Organization
Grandview Medical Center
Location GADSDEN, AL (Grandview Medical Center)
Department
Field Nursing
Full Time
Under general supervision, provides patient education, support, interventions, care coordination, health promotion and prevention to various cardiac populations. Will use a process of enrollment, assessment, planning, and care in accordance with physician orders, the established plan of care, the patient’s diagnosis, policies and procedures, and the Nurse Practice. The nurse will take a health coach approach to engage with and support patients in shared decision of behavior modification, achieving their goals and improving quality of life using the Mount Lasting Change Model, Motivational Interviewing, Fogg Model, and the Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change. Associate's degree in Nursing and currently licensed as an RN in the State of Alabama required. Must have Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) through either AHA or American Red Cross. Critical care or home health experience is preferred.
Grandview Medical Center, a 434-bed regional referral center and tertiary-care facility, is located in Birmingham, AL., and is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). Grandview Medical Center offers programs and services in all medical and surgical areas, including Cardiology, Oncology, Neurology, Women's Health, Mental Health, Digestive Diseases, Orthopedics, Physical Medicine and Rehab, Sports Medicine and Emergency Care. There are more than 600 physicians on the Grandview medical staff representing 30 specialties and subspecialties. The hospital has been named an accredited program for Metabolic and Bariatric surgery by ASMBS & ACS as well as an accredited chest pain center. Grandview Medical Center provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment regardless of any individual’s race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, citizenship, military status, disability, genetic information or any other protected class status in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.