Nursing Graduate - Med/Surg Oncology - October 2023 Cohort
- Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Center
- Lanham, MD 20706, USA
Job Description
Position Overview:
A nursing graduate may practice as set forth by the Maryland Board of Nursing for 90 days from graduation or until they have received results from the initial NCLEX examination. In addition, the nursing graduate shall practice only under the direct supervision of a registered nurse who is physically present on the unit to (1) cosign medication transcription, medication administration, and nursing documentation; and (2) continually observe, assist, coordinate, evaluate, and monitor the nursing graduate. The nursing graduate shall use the initials “NG” after the nursing graduate’s name as credentials.
Essential Functions:
- Transcribe medication orders per written policies and procedures once skill validation has been successfully completed.
- Administer medications and controlled substances and sign controlled substances sheets
- Document in the medical record with the abbreviation “NG”
- Perform patient assessments after the initial assessment or after the first assessment of the shift performed by the registered nurse.
- Perform and document routine procedures taught within the nursing graduate’s generic nursing program including placing nasal gastric tubes, performing urinary catheterizations, applying sterile dressings, performing blood sugar checks and obtaining specimens.
Required Education:
- Graduate of an accredited registered nursing program.
Certification/Licensure:
- AHA or American Red Cross BLS certification
- Eligible to sit for NCLEX; A nursing graduate shall cease practice as a nursing graduate immediately if the nursing graduate fails the initial NCLEX examination or has not taken NCLEX exam within 90 days of graduation.
Welcome to Luminis Health
Get ready for a bright future with us as we ignite a new era in community care. One that gives our patients easier access to what they need, when and where they need it. We offer many opportunities and locations for you to contribute your talents: Three hospitals (Anne Arundel Medical Center, Doctors Community Medical Center, McNew Family Medical Center), multiple outpatient services to include imaging, lab, services, medical group, mental health and substance use treatment centers, outpatient pavilions in Bowie, Easton, Kent Island, Pasadena, Odenton and Waugh Chapel and a research institute.
We invite you to shine your light and join us in sharing optimism, collaborating on innovation, and delivering quality care.
The future is bright. Yours and ours.
Doctors Community Medical Center makes career growth and advancement a priority for our nurses. We offer a Nurse Residency Program (NRP) with education and support for your first year of nursing and opportunities for developing your future goals as a professional nurse.
NRP is offered each February, June, August and October. We offer Nursing Graduate opportunities in a variety of specialties to include:
- Acute care – Med/Surg
- Telemetry
- Critical Care
- Surgical Services- OR & PACU
- Emergency Center
- Nursing Graduate Residency Program
Benefits
We have opportunities in multiple specialty areas with exciting new enhancements to our pay and benefits!
- New pay rates based on education and experience for our bedside nursing positions
- Upfront tuition assistance payment for all employees up to $4,000 annually
- Full-time health benefit premiums for part-time employees (0.6 FTE) working 24 or more hours per week
- College loan repayment program for full-time (0.9 FTE) bedside RNs who have three years of service, up to $10,000 per year maxing at $30,000