At UM Capital Region Health, we’re about to changeUP everything with the opening of our new hospital in Spring 2021!

Located in Largo in the heart of Prince George’s County, our new state-of-the-art regional medical center (UM Capital Region Medical Center) will provide improved access to primary and ambulatory care services, and serve as a tertiary care center for critically ill patients. In addition, our new space will allow us to expand our offerings as a community partner to help improve the health status of Prince George’s County residents.

Senior Clinical Nurse I (RN) - Operating Room
Full-time - Day Shift
UM Capital Region Health, Cheverly, MD

UM Capital Region Health is recruiting experienced Operating Room RNs to join our award-winning team.

Are you ready to get back to your calling of patient care? To be respected by your peers and have your voice heard by your physicians? To regain your work-life balance and have time and resources to further your education? To be part of a cohesive team that gets to work on every cardiac case and be there with your patients from admission to discharge?

If you are ready to get back to the core mission of nursing and patient care, UM Capital Region Health wants to talk to you!

UM Capital Region Health is about to changeUP everything with the construction of UM Capital Region Medical Center, a new, state-of-the-art hospital facility in Largo, MD. On track to open in April of 2021, our new Medical Center will feature a dedicated Operating Room which will be a center of excellence in heart care in Prince George’s County.

What we offer:

• Opportunity to work with a small, cohesive team of experienced professionals.
• A comprehensive benefits package including health, vision and dental coverage including prescription drug coverage.
• Great Work Life Balance: You’ll accrue paid annual leave; we offer dependent care reimbursement, short/long term disability and an employee assistant program.
• Competitive salary
• Educational Assistance: We support your continuing education and career advancement by offering tuition reimbursement.

General Summary:
This role is designed for the nurse who is a clinical and professional leader at the unit level. Demonstrates effective and consistent leadership behaviors in advancing evidence based practices, leading unit governance initiatives, and coaching others to achieve and grow in the role of the professional nurse.

II. Principal Responsibilities and Tasks:
The following statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. These are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by personnel so classified.

Clinical Practice:
1. Provides independent care of unit specific patient population; serves as Clinical Resource for others, utilizes and integrates evidence into practice, functions effectively in roles specific to unit(as defined by each department/unit).
A. Accountable to patients and families for the processes and outcomes of care during an episode of care.
B. Accountable to peers for the advancement of group practice on the unit, and to the nurse manager for the totality of work performance.
2. Serves as a clinical expert and professional resource for the unit nurses. Utilizes clinical expertise to teach nurses informally on the unit in a structured role or through formal teaching in classes.
3. Advances clinical practice on the unit, consistently integrates evidence into practice and uses this as a firm foundation for unit practice.

Service/Quality:
1. Leads efforts to address Nursing Sensitive Quality Indicators (NSQI) improvement opportunities; develops/implements and evaluates action plans.
2. Leads performance improvement initiatives by designing, implementing, evaluating, and disseminating results.
3. Monitors patient and unit safety standards; actively contributes to development and implementation of improvement plans.
4. Coaches CNI and CNIIs on PI and/or evidence-based practice.

• Bachelors of Science in Nursing OR Specialty Certification with enrollment in BSN/higher nursing program and expected graduation date within three (3) years.
• Current and active specialty certification, (if BSN/higher degree attained) OR
• Enrollment in a degree program or certificate program (Baccalaureate or higher, 12 credits or greater) within past two years, OR
• Formal teaching within past two years, OR
• Board or committee member of a professional association within past two years (not a hospital committee)
• 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.
• Up-to-date status on all mandatory training and classes.
• Current BLS certification required.
• Unit based licensure as required for the role as defined at the unit/department level. (examples include but are not limited to Neonatal Resuscitation Program [NRP], Certification in Pre-Transport/Post-Resuscitation Stabilization Care of Sick Infants for Neonatal Healthcare Providers [STABLE], Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support [ACLS), Trauma 101, etc.)
• Relevant clinical work experience related to practice on the unit.