Experienced Registered Nurse (RN), Cardiac Surgery ICU

University of Maryland Medical System•Baltimore, MD

11h

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides and coordinates care independently for patients in the Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit (CSICU), a high-acuity specialty caring for patients recovering from advanced cardiac and aortic surgical procedures. The nurse works with surgeons, intensivists, and multidisciplinary teams, using advanced hemodynamic monitoring, cutting-edge technology, and evidence-based practices to support patient outcomes. This is the minimum nursing role at UMMC for nurses with more than 12 months of experience. The nurse must be competent in required skills and knowledge, participate fully in unit governance, and follow the UMMC Professional Nurse Job Charter. The role includes full participation in multidisciplinary patient care, professional nursing practice, and developing strategies to improve outcomes, service satisfaction, and cost effectiveness at the unit level. The nurse is accountable to patients and families for care processes and outcomes, to peers for advancing unit practice, and to the nurse manager for overall work performance.

Requirements

Competent evaluation with successful passing of probation and current completion of all mandatory classes and training.
Current Registered Nurse licensure in Maryland, or eligibility to practice through a Compact state agreement recognized by the Maryland Board of Nursing.
Maintain 10 contact hours of education per year.
Membership in a professional organization.
Recent applicable clinical experience in a comparable setting.
Demonstrated ability to lead others, such as through effectiveness as a charge nurse, preceptor, or clinical resource.
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 lifespan and assessing population- and age-specific patient needs.
Highly effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

Independently provide and coordinate patient care within the clinical specialty.
Participate fully in unit governance and follow the UMMC Professional Nurse Job Charter.
Serve as an effective and participative member of the multidisciplinary patient care services team.
Model professional nursing practice in patient care and contribute to strategies that improve patient outcomes, service satisfaction, and cost effectiveness.
Remain 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.
Ensure patient safety through job functions and participation in hospital, department, or unit patient safety initiatives.
Take action to correct observed risks to patient safety.
Report adverse events and near misses to the appropriate management authority.
Identify and communicate potential risks in processes, procedures, and devices to those in charge.