Registered Nurse Lead - Comprehensive Transplant Unit - Baltimore, MD
- BLS
- BSN
- RN license
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About the job
Make it Happen at Hopkins
Weekly Working Hours: 36 hours per week
Shifts: Day/Night Rotating Shifts; Weekend Work Required
The Johns Hopkins Hospital has been at the forefront of discovery, innovation, and medical advances for over 125 years. Our reputation for excellence has earned us a spot on U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals list for over two decades. We believe that the commitment from our entire professional staff is one of the primary reasons we can continually set the standard of excellence in patient care, both in our community and around the world. Renowned for our specialty services and innovative clinical advances, we strive to make The Johns Hopkins Hospital an exceptional place to work, learn, and advance your career. For a virtual tour of Johns Hopkins Hospital click here or copy and paste the following link into your browser: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnNaPzR-AEE
Job Details
The Comprehensive Transplant Unit is a 32 bed adolescent/adult surgical unit. The unit offers 3 levels of care: floor, telemetry, and intermediate levels of care. Care and services provided: post-operative abdominal organ (kidney, liver, and pancreas) transplant recipients; as well as medical management of complications secondary to transplantation. This unit is the designated step down for the Composite Tissue Allotransplantation (hand & face) recipients. New graduate nurses will have a 10 week orientation to general/tele and then an additional 6 weeks to IMC level.
The Registered Nurse Lead will provide clinical and operational leadership while supporting the day-to-day management of the nursing team. In this role, the RN will oversee employment activities, conduct performance evaluations, facilitate staff development and training, and support performance improvement initiatives. The RN will mentor and empower nursing staff, fostering a culture of quality, safety, collaboration, and professional growth. Working closely with a multidisciplinary team, the Registered Nurse Lead will help drive operational excellence and ensure the delivery of exceptional, patient-centered care.
Qualifications
- Associate degree in Nursing required
- Applicants with an Associate’s degree in nursing from an accredited nursing program may be considered, provided they are enrolled in an accredited BSN/MSN program within 1 year of hire and complete the degree within 4 years of hire
- Active Maryland or Compact RN license is required
- BLS CPR certification required
- Minimum of 3 years acute care RN work experience required
- Charge/preceptor experience required, leading committees and scheduling experience preferred
We’re proud to offer a robust benefits package that supports your health, growth, and well-being. Discover our full offerings and costs here: mybenefitsjhhs.com
What Awaits You
- Competitive pay and benefits that support you at every stage of your life and career.
- Retirement plans with employer contributions to help you plan confidently for the future.
- Generous time off so you can unplug, recharge, and enjoy life outside of work.
- Access to world-class facilities and innovative technology that fuel your curiosity.
- Endless opportunities to advance your career as part of the Johns Hopkins team.
Salary Range: Minimum 47.96/hour - Maximum 74.34/hour. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility. In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount, salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls, before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.
The Hospital reserves the right to modify employee schedules as needed.
We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, where we embrace and celebrate our differences, where all employees feel valued, contribute to our mission of serving the community, and engage in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices.
Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.
From Johns Hopkins Medicine's job posting, checked Oct 28, 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.
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