New Grad Registered Nurse-Or Residency Program Trauma Or

THE MEDICAL HEART OF MARYLAND

Treating over 330,000 patients every year, the University of Maryland Medical Center is at the vital core of Maryland’s health care system and community. We’re known for our prestigious expertise in innovative research and education, along with the talented staff and advanced centers that make it all possible. The R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, the world’s first center dedicated to trauma, treats more than 7,500 critically injured patients a year with an incredible 97 percent survival rate. We also have one of the nation’s largest kidney and pancreas transplant programs at The Joseph and Corinne Schwartz Division of Transplantation, home to Maryland’s first steroid-free protocol and pancreas/kidney transplant. From our National Cancer Institute-designated UM Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center to The University of Maryland’s Children’s Hospital, one of the largest pediatric centers in the state, we are dedicated to saving and transforming lives.

New Grad Registered Nurse (RN) - Trauma Operating Room
Full-Time - 2 12’s 2 8’s, weekend, call and holidays
Baltimore, Maryland
The University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) is looking for an RN with Critical Care experience for our patients in the Shock Trauma OR. The nursing and support staff draws from their emergency medicine and critical care knowledge and expertise to provide quality care to patients.

The Trauma Operating Room is a specialized surgical suite that provides services to trauma patients who arrive at the R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center. The 9 operating room department offers technologically advanced surgeries to patients undergoing an emergent need. The staff of the Trauma OR provide care to the critically wounded residents of the state of Maryland.
New Graduate Expectations:

• Is accountable to patient, family and team members for care provided, and to the nurse manager for totality of work performance.
• Functions effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary health care team.
• Participates in activities to develop own practice, and to support group practice goals at the unit level.
• This role is reserved for the new graduate or nurse with less than 12 months experience.
• The nurse will utilize this time to learn the institution and nursing practice. It is expected that a nurse in this role successfully pass the probationary period within 12 months (18 months maximum with a defined action plan developed with manager).
• Utilizes the nursing process as the frame of reference for practice as a professional nurse.

As a Registered Nurse at UMMC, you’ll experience:

• Generous tuition reimbursement of up to $10,000 per year for your graduate degree at the University of Maryland School of Nursing.
• 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.
• An Achievable Professional Advancement Model: Opportunities to progress in function, skills, and pay through our achievable promotion schedule;
• A supportive and collaborative work environment
• The opportunity to work in a specialized care environment at an Academic Medical Center with nursing centered care model and Magnet Designation;

Located in downtown Baltimore near the Inner Harbor and Camden Yards, you won’t find a more vibrant place to work!

• Maryland Board of Nursing (MBON) Registered Nursing license or Compact State licensure
• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing with a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing preferred