Registered Nurse - Emergency/Observation Department

University of Maryland Medical System•Aberdeen, MD

6d•$38 - $54•Onsite

About The Position

University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health (UM UCH) is seeking a Registered Nurse for their Emergency/Observation Department. This role is for nurses with over 12 months of experience and involves providing and coordinating independent care within a clinical specialty as part of a multidisciplinary team. The nurse will utilize the institution's care delivery and professional practice models, participate in activities to advance their practice and support unit-level group practice goals. They are accountable for patient care, family, team members, and overall work performance to the nurse manager, adhering to service standards and the Nursing Mission, Vision, and Values.

Requirements

Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of Maryland, or eligible to practice due to Compact state agreements outlined through the MD Board of Nursing, is required.
More than 12 months nursing experience.
Solid knowledge and clinical skills.
Current AHA BLS and ACLS certification required.
Must meet all unit specific certification requirement: (Basic Arrythmia Recognition and NIHSS certification)

Responsibilities

Competency in care of unit specific patient population; independently practices with solid knowledge and clinical skills; engaged in advancing own practice.
Serves as a clinical resource for others.
Applies and integrates evidence into practice.
Collaborates with interdisciplinary team to plan and coordinate care; independently advocating for patient/family needs.
Models practice consistent with unit operations to ensure safe, timely effective, efficient, equitable, patient centered care.
Engaged in advancing own practice.
Responsible for maintaining competencies required for that patient care setting; focus on advancing own professional development.
Attends unit based staff development independently.
Demonstrates the ability to serve as a trained preceptor and coach’s new nurse and students.
Contributes to developing/evaluating unit based orientation and other education activities.
Contributes to nursing support personnel skills and development.
Completes CE’s on an annual basis based on facility minimum requirements.
Understands and contributes to unit-based outcomes associated with National Hospital Quality Measures (NDNQI), Nursing Sensitive Quality Indicators, and Facility Annual Operational Plan.
Contributes to and endorses some or all elements of research/EBP/QI.
Provides high quality, safe, patient centered care with focus on exceeding service expectations.
Accountable for compliance with regulatory requirements and holds others accountable; participates in tracer activities when requested.
Takes action to correct observed risks to patient safety.
Reports adverse events and near misses to appropriate management authority.
Implements policies, procedures, and guidelines consistently in the performance of assigned duties.
Develops effective working relationships and maintains good communication with other team members.
Identifies possible risks in processes, procedures, devices and communicates the same to those in charge.
Participates in hospital, departmental and/or unit patient safety initiatives.
Demonstrates the ability to function in the charge nurse role.
Participates in teambuilding efforts on their unit.
Contributes to briefings/staff meetings regularly.
Contributes and participates in unit, Nursing Division, and organizational governance structure.
Participates in recruitment and retention activities at the unit level.
Provides feedback in peer review as requested. Provides direct performance feedback at the direction of the nurse manager.