Registered Nurse (RN), Cardiac ICU (CCU)

University of Maryland Medical System•Baltimore, MD

About The Position

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

Requirements

Competent evaluation with successful passing of probation and current status on all mandatory classes and training.
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.
Ability to provide care appropriate to the patient populations served, including knowledge of growth and development across the lifespan and the ability to assess population- and age-specific patient needs.
Highly effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

Independently provide and coordinate care for patients within the clinical specialty.
Participate effectively as a member of the multidisciplinary patient care services team.
Demonstrate professional nursing practice in patient care and contribute to strategies that improve patient outcomes, service satisfaction, and cost effectiveness at the unit level.
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 and be accountable to the nurse manager for overall work performance.
Participate fully in unit governance and follow the UMMC Professional Nurse Job Charter.
Ensure patient safety through job performance and participation in hospital, department, or unit patient safety initiatives.
Take action to correct observed patient safety risks.
Report adverse events and near misses to the appropriate management authority.
Identify possible risks in processes, procedures, and devices, and communicate them to those in charge.