Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiac ICU

University of Maryland Medical System • Largo, MD

4d • $43 - $55

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) in the Cardiac ICU provides and coordinates independent care for patients within a clinical specialty as a fully effective member of the multidisciplinary patient care services team. This role is the minimum role for nurses with more than 12 months of experience. The nurse is accountable to patients and families for care processes and outcomes, and to peers and the nurse manager for advancing unit practice and work performance.

The nurse serves as a primary coordinating nurse, collaborates with the interdisciplinary team, supports unit operations, and contributes to service quality, performance improvement, evidence-based practice, regulatory compliance, and professional development. The nurse also promotes patient safety and maintains the competencies required for the care setting.

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.
• One year of nursing experience.
• Solid nursing knowledge and clinical skills.
• Diploma in nursing or an associate degree in nursing.
• Current BLS certification.
• Up-to-date completion of mandatory training and classes.
• Recent applicable clinical experience in a comparable setting.
• Maintain 10 contact hours of education every two years.
• Maintain competencies required for the patient care setting.
• Ability to use computer systems to manage patient information.
• Effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to demonstrate leadership through charge nurse, preceptor, or clinical resource effectiveness.
• Effectiveness as a multidisciplinary team member and ability to support teamwork.
• Ability to provide care appropriate to the patient populations served, including knowledge of lifespan growth and development and population- and age-specific assessment needs.
• Unit-based licensure as required by the role and unit/department.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent care to the unit-specific patient population and integrate evidence into practice.
• Coordinate care as a primary nurse in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, addressing patient and family needs.
• Be accountable to patients and families for care processes and outcomes, and contribute to advancement of group practice on the unit.
• Serve as a clinical resource for others and support charge nurse decisions; perform charge responsibilities on assigned shifts as needed.
• Assist with team development and evaluation of Patient and Family Centered Care practices and suggest improvements.
• Participate in collecting outcome data and implementing Nursing Sensitive Quality Indicator efforts.
• Contribute to unit-level performance improvement, evidence-based practice, or research activities.
• Comply with regulatory standards and participate in unit-level compliance activities.
• Assist in developing clinical practice protocols, standards, action plans, and process improvements.
• Orient Clinical Nurse I staff to unit-level decision-making structures and councils.
• Precept, coach, and mentor new nurses and students; contribute to ancillary personnel development and attend educational offerings and in-services.
• Maintain required patient-care competencies and professional development.
• Ensure patient safety, correct observed risks, report adverse events and near misses, and consistently follow policies, procedures, and standards.
• Develop effective working relationships and communicate with team members; identify and communicate potential risks in processes, procedures, and devices.

Benefits

• Up to $20,000 sign-on bonus
• Shift differentials: evening $3.25, nights $4.75, weekend days $3.50, weekend evenings $5.25, and weekend nights $6.75
• UMMS Benefits Guide (2025–2026) referenced

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree