Registered Nurse (RN), Float Pool, Part-time, Nights

University of Maryland Medical System Corporation; Glen Burnie (MD); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of Mary land Medical System Corporation is seeking a part-time Night Shift Registered Nurse to provide and coordinate independent care for patients within a clinical specialty. You will be a fully effective member of the multidisciplinary patient care services team, applying care delivery and professional practice models as a guide for practice.

You will maintain competencies, serve as a clinical resource, and participate in unit-based education, leadership in patient safety, and

Qualifications

• Licensure as a Registered Nurse in Maryland or eligibility to practice under MD Board of Nursing compact agreements.
• More than 3 years nursing experience with solid knowledge in Medical Surgical and Stepdown (PCU, M/S, Telemetry).
• Current AHA BLS certification is required.
• Must meet unit-specific certification requirements: PALS, ACLS, NRP.

Responsibilities

• Competency in care of unit specific patient population; independently practices with solid knowledge and clinical skills; advancing own practice.
• Serves as a clinical resource for others.
• Applies and integrates evidence into practice
• Functions in unit-specific roles (ICU arrest team, ED triage, etc.).
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team to plan and coordinate care; advocates for patient/family needs
• Models practice aligned with unit operations to ensure safe, timely, patient-centered care.
• Engaged in advancing own practice; participates in unit-based staff development.
• Maintains competencies required for the setting; attends unit-based education independently.
• Serves as trained preceptor and coach for new nurses and students.
• Contributes to unit-based orientation and other education activities.

Skills

3+ years nursing experience

Clinical knowledge MS/Stepdown

Education

RN licensure in Maryland or eligible

AHA BLS certification

Unit-specific certifications: PALS ACLS NRP

Job description

Job Requirements

Part-time Night Shift - 2 12-hr shifts, 8p-830a

This role is considered the minimum role for all nurses who have greater than 3 years' 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. Utilizes the institution’s care delivery and professional practice models as the frame of reference for practicing as a professional nurse. Participates in activities to develop own practice, and to support group practice goals at the unit level. Is accountable to patient, family and team members for care provided and to the nurse manager for totality of work performance. Is accountable to hold to the Service Standards and to the Nursing Mission, Vision and Values.

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.

Clinical Practice

• Competency in care of unit specific patient population; independently practices with solid knowledge and clinical skills; engaged in advancing own practice.
• Serves as a clinical resource for others.
• Applies and integrates evidence into practice
• Functions effectively in roles specific to unit, such as arrest team for ICU, triage for ED, etc.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team to plan and coordinate care; independently advocating for patient/family needs
• Models practice consistent with unit operations to ensure safe, timely effective, efficient, equitable, patient centered care.

Professional Development

• Engaged in advancing own practice.
• Responsible for maintaining competencies required for that patient care setting; focus on advancing own professional development.
• Attends unit based staff development independently.
• Demonstrates the ability to serve as a trained preceptor and coach’s new nurse and students.
• Contributes to developing/evaluating unit based orientation and other education activities.
• Contributes to nursing support personnel skills and development.
• Completes CE’s on an annual basis based on facility minimum requirements.

Service/Quality

• Understands and contributes to unit-based outcomes associated with National Hospital Quality Measures (NDNQI), Nursing Sensitive Quality Indicators, and Facility Annual Operational Plan.
• Contributes to and endorses some or all elements of research/EBP/QI.
• Provides high quality, safe, patient centered care with focus on exceeding service expectations.
• Accountable for compliance with regulatory requirements and holds others accountable; participates in tracer activities when requested.

Patient Safety

• Takes action to correct observed risks to patient safety.
• Reports adverse events and near misses to appropriate management authority.
• Implements policies, procedures, and guidelines 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.
• Participates in hospital, departmental and/or unit patient safety initiatives.

Operations

• Demonstrates the ability to function in the charge nurse role.
• Participates in teambuilding efforts on their unit.
• Contributes to briefings/staff meetings regularly.
• Contributes and participates in unit, Nursing Division, and organizational governance structure.
• Participates in recruitment and retention activities at the unit level.
• Provides feedback in peer review as requested. Provides direct performance feedback at the direction of the nurse manager.

Work 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.
• More than 3 years nursing experience. Solid knowledge and clinical skills, especially Medical Surgical, and Stepdown (PCU, M/S, Telemetry).
• Current AHA BLS certification required.
• Must meet all unit specific certification requirements: (PALS, ACLS, NRP)