Band 5 Staff Nurse

Job Title: Band 5 Staff Nurse

Location: Birmingham

Salary: £20.00 - £22.50 an hour

Hours: Rotating days and nights, 36 hours per week, every other weekend

Contract: Full-time, permanent

Clinical records are kept in Epic, and the hospital is a teaching site for nursing and residency programs. The critical access hospital has 25 beds, an emergency department, swing beds and a rural health clinic. Most units hold a five-minute huddle at the start of every shift.

Job summary:

We are looking for a Band 5 Staff Nurse who is comfortable with a full patient load and wants a unit that actually staffs to ratio. Our Med/Surg unit has 32 beds with a 1:5 ratio on days and 1:6 on nights. We need an RN who can start strong. The work is on site and cannot be done remotely.

Main duties:

• Monitor vital signs, telemetry and lab results, and escalate changes to the provider or rapid response team
• Chart assessments, interventions and I&O in Epic or Cerner in real time
• Follow infection control, fall prevention and restraint policies
• Coordinate discharge planning with case management, PT/OT and pharmacy
• Give bedside shift report using SBAR and complete hourly rounding
• Collect specimens and make sure they are labeled correctly and sent to the lab on time
• Perform wound care, dressing changes and pressure injury prevention

What you'll need:

• 2-4 years of acute care experience preferred; new grads considered for the residency program
• Clear communication with patients, families and the care team
• Must pass background check and drug screen and provide immunization records, including annual flu vaccine
• Ability to stand and walk for most of a 12-hour shift and lift or reposition patients with assistance

Pay and benefits:

• Pension scheme with 5% employer contribution
• 28 days annual leave including bank holidays
• Overtime at time and a half
• Free on-site parking
• Uniform provided

Please send your CV. A cover letter is welcome but not required.

Start: Flexible.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Birmingham Health System.