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Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

12 Hour Day Shift

Description:

**Job Title:** Clinical Nurse - Observation Unit

**Schedule/Shift:** Full-Time / 36 hours weekly / Day Shift

**Location:** Silver Spring, Maryland

Must be authorized to work in the United States without work visa or sponsorship.

Position Highlights:

+ **Competitive pay**

+ Retention Bonus available to qualified applicants

+ **Benefits –** Medical, Dental & Vision, PTO, Free Parking, Metro Access, Tuition Reimbursement, 403(b)

+ **Quality of Life:** Flexible work schedules

+ **Advancement:** Opportunities to advance through the Clinical Advancement Program

Position Purpose:

The Clinical Nurse/Registered Nurse works in a collaborative environment at Holy Cross Health within the **Observation Unit** to deliver excellent patient care as part of an interdisciplinary team providing evidence-based medicine and individualized patient care. This position is a great opportunity to work in an organization that focuses on treating the whole person.

What You Will Do** **:

+ Using Quality Caring Model, demonstrates acceptable performance, and applies nursing process, to plan and manage care of routine patients, including patient and family education, and continuum of care planning.

+ _Collaborative planning, coordinating and delivering quality care to patients in a short stay observation unit who present with acute to stable illnesses such as chest pain, TIA etc._ n physically, emotionally and spiritually.

+ Effectively communicates fundamental patient/family information to health care team.

Minimum Qualifications:

+ Graduation from an accredited nursing program; basic professional nursing degree (BSN) preferred. Note, if the BSN degree is not present on hire, the employee must sign an agreement to obtain a within a specific time frame.

+ Current licensure by the Maryland State Board of Nursing or Compact State as a Registered Nurse.

+ BLS certification; additional Life Support training as applicable to unit requirements.

+ Superb interpersonal, communication and collaboration abilities

+ Competency in electronic patient management systems

Pay Range $38.92-$55.68

Pay is based on experience, skills, and education. Exempt positions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will be paid within the base salary equivalent of the stated hourly rates. The pay range may also vary within the stated range based on location.

About us:

Holy Cross Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system that serves more than 240,000 individuals each year from Maryland's two largest counties — Montgomery and Prince George's counties. Holy Cross Health earns numerous national awards, clinical designations and accreditations across a wide range of specialties for providing innovative, high-quality health care services.

_Holy Cross Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer._

_Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to Minority/Females/disabled/Veteran (M/F/D/V) status._

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran