Critical Care RN, Cath Lab - One UMMS Staffing Center

University of Maryland Medical System; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 62,508 - 89,027; Full time

Job summary

The University of Maryland Medical System is seeking a Registered Nurse in Baltimore, Maryland, responsible for providing and coordinating independent care to a specific patient population. Candidates should have a valid RN license in Maryland, two years of recent critical care nursing experience, and prefer a BSN. This role emphasizes quality patient care within a collaborative environment. The compensation is set at a flat rate of $55 per hour.

Qualifications

• Unencumbered license as a Registered Nurse in Maryland or Nurse Compact License.
• Two years recent critical care nursing experience.
• BLS certification from American Heart Association.

Responsibilities

• Provides independent care to specific patient populations.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team for patient care.
• Serves as charge nurse and clinical resource.

Skills

Critical care nursing

Patient care coordination

Evidence-based practice

Team collaboration

Education

BSN preferred

Registered Nurse license in Maryland

Job description

Overview

This role is considered the minimum role for all nurses who have greater than 12 months experience. Provides and coordinates independent care to patients within a clinical specialty as a fully effective and participative member of the multidisciplinary patient care services team. The following statements describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. These are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified.

Responsibilities

• Clinical Practice: Provides independent care to unit specific patient population; serves as a clinical resource for others, utilizes and integrates evidence into practice, functions effectively in unit-specific roles (such as arrest team for ICU, triage for ED, etc).
• Clinical Practice: Serves as an effective primary coordinating nurse; collaborates with interdisciplinary team to plan and coordinate care addressing patient/family needs.
• Clinical Practice: Serves as clinical resource for others.
• Service/Quality: Assists in team development and evaluation of the Relationship-Based Care model; suggests methods for improvement. Participates in collection of data related to Relationship-Based Care outcomes (e.g. handoffs, medication safety, etc).
• Service/Quality: Participates in implementation efforts addressing Nursing Sensitive Quality Indicators (NSQI).
• Service/Quality: Participates and contributes to Performance Improvement, or Evidence Based Practice, or research at the unit level.
• Service/Quality: Complies with standards and participates with unit level activities for regulatory compliance.
• Unit Operations: Supports charge nurse decisions; performs charge role for assigned shifts as needed.
• Unit Operations: Follows and supports the AACN guidelines for Healthy Work Environment (communication, collaboration, effective decision making, recognition, leadership, staffing); participates as team member focusing on elements within the Healthy Work Environment.
• Professional Development: Serves as preceptor, coach, mentor to new nurses and students. Contributes to ancillary personnel skills and development, attends educational offerings and in-services independently.

Work Experience and Qualifications

• Unencumbered license as a Registered Nurse in the state of Maryland, or a Nurse Compact License (NSL)
• BSN preferred.
• Two years recent (within the past 12 months) critical care nursing experience. Solid knowledge and clinical skills. (See attached Professional Self-assessment skills checklist)
• Maintenance of 10 contact hours of education every two years.
• BLS Through American Heart Association

Compensation and Benefits

$55/hr Flat Rate