The North Prep and Recovery Unit (NPRU) is a 17-bed unit located on the seventh floor of the North building. The unit prepares patients for procedures as well as ensuring a smooth, quick and comfortable recovery by providing high quality nursing care based on ASPAN standards. Service is extended primarily to adults but also includes pediatric and adolescent patients. Patients may be in Phase I or Phase II recovery upon arrival from their procedure.
Hours of operation are 6 AM to 9:30 PM, Monday through Friday. The unit is closed overnight on weekends and holidays.
Procedural services include: Adult Endoscopy, Adult Electrophysiology, Adult and Pediatric Cardiac Cath

Registered Nurse (RN) - Pain Service (PCA IV Program)
Full Time - Roating
Baltimore, Maryland

University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) is looking for extraordinary Registered Nurses (RNs) to join our nursing team. Come elevate your skills and experience by working with a world-class, Magnet designated (3 times in a row) Academic Medical Center. UMMC is the flagship academic medical center at the heart of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) located in downtown Baltimore.

Come elevate your skills and experience by working with a world-class 800-bed, Magnet-designated Academic Medical Center.

We are looking for a Registered Nurse with surgical inpatient and/or pain management specialty experience. RN will provide specialty inpatient pain management to patients after complex medical procedures or patients living with chronic illness/pain syndromes.

About the Unit

The Pain Service Nurses deliver IV PCA Therapy to adult and pediatric inpatients. Major populations served are post-surgical patients, trauma, oncology, and medical patients with acute pancreatitis or sickle cell crisis. The PCA Service’s major activities are patient assessment, and screening and work with the primary service to suggest alternative pain management modalities and adjunctive medications to increase patient analgesia.

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

• A supportive and collaborative work environment
• An 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 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.

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

• Currently licensed as an RN in the state of Maryland or eligible to practice under a compact license;
• BSN preferred (Associates Nurses with at least 1+ years of experience);
• All applicants must have at least 2 yrs. preferred experience in surgical inpatient and/or pain management specialty.
• Position requires critical thinking and ability to work independently and as part of a team providing specialty inpatient pain management to patients after complex medical procedures or patients living with chronic illness/pain syndromes.