Registered Nurse, Observation Emergency Department, Part time

This role is considered the minimum role for all nurses who have greater than 12 months experience. Provides and coordinates independent care to patients within a clinical specialty as a fully effective and participative member of the multidisciplinary patient care services team.

Responsibilities

• Competency in care of unit-specific patient population; independently practices with solid knowledge and clinical skills; engaged in advancing own practice.
• Serves as a clinical resource for others.
• Applies and integrates evidence into practice.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team to plan and coordinate care; independently advocating for patient/family needs.
• Models practice consistent with unit operations to ensure safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, patient-centered care.
• Engaged in advancing own practice and maintaining competencies required for the patient care setting; focus on professional development.
• Attends unit-based staff development independently.
• Demonstrates ability to serve as a trained preceptor and coach for new nurses and students.
• Contributes to developing/evaluating unit-based orientation and other education activities.
• Contributes to nursing support personnel skills and development.
• Completes continuing education (CE) on an annual basis based on facility minimum requirements.
• Understands and contributes to unit-based outcomes associated with National Hospital Quality Measures (NDNQI), Nursing Sensitive Quality Indicators, and Facility Annual Operational Plan.
• Contributes to and endorses elements of research, evidence-based practice (EBP), and quality improvement (QI).
• Provides high-quality, safe, patient-centered care with a focus on exceeding service expectations.
• Accountable for compliance with regulatory requirements and holds others accountable; participates in tracer activities when requested.
• Takes action to correct observed risks to patient safety.
• Reports adverse events and near misses to appropriate management authority.
• Implements policies, procedures, and guidelines consistently in the performance of assigned duties.
• Develops effective working relationships and maintains good communication with other team members.
• Identifies possible risks in processes, procedures, devices and communicates the same to those in charge.
• Participates in hospital, departmental, and/or unit patient safety initiatives.
• Demonstrates the ability to function in the charge nurse role.
• Participates in teambuilding efforts on their unit.
• Contributes to briefings/staff meetings regularly.
• Contributes and participates in unit, Nursing Division, and organizational governance structure.
• Participates in recruitment and retention activities at the unit level.
• Provides feedback in peer review as requested.
• Provides direct performance feedback at the direction of the nurse manager.

Requirements

• Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of Maryland, or eligible to practice due to Compact state agreements outlined through the MD Board of Nursing, is required.
• More than 12 months of nursing experience.
• Solid knowledge and clinical skills.
• Current AHA BLS and ACLS certification required.
• Must meet all unit-specific certification requirements: Basic Arrhythmia Recognition and NIHSS certification.

Pay

• Pay Range: $37.75 - $54.05 per hour
• $9,000 Sign-On Bonus; restrictions may apply

Schedule

Part-time, Nights, 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM

Benefits

Review the 2025-2026 UMMS Benefits Guide for details.