Registered Nurse, New Graduate, Vascular Surgery Pcu, Nights

Job Description

Full time Nights-Generous night shift differential!

Why us?

ACCREDITED NURSE RESIDENCY PROGRAM!

Come elevate your skills and experience by working with a world-class 800-bed, Magnet-designated Academic Medical Center with comprehensive and technologically advanced surgical suites. Located in downtown Baltimore near the Inner Harbor and Camden Yards, you won't find a more vibrant place to work!

As a Vascular Surgery PCU RN, you will be supporting three levels of monitoring: Intermediate, Telemetry, and Acute Care.

Our major activities and procedures include continuous cardiac monitoring and care of patients following:

• Femoral (fem-fem, fem-pop, fem-tib) bypass procedures

• Carotid endarterectomy

• Lower extremity amputation

• Liver biopsy

• Lumbar puncture

• Arteriogram

• Endoscopy

As a New Grad 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 market standards.

• Generous tuition reimbursement of up to $10,000 per year for your graduate degree at University of Maryland School of Nursing.

Company Description

Renowned as the academic flagship of the University of Maryland Medical System, our Magnet-designated facility is a nationally recognized, academic medical center with opportunities across the continuum of care. Come join UMMC and discover the atmosphere where talents and ideas come together to enhance patient care and advance the science of nursing. Located in downtown Baltimore near the Inner Harbor and Camden Yards, you won't find a more vibrant place to work!

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• 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, is required.

• Current CPR certification required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the patient population(s) served. Ability to demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and ability to assess data reflective of the patient's requirements relative to his or her population-specific and age specific needs.

• Ability to learn and use computer systems in order to manage patient information.

• Demonstrated effective verbal and written communication skills.

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.

• Identifies possible risks in processes, procedures, devices and communicates the same to those in charge.

Additional Information

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