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Clinical Call Center employees enjoy teamwork
June 20, 2019

Clinical Call Center Jobs Enjoy Teamwork, Gratification

If you’re an RN looking for an alternative to bedside nursing and need standard hours Monday-Friday, check out the UAB Medicine Clinical Call Center to challenge your nursing skills in a new way. You will utilize your nursing assessment skills and act autonomously to triage calls from patients, caregivers, and other health care team members while working at a fast but steady pace – which can be a welcome change from the floor. And although you are not at the bedside providing hands on patient care, you still have meaningful interactions with patients.
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Kay Guess and her dog Oliver, Melanie Lipford and her dog Ollie
June 19, 2019

For Hand in Paw Volunteers, Any Day Is Take Your Dog to Work Day

Friday, June 21 is Take Your Dog to Work Day, an annual event created by Pet Sitters International, the world’s largest educational association for professional pet sitters. For obvious reasons, employees of a medical center can’t participate. However, two UAB Medicine employees “take their dogs to work” several days throughout the year to provide animal-assisted therapy for those who need it.
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Sarah Shipley group photo
June 19, 2019

UAB’s Sarah Shipley Wins National Nursing Award

Congratulations to Sarah Shipley, RN, Nursing Professional Development Specialist with UAB Hospital’s Emergency Department who recently received the CipherHealth Nurse Award for Outstanding Patient Care.
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DAISY Award Winner – Natalia “Natasha” Nagorneac, RN
March 8, 2019

DAISY Award Winner – Natalia “Natasha” Nagorneac, RN

We are pleased to announce this month’s UAB Medicine DAISY Award, recognizing the super-human work that nurses do for patients and families every day. Submissions and stories are reviewed each month, and then the winner is surprised at a special ceremony. You can submit a DAISY nurse nomination using the box on your unit.
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Exterior photo of University Hospital at night
February 5, 2019

Heroes of the 2019 NO-meggadon

It might not have snowed, but we still had FUN!
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Exterior of UAB Hospital in the evening
January 15, 2019

UAB Medicine Again Named a Great Place to Work in Health Care

UAB Medicine has been named one of the “150 Great Places to Work in Healthcare” by Becker’s Hospital Review for the fifth year in a row, the only Alabama-based health care entity to be so honored. The list recognizes hospitals, health systems and organizations committed to fulfilling missions, creating outstanding cultures and offering competitive benefits to their employees.
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Terri Poe holding award, honored by Alabama State Nurses Association
December 7, 2018

Terri Poe Honored by Alabama State Nurses Association

UAB Hospital Chief Nursing Officer Terri Poe, DNP, RN, NE-BC, was awarded the 2018 “Outstanding Nursing Administrator Acadame or Service Award” from the Alabama State Nurses Association in October.
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Group photo of nurses in blue scrubs from the UAB Outpatient Clinical Decision Unit (OCDU)
October 22, 2018

Outpatient Clinical Decision Unit Expands Capacity with Move to New Space

The UAB Outpatient Clinical Decision Unit (OCDU) expanded in early September, relocating to P7 in the West Pavilion and greatly increasing its capacity to 51 observation and treatment spaces. Formally created in July 2015 to help ease demand for inpatient beds, the unit delivers nursing-driven care for non-emergency patients who need more attention than an outpatient visit provides but less than a full hospital admission.
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2018 Best of Birmingham logo
October 10, 2018

UAB Medicine is City’s Best Medical or Healthcare Workplace

UAB Medicine is the Best Medical or Healthcare Workplace and the Best Workplace for Technology/Research according to the 2018 Best of Birmingham awards, which are voted on by readers of Birmingham magazine and featured in its September edition.
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Nurses in auditorium holding posters that say "Nurses Support Their Young"
October 3, 2018

UAB Nurses Join #NursesSupportTheirYoung

UAB nurse leaders recently discussed how to confront and stop workplace bullying. By joining #NursesSupportTheirYoung, they pledged to reinforce kindness, compassion, and civility in the workplace. Take a moment to consider how you can support those around you, sign the pledge along with us, and don’t be afraid to speak up if you feel that you’ve witnessed bullying or been bullied yourself.
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ACE Unit Group photo
August 7, 2018

UAB Acute Care for Elders Unit Celebrates 10th Anniversary

The UAB Medicine Acute Care for Elders (ACE) unit, the first such specialty unit in Alabama, recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. Supported by UAB Hospital-Highlands and the UAB Comprehensive Center for Healthy Aging, the unit was created to address geriatric syndromes that can negatively impact outcomes for frail, older adult patients during a hospitalization.
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Employees Ride in Cycliad Event to Support One of Their Own
July 31, 2018

Employees Ride in Cycliad Event to Support One of Their Own

UAB Medicine staff are known for their compassion toward patients and coworkers alike during difficult times. So when one of the nurses in The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital Infusion Clinic was diagnosed with a brain tumor earlier this year, fellow employees stepped up to show their support.
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