Job Description

REGISTERED NURSE (RN) - CARDIAC PROGRESSIVE CARE UNIT Full Time – Nights Baltimore, Maryland  

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 CARDIAC PROGRESSIVE CARE UNIT 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

Located in downtown Baltimore near the Inner Harbor and Camden Yards, you won’t find a more vibrant place to work!

UMMC CARDIAC PROGRESSIVE CARE: Cardiac PCU is a 26-bed fast-paced cardiac medical/surgical unit.  Our unit often accepts between 5 to 12 admissions in a 24-hr period.  The most frequent diagnoses seen on our unit include chest pain, NSTEMI, STEMI, CHF exacerbations, dysrhythmias, coronary artery disease, aortic stenosis, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and pulmonary hypertension. We care for post-procedural patients including cardiac catheterization, ablations, ICD or pacemaker insertions, stent placements, transcatheter aortic valve replacements, Watchman Device insertion, and MitraClip procedures. CPCU nurses have the ability to deflate TR Bands and manage cardiac drips including Milrinone, Dobutamine, Heparin, Lasix, Nitroglycerin, and Veletri. Our nurses also monitor and maintain Swan-Ganz catheters on IMC level patients. Since the first COVID surge, our unit has taken over the Medical Observation Unit, which is a 10-bed medical unit where we care for both observation and admitted medicine patients. Our nursing staff seamlessly staff both units as one for a total of 36 beds.

Qualifications

• Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of Maryland, or eligible to practice with 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 nursing experience
• Solid knowledge and clinical skills
• Current BLS certification required through American Heart Association
• 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.