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Job Title:Clinical Nurse - Acute/Cardiac

Schedule/Shift: Full-Time / 36 hours weekly / Rotating Shift

Location:Silver Spring Maryland

Position Highlights:

• Competitive pay; New Hire Retention 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

Unit Description:

This 30-bed unit provides care to patients with primary cardiac diagnoses as well as to medical patients that require cardiac telemetry monitoring. 4 South Acute/Cardiac is staffed by registered nurses certified nursing assistants health unit coordinators and monitor technicians. Staff receive support from clinical educators and advanced practice nurses.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to support patient-centered continuum of care.
• Ability to communicate variances from patient goals and advocate on behalf of patient.
• Maintain accurate and timely healthcare records.
• Administer medications to patients provide education and monitor for efficacy and side effects.
• Assess monitor report and record patient condition and pertinent changes.
• Design implement and evaluate patient nursing care plans with healthcare team.
• Educates patients and family throughout stay and in preparation for discharge.

What you will need

Required:

• Graduation from an accredited nursing program; basic professional nursing degree (with requirement to obtain a BSN within a specific time frame)
• Current licensure by the Maryland State Board of Nursing or Compact State as a Registered Nurse.
• BLS certification (issued through the American Heart Association)

Preferred:

• BSN or MSN preferred
• At least 1 year of nursing experience in an acute care setting

Minimum Knowledge Skills & Abilities Required:

• Current knowledge of nursing skills and practice
• Computer and audiovisual skills using various applications: internet email word processing
• Ability to retrieve and interpret data
• Effectively read speak write compose and comprehend English
• Effective eye and hand coordination
• Ability to analyze and synthesize information within a short period of time
• Effective problem-solving skills
• Ability to multi-task organize and prioritize
• Ability to work well with individuals and groups

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.