Nurse care unit

Job Title: Experienced Nurse

This role is considered the minimum role for all nurses at UMMC who have greater than 12 months experience. The ideal candidate will be competent in the skills and knowledge required to provide high-quality patient care, and will fully participate in unit governance.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provides and coordinates care provided to patients within a clinical specialty.
• Serves as a fully effective and participative member of the multidisciplinary patient care services team.
• Demonstrates and models the full range of nursing professional practice in both care provided and participation in development of strategies to improve patient outcomes, satisfaction with service, and cost-effectiveness at the unit level.

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.
• Maintenance of 10 contact hours of education/year.
• Member of a professional organization.
• Recent applicable clinical experience in a comparable setting.
• Ability to lead others, such as effectiveness as charge nurse, preceptor, or clinical resource.

Patient Safety:

• Ensures patient safety in the performance of job functions and through participation in hospital, department, or unit patient safety initiatives.
• Takes action to correct observed risks to patient safety.
• Reports adverse events and near misses to appropriate management authority.

Additional Information:

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