Staff Nurse Intermediate Care Unit 10 Quarterback

Children's of Alabama

Birmingham, Alabama

Posted Oct 31

License: RN license
Term: Permanent

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Education: Associate of Science Nursing in Nursing
Experience: Experience With Equivalent

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Children's of Alabama

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Children's of Alabama is a pediatric healthcare facility located in Birmingham, Alabama (35233). The specialty care services described include renal and liver transplant, nephrotic syndrome, hematuria, end-stage renal disease (ESSRD), and post-COVID care, supported by a team of six Board…

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In MedSurg 10 Quarterback at Main Campus Quarterback Tower

Work schedule will be Full-time on the Evening Night shift, Varied / 36 hours per week.

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.

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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.

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Credentials with Equivalent

Qualifications

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

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Education with Equivalent

Qualifications

Associate of Science Nursing in Nursing

Experience With Equivalent

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10 Quarterback is a 24-bed intermediate care unit specializing in the delivery of comprehensive pulmonary care to patients in both the acute and chronic phase of their illness. All 24 beds have capabilities to provide intensive monitoring for patients not requiring an intensive care unit. The ages of patients range from neonatal intensive overflow patients to young adults.

The nurse to patient ratio is 1:2-4, depending on patient acuity. Care is provided with a multidisciplinary team approach including families, medical staff, nursing staff, respiratory staff, pastors, nurse practitioners, occupational/physical therapists, child life specialists, nutritionists, pharmacists, and social workers. The patient population most cared for on 10QB include: Trach &/or Chronic Technology- dependent (Ventilators, BiPAP, CPAP), Acute and chronic pulmonary diseases, infections, and viruses, Neuromuscular Disorders, Neonates with Congenital Anomalies and Cystic Fibrosis.

Schedule

Varied / 36 hours per week, Evening-Night Shift, 12-Hour Shifts

What's around it?

In Birmingham, AL

Birmingham, ALFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 8% below the US average

Median rent: $1,107/mo
Household income: $46,051/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Birmingham, AL

NeighborhoodsNurses and young professionals cluster close-in: Crestwood’s 1920s–1940s bungalows and mid-century cottages (often mid-$200s to $500k+) sit on tree-lined streets with coffee shops and breweries and easy reach to Avondale and downtown. Homewood (Jan 2026 median about $400k; listings often $400k–$900k) mixes cottages, brick ranches, and new builds around walkable Edgewood and Soho villages just outside downtown. Urban options include Avondale, Lakeview, Five Points South, Highland Park, Southside, Forest Park, and downtown condos (watch HOA/assessments). Space-for-drive suburbs include Hoover, Vestavia Hills (median about $562k), Trussville, Irondale, Pelham (about $272k), Gardendale (about $265k), Helena, and Chelsea/Greystone/Westover on Highway 280 (Chelsea about $342k). Older close-in stock in Norwood, Woodlawn, and North Birmingham can hide renovation costs.

Nurses and young professionals cluster close-in: Crestwood’s 1920s–1940s bungalows and mid-century cottages (often mid-$200s to $500k+) sit on tree-lined streets with coffee shops and breweries and easy reach to Avondale and downtown. Homewood (Jan 2026 median about $400k; listings often $400k–$900k) mixes cottages, brick ranches, and new builds around walkable Edgewood and Soho villages just outside downtown.

Urban options include Avondale, Lakeview, Five Points South, Highland Park, Southside, Forest Park, and downtown condos (watch HOA/assessments). Space-for-drive suburbs include Hoover, Vestavia Hills (median about $562k), Trussville, Irondale, Pelham (about $272k), Gardendale (about $265k), Helena, and Chelsea/Greystone/Westover on Highway 280 (Chelsea about $342k).

Older close-in stock in Norwood, Woodlawn, and North Birmingham can hide renovation costs.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: youtube.com Source 2: gustygulasgroup.com Source 3: magnolialeague.com Source 4: publicstorage.com Source 5: reddit.com Source 6: niche.com Source 7: facebook.com

Getting aroundThe metro covers about 5,200 square miles and 1.19 million people, so it is not a 15-minute city. Highway 280 is the choke point for Chelsea, Greystone, and Westover; I-65 construction squeezes South Shelby (Alabaster, Calera, Columbiana, Montevallo); far-north Gardendale, Hayden, Warrior, and Mount Olive trade cheaper houses for longer drives. Relocators aiming at UAB, downtown, or Southside should treat 280, I-65, and I-459 interchanges as the real map. Downtown parking is widely called painful; public transit exists but daily life is car-and-corridor.

The metro covers about 5,200 square miles and 1.19 million people, so it is not a 15-minute city. Highway 280 is the choke point for Chelsea, Greystone, and Westover; I-65 construction squeezes South Shelby (Alabaster, Calera, Columbiana, Montevallo); far-north Gardendale, Hayden, Warrior, and Mount Olive trade cheaper houses for longer drives.

Relocators aiming at UAB, downtown, or Southside should treat 280, I-65, and I-459 interchanges as the real map. Downtown parking is widely called painful; public transit exists but daily life is car-and-corridor.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: youtube.com Source 2: hellolanding.com Source 3: publicstorage.com

OutdoorsMornings often start on the 67 free acres of Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Vulcan Park, Kelly Ingram Park, and access to hiking, lakes, and trails are the named outdoor staples; residents also use neighborhood parks in Homewood and the wider metro’s green space. Mild weather most of the year makes walking the Civil Rights District and garden loops practical. Outdoor life is a consistent plus even from the suburbs, though the sprawl means you drive to many trailheads and lakes.

Mornings often start on the 67 free acres of Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Vulcan Park, Kelly Ingram Park, and access to hiking, lakes, and trails are the named outdoor staples; residents also use neighborhood parks in Homewood and the wider metro’s green space.

Mild weather most of the year makes walking the Civil Rights District and garden loops practical. Outdoor life is a consistent plus even from the suburbs, though the sprawl means you drive to many trailheads and lakes.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: cvent.com Source 3: publicstorage.com Source 4: gustygulasgroup.com Source 5: facebook.com

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Birmingham, nicknamed the Magic City, sprawls across more than 5,200 square miles and 1.19 million people, so a nurse’s quality of life hinges on corridor more than zip code. UAB and a dense hospital network make healthcare the economic core; Crestwood bungalows, Homewood’s Edgewood and Soho villages, Avondale, Five Points South, and Highland Park put younger professionals near work and food, while Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Trussville, and Irondale trade minutes for yards and schools. Highway 280, I-65 construction, and I-459 interchanges punish far-south Chelsea or far-north Gardendale commutes that look short on a map. Housing still undercuts bigger Southern metros: Pelham and Gardendale medians in the mid-$200ks, Homewood around $400k, Vestavia Hills about $562k, Mountain Brook into the millions, with downtown condo HOAs as a hidden cost. Daily life includes Saw’s pork and Alabama white sauce, Bottega, Pepper Place, seven James Beard kitchens, 67 acres of Botanical Gardens, Vulcan Park, and the Civil Rights District’s BCRI, 16th Street Baptist Church, and Kelly Ingram Park. Summers run near 90°F and humid; winters average about 54°F with roughly 1.6 inches of snow. Crime, parking, Sunday closures, and humidity are the cons locals actually name.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: youtube.com Source 2: gustygulasgroup.com Source 3: magnolialeague.com Source 4: cvent.com Source 5: hellolanding.com Source 6: unionatcooperhill.com Source 7: publicstorage.com

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Birmingham, ALFrom Census ACS 2024.