Job Description

This role is reserved for the new graduate or nurse with less than 12 months experience. The nurse will utilize this time to learn the institution and nursing practice. It is expected that a nurse in this role successfully pass the probationary period within 12 months (18 months maximum with a defined action plan developed with manager). Utilizes the nursing process as the frame of reference for practice as a professional nurse. Participates in activities to develop own practice, and to support group practice goals at the unit level. Functions effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary health care team. Is accountable to patient, family and team members for care provided, and to the nurse manager for totality of work performance.

CARDIAC SURGERY PROGRESSIVE CARE: The Cardiac Surgery Progressive Care Unit (CSPCU) is a 24-bed telemetry unit that provides care to adult patients requiring pre- and post-operative care for heart surgery. Members of the CSPCU nursing team care for patients who are one or more days removed from cardiac surgery.  Patients on the unit will have undergone invasive open-chest procedures including: coronary artery bypass (CABG), heart valve repair/replacement, heart and lung transplants, Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD), and more.  Patient care involves working with the interdisciplinary team to progress patients through the care plan by providing top-of-its-class nursing, respiratory, and physical therapy care to patients so they can ambulate and recover from their surgery.

Qualifications

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing, with a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing preferred; Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of Maryland, or eligible to practice due to compact state requirements outlined by the Maryland Board of Nursing

Additional Information

CARDIAC SURGERY PROGRESSIVE CARE: The Cardiac Surgery Progressive Care Unit (CSPCU) is a 24-bed unit that provides care to adult patients requiring pre- and post-operative care for heart surgery.  All rooms are with telemetry monitoring. This feature allows the heart team to monitor you 24 hours a day while nurses work with complex care patients.

Members of the CSPCU nursing team care for post-open-heart surgery patients who are one or more days removed from surgery.  Patients on the unit will have undergone invasive open-chest procedures including: heart and lung transplants, Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD), and more.  Patient care involves working with the interdisciplinary team to progress patients through the care plan by providing top-of-its-class nursing, respiratory, and physical therapy care to patients so they can ambulate and recover from their surgery.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.