Registered Nurse – Med/Stroke Unit

Job Title:  Registered Nurse (RN)
Unit:  Acute Care – Med/Stroke Unit

Employment Type: Full-time

Shift:  12 hour Night shift – with weekend and holiday rotation
Location: Germantown, Maryland

Position Purpose

Reporting to the Director of Acute Care, the Registered Nurse must demonstrate the passion to provide bedside care to a diverse and acutely ill population of patients.  The Registered Nurse should possess the knowledge and skill of how-to safety apply the nursing process to assess, plan and evaluate the care of patients with various health conditions.

Unit Overview

The Med/Stroke Unit is a 30 bed inpatient that is part of a new transformational care team model created to improve patient care and provide nurses and nurse assistants new opportunities and support. The RN will team with an experienced virtual RN (vRN) and a certified nursing assistant to provide excellent patient care to patients in an acute care setting. This fast-paced unit has a diverse population of staff and patients with multiple medical co-morbidities.

As a Registered Nurse you will:

• Participate in collaborative planning, coordinating, and delivering quality care to medical and telemetry patients that are acutely ill; focusing on care of the stroke/neuro patient.
• 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 for all medical diagnoses (respiratory, cardiac, GI, rental, neuro, endocrine).

Minimum Qualifications:

Required:

• Graduation from an accredited nursing program; basic professional nursing degree required (BSN preferred).  Note, if the BSN or MSN 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 (issued through the American Heart Association).
• Superb interpersonal, communication and collaboration abilities.
• Competency in electronic patient management systems.

Preferred:

• BSN or MSN preferred  
• Certified MS-RN in nursing recommended.
• At least 1 year of nursing experience in an acute care setting
  

Position Highlights and Benefits:

• Comprehensive benefit packages, including medical, dental, vision, mental health, paid time off, 403B, education assistance and voluntary benefits (pet insurance, accident insurance, hospital indemnity and others) available from the first day of employment. 
• Work/Life balance with flexible schedules. 
• Free onsite parking. 
• Referral Rewards Program

Pay Range: $40.09 – $57.35. 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.