Job Description

REGISTERED NURSE (RN), UNIT NAME Full-Time - Night Shift Baltimore, Maryland 12-hour shifts, every 3rd weekend

Come elevate your skills and experience by working with a world-class, MAGNET DESIGNATED ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER with comprehensive and technologically advanced surgical suites. 

The University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) is the flagship academic medical center at the heart of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) and includes the 789-bed downtown Baltimore campus and the 177-bed midtown campus one mile north. Home to the Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center and The R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, we’re the highest-volume trauma center in the United States.

_We are looking for talented Registered Nurses to join our nursing team here at the University of Maryland Medical Center.  _

AS A REGISTERED NURSE AT UMMC, YOU’LL EXPERIENCE:

• A SUPPORTIVE AND COLLABORATIVE work environment
• An ACHIEVABLE PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT MODEL: Opportunities to progress in function, skills, and pay through our achievable promotion schedule;
•  The opportunity to work in a specialized care environment at an ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER with a nursing-centered care model and MAGNET DESIGNATION;
• A COMPREHENSIVE BENEFITS PACKAGE including health, vision, and dental coverage including prescription drug coverage, Tax-Free Savings Plans, and more!
• A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE WAGE SCALE: Annual merit increases and a base wage scale that is measured against market standards.
• GENEROUS TUITION REIMBURSEMENT of up to $10,000 per year for your graduate degree at the University of Maryland School of Nursing.

CARDIAC SURGERY PCU: The Cardiac Surgery PCU is a 26-bed unit that provides care to adult patients requiring pre- and post-operative care for heart surgery. There are 22 private and 4 semi-private beds, all 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 Cardiac Surgery Step-Down 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.

To learn more, schedule a phone chat today with Paula Whisenhunt. Please click the following link to schedule: Paula Whisenhunt’s Office Calendar

To learn more about our College Tuition Assistance Incentive Program, please click on the following link https://www.umms.org/tuition-incentive-program 

Qualifications

• Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of Maryland, or eligibility to practice due to Compact state agreements outlined through the MD Board of Nursing, is required.
• BSN preferred.
• Up-to-date status on all mandatory training and classes.
• One year of nursing experience.
• Solid knowledge and clinical skills.
• Current CPR certification is required.
• Maintenance of 10 contact hours of education every two years.
• Member of a professional organization.__
• Recent applicable clinical experience in a comparable setting.

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