Registered Nurse (RN), Cardiac Surgery PCU, Up to $20K Sign-on Bonus

Company DescriptionThe University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) is an academic private health system, focused on delivering compassionate, high quality care and putting discovery and innovation into practice at the bedside.

Partnering with the University of Maryland School of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Nursing and University of Maryland, Baltimore who educate the state's future health care professionals, UMMS is an integrated network of care, delivering 25 percent of all hospital care in urban, suburban and rural communities across the state of Maryland.

UMMS puts academic medicine within reach through primary and specialty care delivered at 11 hospitals, including the flagship University of Maryland Medical Center, the System's anchor institution in downtown Baltimore, as well as through a network of University of Maryland Urgent Care centers and more than 150 other locations in 13 counties.

For more information, visit www.umms.org.Job DescriptionUp to $20,000 sign on bonus!Cardiac Surgery Progressive Care Unit Full-Time - Rotating Shift Baltimore, Maryland Come elevate your skills and experience by working with a world-class, Magnet designated Academic Medical Center with comprehensive and technologically advanced surgical suites.

The University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) is the flagship academic medical center at the heart of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) and includes the 789-bed downtown Baltimore campus and the 177-bed midtown campus one mile north.

Home to the Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center and The R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, we’re the highest-volume trauma center in the United States.

We are looking for talented Registered Nurses to join our nursing team here at the University of Maryland Medical Center.

• As a Registered Nurse at UMMC, you’ll experience : A supportive and collaborative work environmentAn 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 the University of Maryland School of Nursing.

Cardiac Surgery PCU : The Cardiac Surgery PCU is a 26-bed unit that provides care to adult patients requiring pre- and post-operative care for heart surgery.

There are 22 private and 4 semi-private beds, all with telemetry monitoring. This feature allows the heart team to monitor you 24 hours a day while nurses work with complex care patients.

Members of the Cardiac Surgery Step-Down nursing team care for post-open-heart surgery patients who are one or more days removed from surgery.

Patients on the unit will have undergone invasive open-chest procedures including heart and lung transplants, Ventricular Assist Devices (VAD), and more.

Patient care involves working with the interdisciplinary team to progress patients through the care plan by providing top-of the line service.

QualificationsEducation & ExperienceLicensure 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.

Maintenance of 30 contact hours of education every two years.Current CPR certification required.BSN or Conferred BSN required.

Member of a professional organization. Recent applicable clinical experience in a comparable setting. Additional InformationAll your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.