Within all of us there is untold power. An unstoppable strength. A desire to do more.

Join our talented team of Registered Nurses and experience the highest level of appreciation at UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center — named Top Workplace in the Baltimore area by The Baltimore Sun two years in a row (2019 & 2020); Top Workplace in the USA for 2021!

At University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center, our registered nurses have earned the highest level of respect as a critical factor in our success— and that of our patients. As part of the acclaimed University of Maryland Medical System, our facility is one of three ANCC Pathway to Excellence designated hospitals in Maryland. UM BWMC features one of the state’s busiest emergency departments, as well as a team of experts who care for our community and one another.

Click HERE to meet our Chief Nursing Officer and learn more about nursing at UM BWMC.

Our Critical Care West (CCW) team at BWMC is looking for an experienced Critical Care / ICU Registered Nurse (RN), for its 24 bed unit. In this role, the RN will serve patients with acute, or potentially life-threatening medical problems, ranging from 18-years-old and older adults that may be admitted directly from the Emergency Department, inpatient units, procedure areas, or other hospitals.

Some of the major diagnosis Critical Care RNs will work with, includes the following:

• Sepsis
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• Pneumonia
• Congestive heart failure
• Gastrointestinal bleeding
• End-stage renal disease
• End-stage liver disease
• Diabetic ketoacidosis
• Asthma exacerbation
• Myocardial infarction
• Rhythm disturbances
• Complications resulting from cancer
• Stroke/TIA
• Overdose needing mechanical ventilation 

Strategies to Assess and Meet Patient Care Needs

A Collaborative approach is utilized in caring for our patients. Clinical assessment, patient interviews, rounds, patient outcome, and satisfaction data and communication, determine the patient’s care requirements in the CCW with the patient and/or their designation spokesperson.

A multidisciplinary team delivers care to patients in the CCW, which includes intensivists, attending physicians, fellows, house staff, nurse practitioners, nurses, patient care technicians, unit clerks, social workers, physical/occupational therapists, pharmacists, dieticians, and other ancillary services.

All Services document in the medical record, which supports multidisciplinary patient care delivery along with daily patient rounds. Patient education is an interdisciplinary process.  The patient’s individual plan of care includes an educational assessment with educational interventions matched to patients and family educational needs.

As a Registered Nurse at UM BWMC, you’ll experience:

• An organization that supports, recognizes and invests in their nurses.
• Our Professional Advancement Model (PAM) designed to recogni

Company Description

Experience the highest level of appreciation at UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center — named Top Workplace in the Baltimore area by The Baltimore Sun two years in a row (2019 & 2020); Top Workplace in the USA for 2021! As part of the acclaimed University of Maryland Medical System, our facility is one of three ANCC Pathway to Excellence® designated hospitals in Maryland. UM BWMC features one of the state’s busiest emergency departments, as well as a team of experts who care for our community and one another. The University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center (UMBWMC) provides the highest quality health care services to the communities we serve. Our medical center is home to leading-edge technology, nationally recognized quality, personalized service and outstanding people. We have 285 licensed beds and we’re home to 3,200 employees and over 800 physicians. Our expert physicians and experienced, compassionate staff are connected to medical practices in the local community as well as at University of Maryland Medical Center in downtown Baltimore. For patients, this means access to high-quality care and research discoveries aimed at improving Maryland’s health. Our physicians and nursing staff specialize in emergency, acute, medical-surgical and critical care. In addition, our medical center is home to many Centers of Excellence, offering expert outpatient health care.

Qualifications

• An Associate Degree in Nursing is required; Bachelor of Science from a College of Nursing is preferred.
• Current Maryland RN licensure is required prior to beginning orientation.
• American Heart Association (AHA) BLS required upon hire
• Must meet all unit specific certification requirements: (PALS, ACLS, NRP)
• Must complete all of the Nurse Residency Program Requirements
• Ability to learn and use computer systems in order to manage patient information
• Demonstrated effective interpersonal, verbal and written communications skills

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