Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital

Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital is a 595-bed comprehensive healthcare facility known for providing a wide range of medical services and specialized care to the Homewood community and beyond. Our dedicated team of physicians, nurses, clinicians and medical professionals are committed to delivering quality and compassionate care.  Accredited by The Joint Commission, Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital is recognized for excellence in care for women at all stages of life, including gynecologic surgery, maternity, and a labor and delivery unit with a Level III NICU. The center holds Advanced Certification in Perinatal Care from The Joint Commission.

Position Summary

Provides leadership & operational oversight for an inpatient direct care unit or units. Accountable for achievement of department and hospital goals in concert with other hospital and medical staff leadership.

Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital offers great NEW competitive pay and benefits!

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Paid Time Off (up to 5 weeks to start)
• Life Insurance
• Extended Leave Plan (ELP)
• Family Care (childcare, elder care, pet care)
• Paid Parental Leave
• Pet Insurance
• Car Insurance
• Educational Benefits including tuition reimbursement & monthly payments to help pay down any graduated school debt

ALL benefits start on day one!

• Evaluates the environment and makes recommendations to ensure delivery of quality service, optimal patient flow and comfort, safety, and compliance with various standards of care, regulatory/governing bodies (e.g., OSHA, TJC), infection control, and risk management.
• Plans, leads, organizes, directs, & evaluates the delivery of patient care to achieve sustained outcomes.
• Facilitates a healthy environment that promotes patient and team member safety, high reliability of processes and quality outcomes.
• Embraces workplace diversity and participates in nursing organizational policy formulation and decision-making.
• Ensures that a continual improvement approach is implemented to measure actual performance against established standards for nursing and patient care.
• Serves as an agent of change, assisting leaders and team members in understanding the importance, necessity, impact, and process of change.
• Analyzes, develops, and maintains an effective and efficient nursing delivery model that reflects patient and family needs, ultimately achieving desired outcomes.
• Participates in the planning and implementation of new technologies, procedures, and services to support day-to-day operations.
• Identifies, recruits, develops, and retains top talent.
• Responsible for management of team members including recruitment, development, mentorship, retention, supervision, evaluation, and productivity.
• Develops and manages unit/department budget and responds in a cost-effective manner to changing patient and team member requirements.
• Knows and practices sound business and operational excellence.
• Achieves financial and operational benchmarks by developing capital & operating budgets and monitoring all operational expenses.
• Assures development, implementation, and evaluation of an evidence-based, quality clinical nursing practice consistent with nursing research, and organizational and national practice standards.
• Demonstrates initiative and situational leadership skills.
• Ensures the customer experience is exceptional.
• Serves as a liaison between team members and nursing administration.
• Demonstrates professional accountability by maintaining proficiency in assigned role and involvement in professional organizations.
• Facilitates and supports team member involvement in professional and organizational activities.
• Holds self and others accountable to Orlando Health’s mission, vision, and values.
• Demonstrates The Orlando Health Way: Assure, Engage, Unite.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.
• Manages various human resources functions including hiring, work assignments, coaching plans, and performance counseling.
• Maintains reasonably regular, punctual attendance consistent with Orlando Health policies, the ADA, FMLA, and other federal, state, and local standards.
• Maintains compliance with all Orlando Health policies and procedures.
• Uses working knowledge of risk management concepts.
• Participates in Process Improvement activities as assigned.
• Interprets the appropriate information needed to identify each patient’s requirements relative to their age-specific needs and to provide nursing care needed as described in the unit/department’s policies and procedures.
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Education/Training

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) required.

Licensure/Certification

• Current licensure as a registered nurse in the State of Alabama or Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC).
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• May require advanced certifications based on the assigned patient population
• National leadership board certification through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) within 2 years.

Experience

Minimum of two (2) years as a registered nurse in an acute care setting and minimum one (1) year leadership experience. Nurse Manager or Charge Nurse experience in a related hospital unit is preferred.