Catholic Charities of Baltimore is seeking a Nurse Coordinator that will align care for residents, provides training and education for newly hired staff, assists Health Services in coordinating and scheduling of nursing staff, and provides direct nursing care as needed throughout various programs. The work schedule will be: Monday-Friday 9am-5pm

JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Coordinates nurse schedule for the Health Services program, developing an onboarding plan and schedule for newly hired nurses, and ensuring plan is completed.
• Collaborates with nurses and pediatrician to review, assess and manage care.
• Trains newly hired nurses in the use of electronic health record and electronic medication administration record systems.
• Evaluates initial waived testing competencies for newly hired staff and annual waived testing for Health Services staff.
• Reviews medication occurrence reports and follows up with individuals involved to debrief occurrence. Report to RN manager/DON about potential mitigation to prevent future occurrences.
• Performs all duties of the RN role when assigned direct nursing shifts, utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Associates degree from an accredited school of nursing.
• Five (5) years’ experience working with a pediatric population.
• Proven knowledge of nursing practices including first aid, medication administration protocols, CPR, and infection control protocols. Prior experience with bowel screening and assessments.

Certification/Licensure:

• Board of Maryland licensed RN in good standing.
• Adult and pediatric CPR certification.

REQUIRED SKILLS & ABILITIES:

• Understands professional capabilities and limitations of practice and consults and / or make appropriate referrals when necessary.
• Outstanding communication and relational skills, including active listening skills, understanding and experience working with people of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and abilitie
• Ability to act with discretion, tact, and remain calm and professional in all situations.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS & WORK ENVIRONMENT:

• Moving about accomplishing tasks or moving from one work site to another.
• Position requires flexibility to be available after hours, weekends, holidays, and/or emergency situations or conditions when necessary.
• Light work that includes moving objects up to 20 pounds.

We offer a wide range of benefits to meet the ever-changing needs of our employees including but not limited to:

• Health/Dental/Vision
• Vacation/sick/holiday pay
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with a discretionary employer contribution
• Tuition Advancement
• Paid Parental Leave

Join Catholic Charities of Baltimore where you will be an important member of a trauma-informed care organization that promotes a culture of safety, empowerment, healing and self-care, and that believes that every person has infinite worth and promise.

Catholic Charities is an equal opportunity employer

Behaviors

• Team Player: Works well as a member of a group
• Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest
• Dedicated: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Motivations

• Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals
• Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help
• Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization