Sign on bonus - $3,000!!
Education: RN from Diploma Program, Associate Degree, or BSN from an accredited School of Nursing. For all nurses hired after 2012, Bachelor's degree required within 3 years of start date.
Licensures/Certifications: • Current registration with the Maryland State Board of Examiners of Nurses as a Registered Nurse • Completion of Healthcare Provider CPR course, bi-annually • ACLS required
Experience: Minimum of 1 year of Registered Nurse experience
Skills: • Proficiency in developing nursing plan of care, implementing effective nursing care, and evaluating outcome of nursing intervention • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills • Effective planning and organizational skills in order to effectively manage multiple priorities simultaneously • Strong analytical skills • Effective skills in use of computer programs • Demonstrates skill in patient experience and service recovery
Patient & Workplace Safety:
- Employee has knowledge and understanding of patient and workforce safety as it relates to job duties.
Patient Population:
- Demonstrates competency in the delivery of care and applies the knowledge to meet age-specific needs if applicable.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
Implementation
- Performs clinical nursing skills independently
- Administers medications, IV therapy and treatments appropriately and accurately
- Initiates appropriate emergency procedures as necessary
- Appropriately delegates and coordinates the duties of ancillary personnel
- Communicates the patient's status and plan of care through written documentation in the patient's medical record
- Verbally communicates the patient's status to physicians, nurses and other health care professionals
- Communicates in a therapeutic manner with the patient, family and visitors
- Applies teaching/learning principles in education of patient and family
Patient Care Coordination
- Delegates tasks appropriately to maintain goals to be met within a specific timeframe
- Coordinates patient activities with other disciplines
- Incorporates Core Measures into patient care
- Manages daily patient assignment by appropriately setting priorities
- Delegates responsibility appropriately and monitors the nursing care delivered to patients by ancillary personnel
- Coordinates patient activities with other disciplines
Teaching and Quality Improvement
- Develops, documents and implements Patient Teaching and Discharge Planning Record
- Participates in established patient, family, staff and/or student education program
- Identifies unit, staff and patient care problems. Takes immediate action or refers problems to appropriate resources when indicated
- Assist with PI audits as needed and directed
Ability to provide patient care in a variety of patient care areas
- Positive team member and role model
- Identifies own learning needs and seeks assistance to meet identified needs
- Maintains frequent, open, communication with the Administrative Coordinator to maintain optimal use of time and resources
- Admission RN will not be placed into a patient care assignment under any circumstances
Assessment
- Compiles database and formulates nursing diagnosis
- Utilizes physical assessment and interviewing techniques
- Anticipates need for intervention by other disciplines
- Determines priorities for patient care needs or problems
- Reassesses the patient as indicated by changes in condition and/ or response to treatment(s)
Planning
- Initiates and updates a written nursing plan of care for patients by incorporating scientific and psychosocial principles that
support the nursing diagnosis
- Incorporates information obtained from nursing care planning conferences into written nursing plan of care
- Coordinates patient, family, significant other, and health team members in the planning of hospital and post-discharge care
Professional Excellence Model
- May participate in activities of the RN 3 with the exception of serving as a facilitator for the Nurse Residency Program
- If competent, serve as a charge RN and monitor productivity/patient flow
- If competent, precept new staff
Monitors and Transports Patients for transfer or admission
- Provide for safe, appropriate care of patient utilizing effective nursing practice skills
- Maintains care documentation per policy and procedure
All roles must demonstrate GBMC Values:
Respect
I will treat everyone with courtesy. I will foster a healing environment.
- Treats others with fairness, kindness, and respect for personal dignity and privacy
- Listens and responds appropriately to others' needs, feelings, and capabilities
Excellence
I will strive for superior performance in every aspect of my work. I will recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of others.
- Meets and/or exceeds customer expectations
- Actively pursues learning and self-development
- Pays attention to detail; follows through
Accountability
I will be professional in the way I act, look and speak. I will take ownership to solve problems.
- Sets a positive, professional example for others
- Takes ownership of problems and does what is needed to solve them
- Appropriately plans and utilizes required resources for various job duties
- Reports to work regularly and on time
Teamwork
I will be engaged and collaborative. I will keep people informed.
- Works cooperatively and collaboratively with others for the success of the team
- Addresses and resolves conflict in a positive way
- Seeks out the ideas of others to reach the best solutions
- Acknowledges and celebrates the contribution of others
Ethical Behavior
I will always act with honesty and integrity. I will protect the patient.
- Demonstrates honesty, integrity and good judgment
- Respects the cultural, psychosocial, and spiritual needs of patients/families/coworkers
Results
I will set goals and measure outcomes that support organizational goals. I will give and accept help to achieve goals.
- Embraces change and improvement in the work environment
- Continuously seeks to improve the quality of products/services
- Displays flexibility in dealing with new situations or obstacles
- Achieves results on time by focusing on priorities and manages time efficiently
- Additional Job Description
Additional Job Description
LUMINIS HEALTH GILCHRIST LIFECARE INSTITUTE
Luminis Health and Gilchrist is providing hospital-based palliative services at Anne Arundel Medical Center and now Doctors Community Medical Center. The joint venture formed Luminis Health Gilchrist Lifecare Institute takes partnership to the next level with hospice, as well as at-home and facility-based geriatric services — providing an integrative continuum of care for the elderly across multiple settings.
This joint venture is part of Luminis Health's Vision 2030 strategic plan and mission to enhance the health of the people and communities they serve. We are excited about this alignment to extend care beyond the hospital walls into the communities and homes of our most vulnerable.
Luminis Health Benefits Overview:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Retirement Plan (with employer match for employees who work more than 1000 hours in a calendar year)
- Paid Time Off
- Tuition Assistance Benefits
- Employee Referral Bonus Program
- Paid Holidays, Disability, and Life/AD&D for full-time employees
- Wellness Programs
- Employee Assistance Programs and more
*Benefit offerings based on employment status