Registered Nurse, Emergency Department, Night-shift

University of Maryland Medical System•Largo, MD

4d•$43 - $55•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department provides and coordinates independent care for the unit’s patient population as a fully effective member of the multidisciplinary patient care services team. The nurse serves as a clinical resource, integrates evidence into practice, coordinates care with the interdisciplinary team, and is accountable to patients and families for care processes and outcomes. The position is full-time on the night shift, 7:30 p.m. to 8:00 a.m., at UM Capital Region Health in Largo, Maryland. The nurse contributes to service quality, performance improvement, evidence-based practice, regulatory compliance, and unit operations. Responsibilities also include supporting charge nurses, serving as charge nurse when assigned, helping develop clinical protocols and standards, orienting less experienced nurses, and serving as a preceptor, coach, or mentor. The nurse maintains required competencies and professional development and promotes patient safety through consistent use of policies and procedures, reporting adverse events and near misses, and addressing observed risks.

Requirements

Current licensure as a Registered Nurse in Maryland, or eligibility to practice under a Compact state agreement recognized by the Maryland Board of Nursing.
At least one year of nursing experience, with solid knowledge and clinical skills.
Diploma in nursing or an Associate Degree in nursing.
Current BLS certification.
Up-to-date status on all mandatory training and classes.
Unit-based licensure or certification required for the role, as defined by the unit or department.
Maintain 10 contact hours of education every two years.
Recent applicable clinical experience in a comparable setting.
Maintain competencies required for the patient care setting and advance own professional development.
Ability to adhere to the Professional Nurse Job Charter/Description and Commitment to Excellence Behavioral Standards.
Highly effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
Leadership qualities demonstrated through charge nurse, preceptor, or clinical resource effectiveness.
Ability to work effectively as a multidisciplinary team member and support teamwork.
Ability to learn and use computer systems to manage patient information.
Ability to provide care appropriate to the patient populations served and understand lifespan growth and development and population- and age-specific needs.

Responsibilities

Provide independent care to the Emergency Department’s patient population and serve as a clinical resource for others.
Integrate evidence into practice and function effectively in roles specific to the unit.
Be accountable to patients and families for care processes and outcomes during an episode of care.
Coordinate care as a primary coordinating nurse and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to address patient and family needs.
Contribute to advancement of group practice on the unit and remain accountable for work performance to the nurse manager.
Assist with team development and evaluation of Patient and Family Centered Care practices; suggest improvements.
Participate in collecting outcome data, implementing Nursing Sensitive Quality Indicator efforts, and unit-level performance improvement, evidence-based practice, or research.
Comply with regulatory standards and participate in unit-level compliance activities.
Support charge nurse decisions and perform the charge role for assigned shifts as needed.
Assist in developing clinical practice protocols and unit standards, and support unit-based process activities and action plans.
Orient Clinical Nurse I staff to unit-level decision-making structures and councils.
Serve as a preceptor, coach, or mentor to new nurses and students; contribute to ancillary personnel development.
Attend educational offerings and in-services independently and maintain required competencies and professional development.
Ensure patient safety, take action to correct observed risks, and report adverse events and near misses to appropriate management.
Implement policies, procedures, and standards consistently; maintain effective working relationships and communication with team members.
Identify potential risks in processes, procedures, or devices and communicate them to those in charge.