Registered Nurse - Observation Unit

CARIN Alliance; Rosedale (MD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

CARIN Alliance is seeking a Registered Nurse to join the Observation Unit. The RN will perform comprehensive assessments for adults requiring short-term monitoring, administer medications, and implement evidence-based care plans while continuously assessing and reporting changes in clinical condition.

You will collaborate with physicians and multidisciplinary teams to coordinate care and support timely discharge planning. A current RN license and strong clinical assessment skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Current Registered Nurse licensure.
• Strong clinical assessment and monitoring skills for adult patients.
• Proficiency in medication administration and care-plan implementation.
• Excellent communication and teamwork in a multidisciplinary setting.
• Ability to identify patient condition changes and accelerate appropriately.

Responsibilities

• Conduct ongoing patient assessments and document clinical findings.
• Administer medications and evaluate patient responses.
• Apply evidence-based interventions and update care plans as needed.
• Coordinate with physicians, advanced practice providers, and interdisciplinary teams.
• Support safe, timely discharge planning or admission coordination.
• Maintain patient safety, quality standards, and appropriate clinical communication.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Monitoring

Medication administration

Communication

Teamwork

Condition change identification

Education

Registered Nurse licensure

Job description

Registered Nurse – Observation Unit

Provide high-quality, patient-centered care for adult patients requiring short-term monitoring and treatment. Perform comprehensive assessments, administer medications, and implement evidence-based care plans. Continuously monitor patient status and recognize/report changes in clinical condition.

Provide high-quality, patient-centered care for adult patients requiring short-term monitoring and treatment. Perform comprehensive assessments, administer medications, and implement evidence-based care plans. Continuously monitor patient status and recognize/report changes in clinical condition.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct ongoing patient assessments and document clinical findings.
• Administer medications and evaluate patient responses.
• Apply evidence-based interventions and update care plans as needed.
• Coordinate with physicians, advanced practice providers, and interdisciplinary teams.
• Support safe, timely discharge planning or admission coordination.
• Maintain patient safety, quality standards, and appropriate clinical communication.

Qualifications & Skills

• Current Registered Nurse licensure.
• Strong clinical assessment and monitoring skills for adult patients.
• Proficiency in medication administration and care-plan implementation.
• Excellent communication and teamwork in a multidisciplinary setting.
• Ability to identify patient condition changes and accelerate appropriately.