Careers News

March is National Professional Social Work Month, which recognizes the professionals who guide and support patients in a wide range of settings. UAB Medicine salutes our medical social workers who assist patients with many aspects of illness, hospital stays, and the transition to home or the next level of care.

The Nursing Communication HCAHPS performance domain is a key measure of delivering excellent care and achieving high levels of patient satisfaction. Congratulations to the units listed below on earning Level 5 in Nursing Communication during the past quarter! Your hard work and dedication directly contributed to the highest levels of satisfaction among UAB Medicine patients and visitors.

UAB Medicine employees recently battled for the “tin can trophy” in the 2022 CANstruction event, which was hosted by UAB Medicine’s Men in Nursing Employee Resource Group, UAB Hospital nursing leadership, and the Birmingham Chapter of the American Association of Men in Nursing. CANstruction teams collected canned goods and used them to construct the most impressive structures possible, each with its own theme.

We are pleased to announce the most recent UAB Medicine DAISY Award, recognizing the extraordinary care and compassion that nurses provide for patients and families every day. Submissions and stories are reviewed each month, and then the winner is surprised at a special ceremony.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing, along with the Nursing and Nurse Anesthesia chapters of the UAB National Alumni Society, recently hosted the school’s annual Alumni Night.

The Nursing Communication HCAHPS performance domain is a key measure of delivering excellent care and achieving high levels of patient satisfaction. Congratulations to the units listed below on earning Level 5 in Nursing Communication during the past quarter! Your hard work and dedication directly contributed to the highest levels of satisfaction among UAB Medicine patients and visitors.

Balancing a love for the arts with pursuing a career in health care is possible at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and recent graduate Laura Melton knows that firsthand.

The UAB Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery celebrates Women in Medicine month by highlighting women in UAB’s trauma, burn, and wound care services.

The annual UAB Medicine Service Awards recognize employees for years of faithful service and acknowledge the special contributions you make to our organization. Each employee plays an important role in meeting the growing needs of our community, and your service is deeply appreciated. As part of this year’s recognition, Glenda Estell, unit secretary for Acute […]

The UAB Medicine Human Resources recruitment team has been busy attending recruitment events of all kinds this year – for nurses and pharmacy technicians to events for radiologic technologists, physical therapists, and everything in between. Everyone has been eager to get back out into the community to recruit face to face with potential candidates, marking a welcome change from the virtual events conducted during the first two years of the pandemic.

UAB Nurse Wellness Manager Toni Beam, MSN, RN, NE-BC, has a deep understanding of the demands placed on nursing services staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, and an even deeper commitment to supporting their well-being throughout their careers. “As frontline healthcare providers, our nursing services staff felt the full weight of COVID. They watched a novel virus unfold while having to develop and implement new policies and procedures, and grapple with PPE shortages and the reprocessing of N95 masks,” she says. “It wore them down in many ways.”

We are pleased to announce the most recent UAB Medicine DAISY Award, recognizing the extraordinary care and compassion that nurses provide 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 online form. Click […]