New Grad Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiac Surgery Stepdown

Company: University of Maryland Medical System
Location: Parkville
Posted on: January 15, 2021

Job Description:

What You Will Do:

New Grad Registered Nurse (RN) Cardiac Surgery Stepdown
Full Time- Rotating Shift
Baltimore, Maryland

Come elevate your skills and experience by working with a world class 800-bed, Magnet designated Academic Medical Center with a comprehensive and technologically advanced surgical suites.
We are looking for talented Registered Nurse to join our nursing team here at University of Maryland Medical Center.
As a Registered Nurse (RN) 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 to market standards.
• Generous tuition reimbursement of up to $10,000 per year for your graduate degree at 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!
  
  Cardiac Surgery Step Down: The Cardiac Surgery Step-Down Unit 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. The patient care involves working with the inter-disciplinary 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.
  
  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.
  
  What You Need to Be Successful:
  
  
  • 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
    We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law. Associated topics: ccu, coronary, intensive care, neonatal, nurse rn, psychatric, psychiatric, tcu, transitional, unit

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