University of Maryland Medical Center Baltimore Washington-posted 3 months ago
$55 - $55/Yr
Full-time • Entry Level
Baltimore, MD
Hospitals

This role is considered the minimum role for all nurses who have greater than 12 months 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.

  • Provides independent care to unit specific patient population; serves as clinical resource for others, utilizes and integrates evidence into practice, functions effectively in roles specific to unit (such as arrest team for ICU, triage for ED, etc).
  • Accountable to patients and families for the processes and outcomes of care during an episode of care.
  • Accountable to peers for the advancement of group practice on the unit, and to the nurse manager for the totality of work performance.
  • Serves as an effective primary coordinating nurse; collaborates with interdisciplinary team to plan and coordinate care addressing patient/family needs.
  • Serves as clinical resource for others.
  • Assists in team development and evaluation of the Relationship-Based Care model; suggests methods for improvement.
  • Participates in collection of data related to Relationship-Based Care outcomes (e.g. hand offs, medication safety, etc).
  • Participates in implementation efforts addressing Nursing Sensitive Quality Indicators (NSQI).
  • Participates and contributes to Performance Improvement, or Evidence Based Practice, or research at the unit level.
  • Complies with standards and participates with unit level activities for regulatory compliance.
  • Supports charge nurse decisions; performs charge role for assigned shifts as needed.
  • Follows and supports the AACN guidelines for Healthy Work Environment (communication, collaboration, effective decision making, recognition, leadership, staffing); participates as team member focusing on elements within the Healthy Work Environment.
  • Serves as preceptor, coach, mentor to new nurses and students.
  • Contributes to ancillary personnel skills and development, attends educational offerings and in-services independently.
  • Ensures patient safety in the performance of job functions and through participation in hospital, department or unit patient safety initiatives.
  • Acts to correct observed risks to patient safety.
  • Reports adverse events and near misses to appropriate management authority.
  • Identifies possible risks in processes, procedures, devices and communicates the same to those in charge.
  • Unencumbered license as a Registered Nurse in the state of Maryland, or a Nurse Compact License (NSL).
  • BSN preferred.
  • Two years recent (within the past 12 months) critical care nursing experience.
  • Solid knowledge and clinical skills.
  • Maintenance of 10 contact hours of education every two years.
  • Intensive Care (ICU) certification.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications.
  • Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU) certification.
  • Pediatric Intensive Care (PICU) certification.
  • Trauma Intensive Care certification.
  • Post Anesthesia Care (PACU) certification.
  • Emergency Department (ED) certification.
  • Trauma Emergency Department (ED) certification.
  • Pediatric Emergency Department certification.
  • Interventional Radiology (IR) certification.
  • Cath Lab certification.
  • Transplant Unit certification.
  • Pay Range: Flat Rate $55/hr
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