAP requirements for advancement and perform additional duties as assigned.
Qualifications & Skills
Graduate of an accredited nursing school, current state licensure, CPR/BLS certification, and basic nephrology or dialysis experience preferred. Entry-level RN with less than 2 years of nephrology nursing experience, including at least 9 months as an RN, with 6 months in acute dialysis preferred. Requires physical ability for patient handling, standing, and lifting, and flexibility to work in healthcare environments involving infectious risks and variable shifts.
Supervision & Training: May oversee Patient Care Technicians, LVNs, LPNs, or RNs as designated Nurse in Charge after meeting training and experience prerequisites.
Physical & Work Environment: Involves physical activities like heavy lifting, moving patients, and prolonged standing. Work settings are healthcare facilities with typical noise levels and potential exposure to infectious materials. May require travel and participation in on-call rotations.
What's around it?
Montgomery, ALFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 10% below the US average
- Median rent
- $1,089/mo
- Household income
- $56,811/yr, all local households, not nurse pay