Registered Nurse ICU RN Per Diem - Relocation Offered!
Company: MEDSTAR HEALTH
Location: Rosedale
Posted on: May 4, 2024
Job Description:
General Summary of Position
Professional care provider who assesses, plans, implements, and
evaluates the nursing care of patients from admission through
discharge. In collaboration with the patient and family, provides
theory-based professional nursing care and coordinates care
delivery with various members of the interdisciplinary team.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
- Contributes to the achievement of established department goals
and objectives and adheres to department policies, procedures,
quality standards, safety standards, and MedStar SPIRIT Values.
Complies with governmental and accreditation regulations.
- Collects and analyzes significant patient's information that
pertains to physical, psychological, socio-cultural, economic,
spiritual, and life-style behaviors and efficiently leveraging
available technology.
- Functions autonomously providing relationship-based care that
promotes continuous, consistent, efficient and accountable delivery
of nursing care using the nursing process with a favorable focus on
patient experience.
- Identifies current and potential complex problems of specific
patient populations, critically analyzes trends and changes in
patient status, and plans appropriate interventions.
- Incorporates evidence-based practice and research into patient
care delivery, with a focus on quality and safety.
- Serves as a patient advocate by independently communicating
clinical concerns, including ethical decisions, in a timely manner
to other members of the interdisciplinary team.
- Practices within legal boundaries of nurse practice act and
possesses a theoretical understanding of the universal ethical
principles. Recognizes ethical discourse in practice and may seek
other resources in advocacy for support and counsel.
- Individualizes patients plan of care, focusing on short and
long-range goals and effectively uses a variety of teaching
resources to meet the learning needs of patients and families.
- Communicates patient information clearly and accurately in
verbal and written format.
- Maintains a safe and therapeutic environment. Identifies actual
and potential patient safety issues and acts accordingly while
incorporating HRO quality and safety principles.
- Demonstrates effective leadership behaviors. Establishes
priorities and delegates tasks to peers and ancillary staff as
appropriate to scope of practice and unit requirements.
- Effectively uses problem identification and resolution skills,
focusing on the clinical scenario to resolve the apparent concern.
Follows the chain of command by consulting with other healthcare
professionals and seeks assistance as needed.
- Independently communicates concerns in a timely manner and
makes suggestions to members of the interdisciplinary team by
seeking and using resources effectively.
- Evaluates the patient's response to treatment and progress
toward short and long-range goals and revises nursing interventions
as appropriate.
- Identifies patient and family needs prior to discharge.
Initiates and monitors discharge planning activities in
collaboration with other members of the interdisciplinary
team.
- Independently identifies resources and strategies to enhance
professional growth and development and commits to life-long
learning.
- Supports and contributes to the unit, department, entity, and
organizational goals inclusive of the mission, vision, and
values.
- Participates in meetings and on committees and represents the
department and hospital in community outreach efforts.
- Participates in multi-disciplinary quality and service
improvement teams.
Minimum Qualifications
Education
- Associate's degree from an accredited School of Nursing
required and
- Bachelor's degree Bachelor's degree enrollment required within
6 months of start date and completion within 3 years. required
and
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred
Experience
- 1-2 years RN experience required
Licenses and Certifications
- RN - Registered Nurse - State Licensure and/or Compact State
Licensure in the state or jurisdiction of the facility seeking
employment, or Multistate Compact state or license eligible Upon
Hire required and
- CPR - Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation (includes BLS and NRP)
for healthcare providers from either the American Heart Association
(AHA) or American Red Cross within 90 Days required and
- Additional unit/specialty certifications may vary by department
or business unit. and
- RNC-OB C- Electronic Fetal Mon Perinatal nurses (labor and
delivery, antepartum, antenatal testing) must obtain certification
in Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM) from the National
Certification Corporation (NCC) within 12 months from date of hire.
New graduate nurses or new to specialty nurses (labor and delivery,
antepartum, antenatal testing) will have 15 months from date of
hire to obtain the EFM certification. required
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Basic math skills. Verbal and written communication skills.
Basic computer skills required
Why MedStar Health?
At MedStar Health, we understand that our ability to treat others
well begins with how we treat each other. We work hard to foster an
inclusive and positive environment where our associates feel
valued, connected, and empowered. We live up to this promise
through:
- Strong emphasis on teamwork - our associates feel connected to
each other and our mission as an organization. In return, our
effective team environment generates positive patient outcomes and
high associate satisfaction ratings that exceed the national
benchmark.
- Strategic focus on equity, inclusion, & diversity - we are
committed to equity for all people and communities. We continue to
build a diverse and inclusive workplace where people feel a sense
of belonging and the ability to contribute to equitable care
delivery and improved community health outcomes at all levels of
the organization.
- Comprehensive total rewards package - including competitive
pay, generous paid time off, great health and wellness benefits,
retirement savings, education assistance, and so much more.
- More career opportunities closer to home - as the largest
healthcare provider in the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. region, there
are countless opportunities to grow your career and fulfill your
aspirations. About MedStar Health
MedStar Health is dedicated to providing the highest quality care
for people in Maryland and the Washington, D.C., region, while
advancing the practice of medicine through education, innovation,
and research. Our team of 32,000 includes physicians, nurses,
residents, fellows, and many other clinical and non-clinical
associates working in a variety of settings across our health
system, including 10 hospitals and more than 300 community-based
locations, the largest home health provider in the region, and
highly respected institutes dedicated to research and innovation.
As the medical education and clinical partner of Georgetown
University for more than 20 years, MedStar Health is dedicated not
only to teaching the next generation of doctors, but also to the
continuing education, professional development, and personal
fulfillment of our whole team. Together, we use the best of our
minds and the best of our hearts to serve our patients, those who
care for them, and our communities. It's how we treat people.
MedStar Health is an Equal Opportunity (EO) Employer and assures
equal opportunity for all applicants and employees. We hire people
to work in different locations, and we comply with the federal,
state and local laws governing each of those locations. MedStar
Health makes all decisions regarding employment, including for
example, hiring, transfer, promotion, compensation, benefit
eligibility, discipline, and discharge without regard to any
protected status, including race, color, creed, religion, national
origin, citizenship status, sex, age, disability, veteran status,
marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,
political affiliations, or any other characteristic protected by
federal, state or local EO laws. If you receive an offer of
employment, it is MedStar Health's policy to hire its employees on
an at-will basis, which means you or MedStar Health may terminate
this relationship at any time, for any reason.
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