Company Description

THE MEDICAL HEART OF MARYLAND

Treating over 330,000 patients every year, the University of Maryland Medical Center is at the vital core of Maryland’s health care system and community. We’re known for our prestigious expertise in innovative research and education, along with the talented staff and advanced centers that make it all possible. The R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, the world’s first center dedicated to trauma, treats more than 7,500 critically injured patients a year with an incredible 97 percent survival rate. We also have one of the nation’s largest kidney and pancreas transplant programs at The Joseph and Corinne Schwartz Division of Transplantation, home to Maryland’s first steroid-free protocol and pancreas/kidney transplant. From our National Cancer Institute-designated UM Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center to The University of Maryland’s Children’s Hospital, one of the largest pediatric centers in the state, we are dedicated to saving and transforming lives.

Job Description

Registered Nurse (RN), NEUROSCIENCE ICU
Full-Time – Night 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 Nurses to join our nursing team here at University of Maryland Medical Center.

As a Registered Nurse 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!

SUMMARY:

We are looking for talented Registered Nurses that desires an opportunity to work in a highly specialized critical care environment to join our Neuroscience ICU team. The Neuroscience ICU is a critical part of the UMMC’s Comprehensive Stroke Center(CSC). One of just three (CSC) in the state, the Neuroscience ICU team works closely with our colleagues from neurosurgery, interventional neuroradiology, stroke neurology, epilepsy, and neuromuscular disease to diagnose and manage the most complicated Neuroscience patients. CSC designation recognizes our commitment to ensuring that both Neurological and Neurosurgical patients receive therapies that are , research-based, cutting -edge and based on the latest scientific evidence.

The Neuroscience ICU is a twenty-two-bed mixed Neurosurgical and Neurological unit that uses the latest advances in treating both surgical and medical patient populations. We use technology to monitor brain structure and function including , continuous EEG monitoring , trailblazing multimodal hemodynamic monitoring, jugular venous oxygen saturation, cerebral oxygenation, measurement of intracranial pressure (ICP), direct measures of regional brain metabolism and oxygenation (Mircrodialysis). Common types of other technology we use consists of invasive and non-invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring, Train of Four, Pupilometers Cooling Devices for Targeted Temperature Management , Continuous Renal Replacement(CRRT) Therapy, and Ultrasounds. Every day the nurses and multidisciplinary team in the Neuroscience ICU fulfill the mission to deliver exemplary, specialized patient care. Neuroscience ICU nurses are dedicated to the highest quality of compassionate care, distinguishing themselves as leaders, educators, care providers and scholars.

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Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited nursing education program approved by the Board of Nursing. BSN preferred.
• Currently licensed as an RN in the state of Maryland.
• BLS certification
• At least 1 year of nursing experience; Neuroscience or Critical Care experience preferred

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