Registered Nurse, New Graduate, Vascular Surgery PCU, Nights

Company Description

Renowned as the academic flagship of the University of Maryland Medical System, our Magnet®-designated facility is a nationally recognized, academic medical center with opportunities across the continuum of care.  Come join UMMC and discover the atmosphere where talents and ideas come together to enhance patient care and advance the science of nursing.  Located in downtown Baltimore near the Inner Harbor and Camden Yards, you won’t find a more vibrant place to work! 

Job Description

Full time Nights

Why us?

INCREDIBLE ACCREDITED NURSE RESIDENCY PROGRAM!

Come elevate your skills and experience by working with a world-class 800-bed, Magnet-designated Academic Medical Center with comprehensive and technologically advanced surgical suites. Located in downtown Baltimore near the Inner Harbor and Camden Yards, you won’t find a more vibrant place to work! 

As a Vascular Surgery PCU RN, you will be supporting three levels of monitoring: Intermediate, Telemetry, and Acute Care.
Our major activities and procedures include continuous cardiac monitoring and care of patients following:

• Femoral (fem-fem, fem-pop, fem-tib) bypass procedures
• Carotid endarterectomy
• Lower extremity amputation
• Liver biopsy
• Lumbar puncture
• Arteriogram
• Endoscopy

As a New Grad Registered Nurse (RN) at UMMC, you’ll experience:

• A supportive and collaborative work environment
• An Achievable Professional Advancement model: Opportunities to progress in function, skills, and pay through our achievable promotion schedule;
•  The opportunity to work in a specialized care environment at an Academic Medical Center with a nursing-centered care model and Magnet Designation;
• A comprehensive benefits package including health, vision and dental coverage including prescription drug coverage, Tax-Free Savings Plans and more!
• A highly competitive wage scale: Annual merit increases and a base wage scale that is measured against market standards.
• Generous tuition reimbursement of up to $10,000 per year for your graduate degree at University of Maryland School of Nursing.

 

Services Overview

This unit located on Gudelsky 5 East is designed to provide care to inpatient vascular surgery and cardiac surgery patients.  The 12-bed unit, which maintains one negative pressure room that can be used for patients requiring airborne precautions, is operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week. It carries an ADC of 11 yielding approximately 4,004 patient days.  The average length of stay is 3-5 days. This is a Progressive Care unit that provides continuous cardiac monitoring from admission to discharge.

Demographics of Patient Served

• Patients are young to elderly adults, with approximately equal sex distribution. 
• Patients cared for have vascular and cardiac disease.  
• Major diagnoses represented by the patient population admitted to the unit include:
  • Peripheral vascular disease
  • Arterial disease (aneurysm, carotid disease)
  • Congenital vascular disease
  • Thoracic outlet syndrome
  • Coronary arterial disease
  • Cardiac arrhythmia
  • Respiratory (COPD)
  • Diabetes

 

Scope and Complexity of Patient Care Needs

• Continuous EKG and pulse oximetry monitoring
• Invasive lines for hemodynamic monitoring, e.g., arterial lines, central venous pressure line
• Advanced non-invasive respiratory support – CPAP and high flow nasal cannula.
• Insulin drip titrated to reach blood glucose goal
• Pulse/flap checks
• Neurologic checks
• Patient and family education regarding diagnosis, interdisciplinary treatment plan, prognosis and adjustment to illness

Strategies to Assess and Meet Patient Care Needs

Care requirements of the patients on Gudelsky 5 East are determined by clinical assessments and interviews of patients conducted by all disciplines during daily patient rounds and on an individual consult basis.

Each patient admitted to the VSPCU must be covered by a surgical service. Unit-based Advanced Practice Providers are available to assist and execute the plan of care as designated by the primary surgical service.

 

Patient Care Providers:

• Attending physicians, Fellows, Residents, Interns, Medical students,
• Nurse practitioners
• Physician Assistants
• Registered nurses
• Patient Care Technicians
• Mobility Technician
• Rehabilitation Services: Physical/Occupational Therapist, Respiratory Therapist, Nutrition and Speech Therapist
• Social Worker
• Nursing students
• Unit secretaries

 

Staffing plans are based on assessment of patient acuity, census, and skill mix of the nursing staff. The unit is staffed with a patient ratio of 1 RN to 3-4 patients and 1 PCT to 6 to 10 patients. The charge nurse assesses acuity and unit activity throughout their shift. Changes in staffing requirements are accommodated by the use of personnel from other units, per diem staff, and overtime. The unit-based Nurse Practitioners/Physician Assistants provide care 7 days/week during daytime hours.  At night, surgical resident staff provides medical coverage.

Qualifications

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.
• Current CPR certification required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the patient population(s) served.  Ability to demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and ability to assess data reflective of the patient's requirements relative to his or her population-specific and age specific needs.    
• Ability to learn and use computer systems in order to manage patient information.
• Demonstrated effective verbal and written communication skills.

Patient Safety

• Ensures patient safety in the performance of job functions and through participation in hospital, department or unit patient safety initiatives.
• Takes action to correct observed risks to patient safety.
• Reports adverse events and near misses to appropriate management authority.
• Identifies possible risks in processes, procedures, devices and communicates the same to those in charge.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.