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Adventist HealthCare

Non-profit faith-based healthcare system

Registered Nurse - Float Pool 2

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Part-timeSilver Spring, MD, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • Current Maryland State nursing license.
  • Active Basic Life Support certification through the American Heart Association.
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, and Neonatal Resuscitation Program certifications as required by the specialty area.
  • Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
  • Passing score on the National Council Licensure Examination.
  • At least 1 year of registered nurse experience.

Responsibilities

  • Develop a plan of care according to the patient population.
  • Identify impending changes in patient condition accurately and initiate corrective action.
  • Mentor students, colleagues, and team members in patient-centered care.
  • Conduct purposeful rounding from the patient and family perspective.
  • Conduct efficient literature searches and apply findings appropriately to practice.
  • Identify opportunities for improvement in clinical care and participate in changes to practice based on evidence, such as participating in a wound prevalence study.
  • Create a work environment that promotes cooperation, respect, and trust among team members.
  • Act with integrity, consistency, and respect for different views and communication styles.
  • Engage effectively in teamwork and team-building processes.
  • Participate in error analyses and system and process improvements.
  • Use established safety resources for professional development and to help ensure safe practices, such as PDCA huddles, restraint concurrent audits, falls huddles, and infection control reports.
  • Participate in collecting clinical unit data to improve care delivery and outcomes, such as patient care audits, pain reassessment and documentation, and care planning.
  • Actively seek information about quality initiatives in the organization and care settings and apply the information to practice.
  • Use electronic resources and databases to enhance knowledge and support best practices.
  • Act as a super user or provide just-in-time training to end users.
  • Adhere to American Nurses Association documentation standards and Adventist HealthCare documentation policies, ensuring the patient's story is reflected in the documentation.
  • Use purposeful, informed, outcome-focused thinking guided by professional standards, ethics codes, and laws.
  • Apply critical reasoning and judgment in patient care delivery.
  • Use critical thinking skills to make clinical judgments and individualize patient care.
  • Delegate non-nursing duties appropriately to the appropriate person at the appropriate time.
  • Use materials and time efficiently.
  • Use care delivery tools to provide safe and timely care and interventions, such as the SBAR communication tool, POSS scale, rapid response team, and interpreter services.

About the Company

Adventist HealthCare

Non-profit faith-based healthcare system

Adventist HealthCare operates a network of hospitals, rehabilitation centers, and mental health services in Maryland. It delivers coordinated care across inpatient, outpatient, home-based, and community settings, guided by its faith-based mission. Unlike many providers, it is a not-for-profit organization that reinvests earnings into facilities and community health rather than distributing profits. Its goal is to provide compassionate patient care rooted in the teaching and healing ministry of Jesus Christ and to improve regional health through reinvested resources.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Gaithersburg, MD
Founded
1907

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