Up to $15,000 sign-on bonus

Please note: multiple levels of nurse positions available within the department.

Combined Job Description

Senior Clinical / Transport Nurse Roles

(Transport Nurse Specialist CN II, Transport Nurse Specialist SCN I, Senior Clinical Nurse II)

I. Role Overview Mutual to All Three Roles

All three roles are designed for experienced Registered Nurses functioning as clinical and professional leaders with accountability for patient outcomes, quality, safety, and advancement of nursing practice. Each role demonstrates expert clinical judgment, integrates evidence-based practice, mentors others, and contributes to governance, quality improvement, and professional development activities beyond basic staff nurse expectations.

All roles:

• Are accountable to patients and families for care outcomes
• Are accountable to peers for advancement of professional practice
• Support organizational priorities related to quality, safety, service, and regulatory compliance
• Function as clinical resources and role models for professional nursing practice

II. Core Responsibilities Shared Across All Three Roles

Clinical Practice

• Provide independent, competent care to designated patient populations across the lifespan.
• Serve as a clinical expert and professional resource to nurses and/or interdisciplinary team members.
• Utilize and integrate evidence-based practice into clinical care.
• Conduct comprehensive patient assessments and implement individualized plans of care.
• Evaluate patient outcomes and revise plans of care as needed.
• Role model patient-centered care and professional nursing standards.

Professional Development & Mentorship

• Actively engage in advancing own clinical and professional practice.
• Serve as preceptor, mentor, and coach to nurses and/or other healthcare professionals.
• Support competency development and professional growth of others.
• Participate in formal and informal teaching activities.

Service Quality & Safety

• Model customer service behaviors and support service recovery.
• Participate in performance improvement, quality, and/or research activities.
• Monitor patient safety standards and contribute to improvement initiatives.
• Report adverse events, near misses, and safety risks.

Governance & Operations

• Participate in shared governance structures.
• Support Healthy Work Environment principles (AACN).
• Participate in regulatory readiness and compliance activities.
• Utilize computer systems to manage patient and practice-related information.

III. Responsibilities Shared by Transport Nurse Specialist Roles Only

(CN II & SCN I)

These responsibilities do not apply to MC Senior Clinical Nurse II.

Transport-Specific Clinical Practice

• Provide high-acuity critical care during ground/surface transport in non-traditional settings (ambulance).
• Manage complex, critically ill patients using advanced life-sustaining therapies and equipment.
• Function under MEC clinical guidelines, MIEMSS protocols, and Maryland Board of Nursing authority.
• Collaborate with Access Center, sending and receiving facilities, and medical direction.
• Maintain transport unit readiness and ensure safe transport environment.
• Respond to emergent transport and scene responses when required.
• Deliver comprehensive handoff reports reflecting patient status throughout transport.

Transport-Specific Education & Certification

• Maintain transport-specific competencies, certifications, and mandatory training.
• Participate in simulation-based and high-fidelity skills training.
• Maintain MIEMSS and emergency preparedness requirements.

A. Transport Nurse Specialist CN II

Primary Focus:

Independent high-acuity transport practice with clinical expertise and operational contribution at the practice-setting level.

Distinct Expectations:

• Independently provides, directs, and coordinates transport care.
• Performs advanced invasive and life-saving procedures (e.g., airway management, ECMO/IABP management, thoracostomy).
• Functions as a clinical resource within the transport team.
• Participates (but does not lead at system level) in governance, PI, and protocol development.
• Performs charge role as needed.
• Assists with readiness for MIEMSS and regulatory reviews.
• Required/Preferred certifications include ACLS, BCLS, CCRN, CFRN/CTRN, PALS, NRP.

B. Transport Nurse Specialist SCN I

Primary Focus:

Practice-setting leadership within Maryland ExpressCare transport program.

Distinct Expectations (Beyond CN II):

• Leads practice-setting clinical, professional development, and quality governance.
• Oversees patient education, competency validation, and orientation programs.
• Mentors transport nurses and paramedics, including those in leadership roles.
• Leads NSQI, PI, service recovery, and quality management initiatives.
• Participates in hiring, promotion review, financial awareness, and staffing decisions.
• Leads regulatory readiness and practice-setting operations.
• Accountable for quality, cost effectiveness, and outcomes at the practice-setting level.

C. Senior Clinical Nurse II

Primary Focus:

Clinical and professional leadership beyond the unit level (non-transport).

Distinct Expectations:

• Provides expert clinical care within a unit-based specialty (e.g., ICU, ED).
• Leads and evaluates evidence-based practice and research initiatives beyond the unit.
• Serves as clinical expert and mentor for nurses across units.
• Leads divisional, organizational, and professional initiatives and councils.
• Evaluates and mentors charge nurses; improves charge role effectiveness.
• Oversees regulatory compliance integration at unit/division level.
• Leads Healthy Work Environment initiatives.
• Required BSN, CPR, professional organization membership, and recent applicable clinical experience.

V. Education & Experience Comparison Summary

• RN Licensure (MD/Compact): All required
• BSN: CN II Preferred | SCN I & II Required
• Experience: CN II & SCN I 3 yrs critical care/ED | SCN II Recent comparable setting
• Certifications: CN II & SCN I Extensive transport-specific | SCN II Specialty cert or advancement
• Continuing Ed: CN II Annual | SCN I & II 30 hrs / 2 yrs
• Professional Organization: All required
• Leadership Scope: CN II Practice setting | SCN I Practice setting leadership | SCN II Beyond unit/organization

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