Registered Nurse – Med/Stroke Unit (Nights)

Employment Type

• Full time
• Shift: 12
• Hour
• Night
• Shift
• Description:
• Job
• Title: Registered Nurse (RN)

Unit

Acute Care – Med/Stroke Unit Employment Type: Full-time Shift: 12 hour Night shift – with weekend and holiday rotation Location: Germantown, Maryland We are offering a $13,000 New Hire Retention Bonus to external applicants who meet minimum requirements. Position Purpose Reporting to the Director of Acute Care, the Registered Nurse must demonstrate the passion to provide bedside care to a diverse and acutely ill population of patients. The Registered Nurse should possess the knowledge and skill of how-to safety apply the nursing process to assess, plan and evaluate the care of patients with various health conditions. Unit Overview The Med/Stroke Unit is a 30 bed inpatient that is part of a new transformational care team model created to improve patient care and provide nurses and nurse assistants new opportunities and support. The RN will team with an experienced virtual RN (vRN) and a certified nursing assistant to provide excellent patient care to patients in an acute care setting. This fast-paced unit has a diverse population of staff and patients with multiple medical co-morbidities. As a Registered Nurse you will: Participate in collaborative planning, coordinating, and delivering quality care to medical and telemetry patients that are acutely ill; focusing on care of the stroke/neuro patient. Facilitate best practices to deliver quality care through the identification, implementation and evaluation of nursing interventions and communication of results to the healthcare team. Provides education to patients and their families for all medical diagnoses (respiratory, cardiac, GI, rental, neuro, endocrine).

Minimum Qualifications

Required: Graduation from an accredited nursing program; basic professional nursing degree required (BSN preferred). Note, if the BSN or MSN degree is not present on hire, the employee must sign an agreement to obtain a within a specific time frame. Current licensure by the Maryland State Board of Nursing or Compact State as a Registered Nurse. BLS certification (issued through the American Heart Association). Superb interpersonal, communication and collaboration abilities. Competency in electronic patient management systems.

Preferred

• BSN or MSN preferred Certified MS-RN in nursing recommended. At least 1 year of nursing experience in an acute care setting