Position Overview

Shifts: flexi/PRN

Benefits and perks available for eligible positions include: robust educational assistance programs, generous paid time off, employee assistance and wellness programs, paid parental leave, qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Program, plus more.

Job Highlights

About UAB Hospital-Callahan Eye: For over 60 years, UAB Hospital-Callahan Eye has been dedicated to preserving and restoring the vision of our patients, transforming the future of eye care, and curing the world’s blinding diseases. We have been recognized internationally and nationally for outstanding patient care, treatment of eye trauma, and crucial research in eye disease. UAB Hospital-Callahan Eye is one of the busiest eye care centers in the nation, annually performing more than 15,000 surgeries and completing more than 120,000 clinic visits. Our nationally ranked comprehensive center provides everything from preventive and routine eye care to 24/7 emergency treatment of eye trauma at the nation’s only freestanding Level 1 Ocular Trauma Center. As a proud part of UAB Medicine-Callahan Eye is committed to delivering innovation at every level of eye care and critical research that will keep all of us seeing clearly into the future.

Job Description

Nursing Unit and Emergency Department nurses report directly to the Manager, Patient Care Advocacy. The Nursing Staff assess, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care rendered to patients presenting at the Emergency Department and Nursing Unit according to Policy. The staff participates on teams created to improve outcome quality through process improvement and team technologies.

Key Responsibilities:

· Must have a current Alabama license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse.

· BLS certification required by the end of employee provisional period. ACLS and PALS certification required within one year of employment.

· Must maintain required certifications.

· Previous Emergency Department experience and knowledge of clinical ophthalmology and terminology is desirable.

Graduate of an accredited Nursing program required. Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred. Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirement. Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) by the Alabama Board of Nursing required. Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification required or must be obtained within thirty (30) days of employment.