Registered Nurse (RN), Emergency Department, Nights
- Full-time
- Shift: Night
- Location: Baltimore Washington Medical
- Position Type: Non-Exempt
Experience the highest level of appreciation at UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center — named Top Workplace in the Baltimore area by The Baltimore Sun two years in a row (2019 & 2020); Top Workplace in the USA for 2021! As part of the acclaimed University of Maryland Medical System, our facility is one of three ANCC Pathway to Excellence designated hospitals in Maryland. UM BWMC features one of the state’s busiest emergency departments, as well as a team of experts who care for our community and one another.
The University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center (UMBWMC) provides the highest quality health care services to the communities we serve. Our medical center is home to leading-edge technology, nationally recognized quality, personalized service and outstanding people. We have 285 licensed beds and we’re home to 3,200 employees and over 800 physicians.
Our expert physicians and experienced, compassionate staff are connected to medical practices in the local community as well as at University of Maryland Medical Center in downtown Baltimore. For patients, this means access to high-quality care and research discoveries aimed at improving Maryland’s health. Our physicians and nursing staff specialize in emergency, acute, medical-surgical and critical care. In addition, our medical center is home to many Centers of Excellence, offering expert outpatient health care.
Full-Time Nights - 8p-830a
Join ourEmergency Departmentteam and work for an organization that offers:
- Extensive support for career growth
- Community College Tuition Support –$12k with 2-year commitment for RNs
- Active tuition reimbursement program – up to $3,500 per year for undergraduate studies and up to $5,000 per year for graduate studies for full time team members.
- Professional advancement in a clinical ladder
- Support around professional specialty certification
- Relationships with local colleges for career advancement – discounted tuition!
- Progressive interdisciplinary model of care in the ED
- Nationally recognized as ANCC Pathway to Excellencehospital (professional development and nurse wellbeing)
- Shift differential for evening, overnight, and weekend shifts.
- An Associate Degree in Nursing is required; Bachelor of Science from a College of Nursing (BSN) is preferred.
- BSN is required within 5 years from date of hire or transfer into a Clinical Nursing position.
- Current Maryland RN licensure is required prior to beginning orientation.
- At least 1 year of RN experience is required.
- Professional Certification is highly encouraged.
- If there is gap in applied nursing experience of 5 years or more successful completion of a refresher course within past 6 months is required.
Qualifications
- American Heart Association (AHA) BLS required upon hire
- Must meet all unit specific certification requirements: (PALS, ACLS, NRP)
- Maintains all Clinical Nurse I core expectations
- Competent evaluation with successful passing of probation; current on all mandatory classes/training.
- Ability to learn and use computer systems in order to manage patient information
- Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
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.
Professional Practice
- Independently practices with solid knowledge and clinical skills
- Competent in care of unit specific patient population and functions effectively in roles specific to the unit
- Utilizes and integrates evidence into practice
- Collaborates with interdisciplinary team to plan and coordinate care addressing patient/family needs
- Transitions from task-based care to holistic care
- Participates in unit based Clinical Practice activities
- Integrates patient education materials utilizing the Teach Back methodology
Practice Focus Areas:
- Assists in the development of clinical practice guidelines and standards for unit
- Services as Clinical Resource for others
Professional Development
- Engaged in advancing own practice
- Contributes to ancillary personnel skills and development
- Participates in unit based Professional Development activities
- Contributes to unit based education and learning activities (One (1) per year that could be posters, storyboards, presentation, in-service, group project)
- Completes a minimum of ten (10) CE’s annually (a minimum of 50% of the 10 continuing education hours must be directly related to the full scope of your certification and/or specialty; a minimum of 50% of your 10 continuing education hours must be formally approved CE’s) or successful completion of six (6) credit hours towards a BSN or Master’s Degree
Practice Focus Areas:
- · Member of professional organization
- · Serves as super-user or subject matter expert (SME)
- · Participates in organizational or community service programs, such as Health Fairs, walks, booths, schools, churches, etc.
- · Achieves professional certification in area of practice
- · Achieves a BS from a College of Nursing
Organizational Innovation
- Demonstrates knowledge of Nursing Sensitive Quality Indicators (NSQI), National Hospital Quality Measures, National Patient Safety Goals, HCAHPS and contributes to unit initiatives to improve them
- Participates in the unit based process improvement (PI) efforts assists in development of action plans and supports implementation
- Participates in the elements of research
- Assists with regulatory readiness
- Models professional behavior and culture of excellence standards on a consistent basis with emphasis on the UM BWMC model of care
Practice Focus Areas:
- Participates in organizational regulatory readiness
- Participates in unit based research activities
- Participates in the development of patient education materials
Leadership
- Delegates appropriately to other healthcare team members
- Participates in teambuilding efforts on units; supports and models teamwork throughout the organization
- Participates in unit/hospital based committee or councils
- Participates and supports the AACN guidelines for Healthy Work Environment (communication, collaboration, effective decision making, recognition, leadership, staffing).
- Complies with standards for unit operations (equipment, scheduling guidelines, etc.)
- Provides feedback for peer review as requested
Practice Focus Areas:
- Performs charge role for assigned shifts as needed; supports charge nurse decisions
- Serves as preceptor, coach, mentor to new nurses and students
- Participates in unit-based reward and recognition activities
- Leads efforts that support unit operations such as equipment maintenance, scheduling, etc.
- Contributes to development of and participates in unit based peer review processes
- Participates as team member focusing on elements within the Healthy Work Environment
- Participates in the peer interview process
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.
- Implements policies, procedure, and standards consistently in the performance of assigned duties.
- Develops effective working relationships and maintains good communication with other team members.
- Identifies possible risks in processes, procedures, devices and communicates the same to those in charge.
Working Conditions