Employment Type:
Full time
Shift:
Day Shift
Description:
Job Title: Clinical Nurse Med/Surg/Telemetry
Employment Type: Full time / 36 hours weekly
Shift: Day Shift; 7am 7pm
Location: Germantown MD
Position Highlights:
- Competitive pay; Sign-On Bonus available to qualified applicants
- Benefits: Medical Dental & Vision PTO Free Parking Metro Access Tuition Reimbursement 403(b)
- Quality of Life:Flexible work schedules
- Advancement:Opportunities to advance through the Clinical Advancement Program
Description:
- Reporting to the Director of Acute Care the Clinical Nurse must demonstrate the passion to provide bedside care to a diverse and acutely ill population. The med-surg telemetry nurse should possess the knowledge and skill of how to safely apply the nursing process to assess plan and evaluate the care of patients with various health conditions as well as provide care for pre-and post-surgical patients including bariatrics.
Responsibilities:
- As part of a new transformational team care model to improve patient care and provide nurses and nurse assistants new opportunities and support the nurse assistant will team with an experienced virtual RN (vRN) and a bedside RN to provide excellent patient care to patients in an acute care setting.
- Collaborative planning coordinating and delivering quality care to medical surgical and telemetry patients that are acutely ill as well as those recovering from post-operative procedures such as bariatric and orthopedic procedures.
- 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 on medical and post-surgical care.
What you will need
Requirements:
- Graduation from an accredited nursing program; basic professional nursing degree (BSN preferred). Note if the BSN 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 required (issued through the American Heart Association)
- Superb interpersonal communication and collaboration abilities
- Competency in electronic patient management systems
Preferred:
- At least 1 year of nursing experience in an acute care setting
- Certified MS-RN in nursing recommended
- ACLS recommended
Pay Range: $38.92 $55.68
Pay is based on experience skills and education. Exempt positions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will be paid within the base salary equivalent of the stated hourly rates. The pay range may also vary within the stated range based on location.
About us:
Holy Cross Health is a Catholic not-for-profit health system that serves more than 240000 individuals each year from Marylands two largest counties Montgomery and Prince Georges counties. Holy Cross Health earns numerous national awards clinical designations and accreditations across a wide range of specialties for providing innovative high-quality health care services.
Holy Cross Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer.
Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard toMinority/Females/disabled/Veteran(M/F/D/V) status.
Our Commitment
Rooted in our Mission and Core Values we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives experiences and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other status protected by federal state or local law.