Registered Nurse (RN) - Labor & Delivery, Nights, Part-Time

General Summary

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.

Principal Responsibilities and Tasks

• 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 (as defined by each department/unit)
• Accountable to patients and families for the processes and outcomes of care during an episode of care
• Accountable to peers for the advancement of group practice on the unit, and to the nurse manager for the totality of work performance
• Serves as an effective primary coordinating nurse; collaborates with interdisciplinary team to plan and coordinate care addressing patient/family needs
• Serves as clinical resource for others
• Assists in team development and evaluation of tenants of Patient and Family Centered Care, suggests methods for improvement
• Participates in collection of data related to outcomes (e.g. hand offs, medication safety, etc)
• Participates in implementation efforts addressing Nursing Sensitive Quality Indicators (NSQI)
• Participates and contributes to Performance Improvement, or Evidence Based Practice, or research at the unit level
• Complies with standards and participates with unit level activities for regulatory compliance
• Supports charge nurse decisions; performs charge role for assigned shifts as needed
• Assists in the development of clinical practice protocols and standards for unit
• Participates in unit based process activities: Performance Improvement, Professional Development, Clinical Practice, Teamwork, etc.; assists in development of action plans and supports implementation
• Orients Clinical Nurse I to unit level decision making structure and councils
• Serves as preceptor, coach, mentor to new nurses and students
• Contributes to ancillary personnel skills and development, attends educational offerings and in-services independently

Education & Experience

• 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
• Minimum two years of nursing experience in Labor & Delivery or acute or critical care units
• Solid knowledge and clinical skills
• Bachelors of Science degree in nursing (Preferred) or Associates Degree in Nursing required
• Current BLS and ACLS certification required

Pay

• Pay Range: $42.03-$53.30
• Other Compensation: Evening $3.25, Nights $4.75, Weekend days $3.50, Weekend Evenings $5.25, Weekend Nights $6.75
• Up to $20,000 Sign On Bonus