In-house Travel Contract Critical Care RN, PICU/PCU, Baltimore Metro Region

The University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is an academic private health system, focused on delivering compassionate, high quality care and putting discovery and innovation into practice at the bedside. Partnering with the University of Maryland School of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Nursing and University of Maryland, Baltimore who educate the state's future health care professionals, UMMS is an integrated network of care, delivering 25 percent of all hospital care in urban, suburban and rural communities across the state of Maryland. UMMS puts academic medicine within reach through primary and specialty care delivered at 11 hospitals, including the flagship University of Maryland Medical Center, the System's anchor institution in downtown Baltimore, as well as through a network of University of Maryland Urgent Care centers and more than 150 other locations in 13 counties. For more information, visit www.umms.org.

Position Summary

We are seeking a dedicated and flexible In-House Travel Contract Registered Nurse (RN) to join our healthcare system, consisting of 13 hospitals. This unique role offers the opportunity to work 12-week contracts across multiple facilities within our network, providing critical nursing support where it's needed most. As an In-House Travel RN, you'll gain diverse clinical experience while contributing to the quality care our patients rely on, all while enjoying the stability and benefits of working within one healthcare system.

Why Join Us

•    Work within a supportive and collaborative healthcare system.
•    Gain experience across multiple hospital settings while maintaining job stability.
•    Enjoy the flexibility of travel nursing with the benefits of an in-house position.
•    Competitive pay and benefits.

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 to unit specific patient population; serves as clinical resource for others, utilizes and integrates evidence into practice, functions effectively in roles specific to 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 an effective primary coordinating nurse; collaborates with interdisciplinary team to plan and coordinate care addressing patient/family needs.
3.    Serves as clinical resource for others.

Service/Quality

1.    Assists in team development and evaluation of the Relationship-Based Care model; suggests methods for improvement.  Participates in collection of data related to Relationship-Based Care outcomes (e.g. hand offs, medication safety, etc).  
2.    Participates in implementation efforts addressing Nursing Sensitive Quality Indicators (NSQI).
3.    Participates and contributes to Performance Improvement, or Evidence Based Practice, or research at the unit level.
4.    Complies with standards and participates with unit level activities for regulatory compliance.

 
Unit Operations

1.    Supports charge nurse decisions; performs charge role for assigned shifts as needed.
2.    Follows and supports the AACN guidelines for Healthy Work Environment (communication, collaboration, effective decision making, recognition, leadership, staffing); participates as team member focusing on elements within the Healthy Work Environment.

Professional Development

1.    Serves as preceptor, coach, mentor to new nurses and students. Contributes to ancillary personnel skills and development, attends educational offerings and in-services independently.
Patient Safety

Ensures patient safety in the performance of job functions and through participation in hospital, department or unit patient safety initiatives.
1.    Acts to correct observed risks to patient safety.
2.    Reports adverse events and near misses to appropriate management authority.
3.    Identifies possible risks in processes, procedures, devices and communicates the same to those in charge.
 

Required Education & Experience

1.    Unencumbered license as a Registered Nurse in the state of Maryland, or a Nurse Compact License (NSL)
2.    BSN preferred. 
3.    Two years recent (within the past 12 months) critical care nursing experience. Solid knowledge and clinical skills. (See attached Professional Self-assessment skills checklist)
4.    Maintenance of 10 contact hours of education every two years.

License & Certifications

1.    Pediatric Intensive Care (PICU): Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

*All Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) must be obtained through the American Heart Association. Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) must be obtained through the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Heart Association.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

1.    Responsible for maintaining competencies required for the patient care setting; focus on advancing own professional development
2.    Ability to practice and adhere to the guidelines specified in the UMMC Role of the Professional Nurse Job Charter/Description.
3.    Demonstrates highly effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
4.    Demonstrates leadership qualities through effectiveness as charge nurse, preceptor, or clinical resource.
5.    Demonstrates effectiveness as a multidisciplinary team member.
6.    Ability to learn and use computer systems in order to manage patient information.
7.    Ability to participate in team-building efforts on units; supports and models teamwork
8.    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
 

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

Compensation:

Pay Range: FLATRATE: $55/hr

Other Compensation (if applicable): Shift Differentials

Review the 2024-2025 UMMS Benefits Guide