Clinical Nurse (RN), IMC - UMMS Staffing Center

University of Maryland Medical System; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Maryland Medical System Corporation seeks a Clinical Nurse for the USC Staffing team to deliver safe, evidence-based nursing care across inpatient, procedural, surgical, and ambulatory settings in Maryland. The RN is deployed to units based on demand and must maintain licensure and competencies.

Required are an active Maryland RN license and BLS, with a minimum of two years of recent acute care experience. ACLS/PALS/NRP may be required by unit.

Qualifications

• Current and active Maryland RN license or eligibility via Nurse Licensure Compact
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required
• Unit-specific competencies may require ACLS, PALS, NRP, NIHSS based on assignment
• Minimum of two years of acute care nursing experience within the past 12 months
• Associates degree from an accredited nursing program

Responsibilities

• Provides direct and indirect nursing care appropriate to the patient population and acuity
• Performs comprehensive patient assessments, implements interventions, and documents care in the EMR
• Collaborates with patients, families, charge nurses, nurse managers, and interdisciplinary team to ensure continuity and safety of care
• Administers medications safely and uses clinical equipment per policy and competency
• Delegates nursing activities within the Nurse Practice Act and unit competencies
• Maintains professionalism and effective communication across units and settings
• Adheres to evidence-based practice and regulatory standards to promote safety and quality
• Identifies and reports patient safety risks, adverse events, and near misses
• Supports unit operations and staffing needs, including charge roles as appropriate
• Participates in quality improvement and patient safety initiatives
• Keeps current RN licensure and required certifications active
• Completes organizational, regulatory, and annual education
• Engages in ongoing professional development to maintain clinical competence
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Long term assignments available after hire at higher pay rate

Education

Associates degree in nursing

BSN (preferred)

Job description

Job Requirements

The Clinical Nurse, UMMS Staffing (USC) provides safe, evidence-based, patient- and family-centered nursing care across UMMS inpatient and approved procedural, surgical, and ambulatory care settings. As a member of the internal resource workforce, the USC RN is employed by the Staffing Center and deployed to clinical units based on organizational need and validated unit-specific competencies. The USC RN practices within the scope of the Maryland Nurse Practice Act, professional nursing standards, and organizational policies. Care is delivered in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, with flexibility and adaptability across assigned clinical environments.

Primary Responsibilities

The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job responsibilities performed.

• Provides direct and indirect nursing care appropriate to the patient population and acuity of the assigned unit.
• Independently performs comprehensive patient assessments, implements nursing and medical interventions, evaluates patient responses, and documents care in the electronic medical record.
• Collaborates with patients, families, charge nurses, nurse managers, and interdisciplinary team members to promote continuity, safety, and quality of care.
• Safely administers medications and utilizes clinical equipment and technology in accordance with policy and validated competency.
• Delegates and supervises nursing care activities consistent with the Nurse Practice Act, organizational policy, and individual competency levels.
• Demonstrates professionalism, adaptability, and effective communication when transitioning between units and clinical settings.
• Adheres to evidence-based practice, regulatory standards, and organizational policies to promote patient safety and quality outcomes.
• Identifies, reports, and takes appropriate action related to patient safety risks, adverse events, and near misses.
• Supports unit operations and staffing needs, including performing charge or other unit-based roles as appropriate and within validated competencies.
• Participates in quality improvement, performance improvement, and patient safety initiatives as applicable.
• Maintains current RN licensure, required certifications, and validated competencies necessary for assigned clinical settings.
• Completes all required organizational, regulatory, and annual education.
• Participates in ongoing professional development to maintain clinical competence.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned.

Long term assignments available after hire at a higher rate of pay.

Work Experience Education & Experience - Required

• Current and active unencumbered Registered Nurse license in the State of Maryland or eligibility through the Nurse Licensure Compact.
• American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS).
• Additional certifications and experience requirements (e.g., ACLS, PALS, NRP, NIHSS) are required based on unit-specific competencies
• Minimum of two (2) years of recent acute care nursing experience within the past 12 months.
• Associates degree from an accredited nursing school.

Work Experience Education & Experience - Preferred

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).