Clinical Nurse I- MedSurg Tele

University of Maryland Medical System•Towson, MD

2d•$39 - $54

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse I role is intended for new graduates or nurses with less than 12 months of experience. The nurse learns the institution and its nursing practices and is expected to successfully complete the Nurse Residency Program and Departmental Orientation. The role uses the institution’s care delivery and professional practice models and supports the development of the nurse’s own practice and unit-level group practice goals. The nurse is accountable to patients, families, team members, and the nurse manager for care and overall work performance, and is expected to uphold the Service Standards and the Nursing Mission, Vision and Values. The nurse provides safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, patient-centered care; uses evidence-based practice and unit protocols; assesses and addresses patient and family needs; and participates in professional development, quality improvement, patient safety, and unit operations. The role may assist with precepting students, unlicensed assistive personnel, or peers for limited periods. Compensation: Pay range is $39.35–$54.05. The posting refers applicants to the 2025–2026 UMMS Benefits Guide.

Requirements

Registered Nurse licensure in Maryland, or eligibility to practice under a Compact state agreement recognized by the Maryland Board of Nursing.
Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Basic computer skills.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.
Role is intended for a new graduate or a nurse with less than 12 months of experience.

Responsibilities

Focus clinical practice and care delivery on patient care and personal learning.
Use evidence-based practice and appropriate resources; follow unit protocols, documentation requirements, and care pathways.
Involve patients and families in care and follow care-delivery guidelines.
Assess patient and family needs, initiate and document education, and seek guidance when advocating for their needs.
Deliver safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, patient-centered care consistent with unit operations.
Access education for professional development, complete appropriate competencies, and successfully complete orientation.
Maintain requirements for unit practice and complete continuing education annually according to facility minimum requirements.
Assist with precepting students, unlicensed assistive personnel, or peers for limited periods, including share or shadow days as applicable.
Become familiar with national hospital quality measures, patient safety goals, quality indicators, nursing-sensitive indicators, and the facility annual operating plan.
Contribute to unit initiatives to improve patient and team-member satisfaction and participate in research, evidence-based practice, or quality-improvement activities as applicable.
Provide high-quality, safe, patient-centered care and maintain regulatory readiness, including participating in tracer activities when requested.
Correct observed patient-safety risks, report adverse events and near misses, and consistently implement policies, procedures, and guidelines.
Build effective working relationships, communicate with team members, identify process or device risks, and communicate them to responsible parties.
Participate in hospital, departmental, or unit patient-safety initiatives.
Support the Charge Nurse role and demonstrate a basic understanding of it.
Contribute to teamwork, including cooperating with peers, adapting to assignments, and taking admissions as required.
Attend briefings and staff meetings regularly; support unit, nursing-division, and organizational governance structures.
Participate in unit-level recruitment and retention activities and provide peer-review feedback when requested.