Nurse Graduate, Emergency Department

University of Maryland Medical System•La Plata, MD

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Functioning under direct supervision of a registered RN, the Nursing Graduate is the beginning practitioner with a basic generic nursing education background. This level clinician utilizes the nursing process in providing patient care and patient/family teaching. The practitioner in this position cares for selected patients and participates as a member of the health care team. Patients served may include neonate through adult-geriatric. The Nursing Graduate shall practice only under the direct supervision of a nurse who is physically present on the unit to cosign medication transcription, medication administration and nursing documentation; and continually observe, assist, coordinate, evaluate, and monitor the nursing graduate. The nursing graduate must also use the initials “NG” after their name as credentials.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Successful completion of required nursing, hospital and unit orientation including but not limited to BCLS certification.
Must pass the NCLEX examination within 90 days of graduation.
Licensed as a Registered Nurse in the State of Maryland within 90 days of graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
Current BCLS certification.

Responsibilities

Utilizes the nursing process in providing patient care and patient/family teaching.
Cares for selected patients and participates as a member of the health care team.
Practices only under the direct supervision of a registered nurse who is physically present on the unit to cosign medication transcription, medication administration and nursing documentation.
Continually observes, assists, coordinates, evaluates, and monitors the nursing graduate.
Collects data accurately.
Establishes facts regarding patient/family condition.
Identifies problems.
Prioritizes the needs of the patient and family.
Ensures the confidentiality and rights of all patient and departmental documents.
Reads, analyzes, and interprets physician’s orders and other written communication methods of the health care team.
Responds to customer inquiries or to those of other members of the health care team.
Reads and interprets age-specific data regarding patient conditions.
Communicates patient and family education in an age-appropriate context.
Works with mathematical concepts in the preparation of medications, intravenous drips and other therapeutic interventions.