Registered Nurse (RN), Neuro ICU, Rotating

University of Maryland Medical System•Baltimore, MD

About The Position

The Registered Nurse independently provides and coordinates care for patients within a clinical specialty and serves as a fully effective member of the multidisciplinary patient care services team. The nurse demonstrates professional nursing practice in patient care and participates in developing unit-level strategies to improve patient outcomes, service satisfaction, and cost effectiveness. The role is accountable to patients and families for the processes and outcomes of care during an episode of care, to peers for advancing group practice on the unit, and to the nurse manager for overall work performance. Nurses are expected to be competent in the required skills and knowledge and fully participate in unit governance, while adhering to the UMMC Professional Nurse Job Charter. The position is described as the minimum role for UMMC nurses with more than 12 months of experience.

Requirements

Licensure as a Registered Nurse in Maryland, or eligibility to practice through a Compact state agreement recognized by the Maryland Board of Nursing.
Maintenance of 10 contact hours of education per year.
Membership in a professional organization.
Recent applicable clinical experience in a comparable setting.
Competent evaluation with successful completion of probation and current completion of all mandatory classes and training.
Demonstrated ability to lead others, such as through charge nurse, preceptor, or clinical resource responsibilities.
Demonstrated effectiveness as a multidisciplinary team member.
Ability to learn and use computer systems to manage patient information.
Knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the patient populations served, including understanding growth and development across the life span and assessing population- and age-specific needs.
Highly effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, demonstrated or documented.

Responsibilities

Independently provide and coordinate patient care within a clinical specialty.
Participate effectively in the multidisciplinary patient care services team.
Demonstrate professional nursing practice in care delivery and contribute to unit-level strategies to improve patient outcomes, patient satisfaction, and cost effectiveness.
Be accountable to patients and families for care processes and outcomes during an episode of care.
Contribute to the advancement of group practice on the unit and be accountable to the nurse manager for overall work performance.
Participate fully in unit governance and adhere to the UMMC Professional Nurse Job Charter.
Ensure patient safety through job functions and participation in hospital, department, or unit safety initiatives.
Take action to correct observed risks to patient safety.
Report adverse events and near misses to the appropriate management authority.
Identify potential risks in processes, procedures, and devices and communicate them to those in charge.
Provide care appropriate to the patient populations served, considering growth, development, and age-specific needs.