Specialty Clinic Nurse Orthopedic Clinic
- Location: Birmingham, AL
- Department: Orthopedic Clinic
- Schedule: Full-time - Day shift - typically 8:00am-4:30pm - Monday - Friday
Job Description:
The Specialty Care Services Staff Nurse is a professional nurse who assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for patients and families in his/her area.
Education:
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Associate degree or diploma with at least one year of recent nursing experience required, preferably in pediatrics and in an outpatient setting.
OR
BSN or MSN with a minimum of 6 months experience preferred, preferably in pediatrics and in an outpatient setting.
Experience:
Licensures, Certifications, and/or Registries:
Current RN License in the State of Alabama.
Current BLS Certification.
Additional Information:
The Orthopedic Clinic specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of musculoskeletal conditions of childhood. It is a statewide and regional referral center for congenital, developmental, and traumatic disorders for children from birth through adolescence. Our physicians, Fellows, Physician Assistants, and Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners evaluate and treat conditions ranging from simple to complex, including scoliosis and other spinal conditions, hip disorders of childhood, clubfeet and other foot anomalies, congenital and traumatic limb deficiencies, limb lengthening, Blount's disease and angular limb abnormalities, upper extremity and hand disorders, fractures and dislocations, growth plate injuries, neuromuscular disease, brachial plexus palsies, and dwarfism.
The Rehabilitation Clinic includes the services of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine physicians. Services cover a variety of diseases and conditions including but not limited to cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida, brachial plexus injury, and stroke. These physicians have special interests in spasticity management and provide maintenance of Intrathecal Baclofen pumps and perform Botulinum Toxin and Phenol injections for treatment of spasticity and other movement disorders.
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