Staff Nurse Burn Unit

In Critical Care Burn at Main Campus Quarterback Tower

Work schedule will be 7on / 7off on the Evening Shift, 7on/7off.

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.

Other information

• Must be able to use medical equipment, patient records, reports, and computer.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

Experience

Licensures, Certifications, and/or Registries

• Current BLS certification
• Current RN license in the State of Alabama

Credentials with Equivalent Qualifications:

Essential

• 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

Education with Equivalent Qualifications:

Essential

• Associate of Science Nursing in Nursing

Experience with Equivalent Qualifications:

The Burn Center is a six bed unit that provides acute, critical, ambulatory and rehabilitative care for pediatric burn patients. Trauma and surgery patients that do not present with an infection are also accepted. This unit uses an interdisciplinary team approach to provide comprehensive care to burned and injured children ages birth to young adults.

The Burn Center is supported by a multidisciplinary team that consists of physicians, nurses, occupational and physical therapists, child life therapists, social workers, chaplains, nutritionists, and certified teacher. The team works together closely, to not only meet physical needs but the emotional and social needs of the patient and their families. Burns can cause severe scarring which can alter the child’s appearance and ability to move. The team provides extensive teaching with patients and parents concerning scar management, mobility and coping strategies. The Burn Team not only follows burn patients while hospitalized but also as outpatients in the burn clinic.