New Graduate Nurse - Joint & Spine

Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

Description:

Job Title:

Joint & Spine Nurse

Employment Type:

Full Time

Shift:

Various Shifts

(SUMMARY) Position Highlights:

• Competitive pay

• Additional Benefits: Relocation assistance, tuition reimbursement, free parking

• Quality of Life: Flexible work schedules

• Advancement: Opportunities to advance through the Clinical Advancement Program

• Location: Holy Cross Health has two hospitals and four healthcare centers all a short driving distance from Washington DC and Baltimore, MD

Description:

• Reporting to the Director of Joint & Spine

• We have an opening for an engaged experienced Nurse who focuses on patient education and clinical outcomes. You would be a member of collaborative multi-disciplinary team of Surgeons, OT/PT and Case Managers who strive for excellence in care. This unit is a Med-Surg Unit that is a Center of Distinction for Joint & Spine Surgery.

Responsibilities:

• Utilize your critical thinking skills to impact clinician outcomes

• Effectively communication with the patient, family and healthcare team

• Provide education to post-surgical Joint & Spine patients

• Interfaces regularly OT/PT/Case Management to enhance the patient experience and transition patients to home setting (admission/discharges/transfers)

• Ability to collaborate with patients in for proper management of pain

What you will need:

Required:

• One year of experience in acute care setting

• Graduation from an accredited ADN nursing program; basic professional nursing degree (BSN) preferred, not required

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

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

• Professional specialty certifications may be required in accordance with departmental standards or role requirements.

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.

We were named one of America's 100 Best Hospitals for 2021.

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 to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic healthcare systems in the nation. Built on the foundation of our Mission and Core Values, we integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. Our colleagues have different lived experiences, customs, abilities, and talents. Together, we become our best selves. A diverse and inclusive workforce provides the most accessible and equitable care for those we serve. Trinity Health is 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, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by 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