New Graduate Registered Nurse; RN), Acute Neuroscience, Rotating

Job Overview

The Spine & Neurovascular Acute Floor focuses on neurological disorders across four services:
Neurosurgery, Orthopedic Spine Surgery, General Neurology, and Stroke Neurology. Patients range from medically ready for discharge to acutely ill, requiring prolonged hospitalization. The Nursing team works collaboratively with other services to safely achieve a disposition to home or rehabilitation. Key skills include cardiac rhythm interpretation; neurological and spinal cord assessments; pre‑ and post‑operative education; surgical dressing and drain management; wound care;

and tracheostomy care.

Renowned as the academic flagship of the University of Maryland Medical System, our Magnet‑designated facility is a nationally recognized, academic medical center located in downtown Baltimore near the Inner Harbor and Camden Yards.

The Clinical Nurse I (CN I) role is designed for new graduate nurses or nurses with less than 12 months of clinical experience. The CN I completes all requirements of the Member Organization’s Nurse Residency Program (if applicable) and departmental orientation, achieving practice readiness: “The ability to assess and manage each patient's diverse clinical needs while demonstrating the confidence and competence to safely perform and coordinate the interventions needed to provide equitable, comprehensive patient‑centered care.”

The CN I provides direct patient care, collaborates with the interdisciplinary team, and remains accountable for professional practice in alignment with UMMS Mission, Vision, and Values.

• Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of Maryland OR eligibility to practice due to Compact state agreements outlined through the Maryland Board of Nursing required.
• Graduation from an accredited nursing program with Associate Degree in Nursing or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (or higher) OR eligible to sit for NCLEX. Must pass NCLEX within 90 days of hire.
• Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification required. Will accept Red Cross BLS upon hire (new hires only).
• Specialty life support certification required based on clinical area assignment (must be obtained within 6 months of hire or by completion of unit orientation, whichever is longer):
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support for nurses caring for adult critical care patients.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support for nurses caring for pediatric critical care patients.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program for nurses caring for neonatal critical care patients.
• Nurses not assigned to critical care areas are not required to obtain specialty life support certifications.