Registered Nurse II, Radiation Oncology

University of Maryland Medical System Corporation; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 54,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-Time: Day Shift

Shift Differential

Job summary

University of Maryland Medical System Corporation seeks an experienced nurse leader to provide independent unit-based patient care while serving as a clinical resource. The role emphasizes teaching, leading evidence-based practice, and advancing clinical excellence on the unit.

The incumbent will drive NSQI improvements, design and evaluate PI plans, and mentor nurses to uphold safety standards and effective decision making in a health system setting.

Qualifications

• Active RN licensure in Maryland or eligible per MD Board rules.
• BSN degree required per policy.
• Current CPR certification required.
• Relevant clinical experience on the unit is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent care for the unit's patient population and act as clinical resource.
• Teach and mentor unit nurses, formal or informal.
• Advance unit clinical practice with evidence-based methods.
• Lead initiatives to improve Nursing-Sensitive Quality Indicators (NSQI).
• Design, implement, and evaluate performance improvement plans.
• Monitor patient and unit safety; contribute to improvement plans.

Skills

Leadership

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Evidence-based practice

Clinical teaching

Education

RN licensure (Maryland)

BSN degree

CPR certification

Job description

Job Requirements Principal Responsibilities and Tasks

The following statements are intended to 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.

$20,000 Sign-on Bonus

Clinical Practice

1. Provides independent care of unit specific patient population; serves as Clinical Resource for others, utilizes and integrates evidence into practice, functions effectively in roles specific to unit (such as arrest team for ICU, triage for ED, etc.).
2. Serves as a clinical expert and professional resource for the unit nurses. Utilizes clinical expertise to teach nurses informally on the unit in a structured role or through formal teaching in classes.
3. Advances clinical practice on the unit, consistently integrates evidence into practice and uses this as a firm foundation for unit practice.

Service/Quality

1. Leads efforts to address Nursing Sensitive Quality Indicators (NSQI) improvement opportunities; develops/implements and evaluates action plans.
2. Leads performance improvement initiatives by designing, implementing, evaluating, and disseminating results.
3. Monitors patient and unit safety standards; actively contributes to development and implementation of improvement plans.
4. Coaches CNI and CNIIs on PI and/or evidence-based practice.
5. Complies with, participates and leads regulatory activities in the unit/division or organization.
6. Leads in the development of Performance Improvement, or Evidence Based Practice, or research at the unit level. Meets at least one form of advancing practice in the continuum of research: PI, EBP, or research. Leads at least one primary project that uses a model as the project's framework. The selected model must be identified within the portfolio.

Unit Operations

1. Performs charge role as scheduled; coaches new charge nurses.
2. Oversees unit orientation program Plans clinical experiences for orientation.
3. Serves as a unit steward such as liaison for lab, nutrition, pharmacy, etc.
4. Mentors and coaches other nurses to advance their development and to maintain competencies required for the patient population served.
5. Role models and holds peers accountable for Health Work Environment guidelines (communication, collaboration, effective decision making, recognition, leadership, staffing).
6. Orients nurses to unit level governance structure and councils.

Professional Development

1. Serves as an expert preceptor, coach and mentor to new nurses, students and preceptors
   • Mentors and coaches unit leaders or those assuming leadership roles on councils or major governance initiatives.
   • Leads unit processes for development of ancillary personnel's skills and development; leads unit based peer review processes.
2. Actively engaged in advancing own practice; role model for others.

Patient Safety

• Ensures patient safety in the performance of job functions and through participation in hospital, department or unit patient safety initiatives.
• Takes action to correct observed risks to patient safety.
• Reports adverse events and near misses to appropriate management authority.
• Identifies possible risks in processes, procedures, devices and communicates the same to those in charge.

Work Experience Education & Experience

• Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of Maryland, or eligible to practice due to Compact state agreements outlined through the MD Board of Nursing, is required.
• As of July 1, 2013, BSN or Conferred BSN degree required.
• Current CPR certification required.
• Relevant clinical work experience related to practice on the unit.
• Maintenance of 10 contact hours of education every two years.
• Member of a professional organization

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Current and active specialty certification, OR o Current matriculation or completion of a degree or certificate program (Post-Baccalaureate or higher, 12 credits or greater) within past 24 months, OR o Formal teaching (submit signed "Approval for Formal Teaching") within past 24 months, OR o Member of a professional association board or committee within past 24 months (not a hospital committee), OR o Actively participates as a peer reviewer for a professional journal (minimum of 2/year, submit signed "Peer Reviewer Validation Form")
• Demonstrated ability to assume a clinical leadership role.
• Demonstrated effectiveness as a multidisciplinary team member.
• Ability to learn and use computer systems in order to manage patient information.
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the patient population(s) served.
• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and ability to assess data reflective of the patient's requirements relative to his or her population‑specific and age specific needs.
• Demonstrated/documented highly effective interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits

• Full-Time: Day Shift
• Pay Range: $39.35-$54.05
• Other Compensation (if applicable): Shift Differential
• Review the 2025-2026 UMMS Benefits Guide