About Kennedy Krieger Institute

Kennedy Krieger Institute leads the way in translating scientific advances into new therapies and educational interventions, while providing an inspirational environment for training tomorrow’s leaders in the field. These successes benefit millions of children, adolescents, and adults around the world. Kennedy Krieger Institute offers more than 55 outpatient clinics, home and community programs, education, research, pediatric neurobehavioral and rehabilitation/feeding inpatient units and a day hospital.

This position is 40 hours per week, working Monday through Friday from 8:00am-4:30pm in the Outpatient Clinics.

Benefits You Will Receive

• · $5,000 sign-on bonus (for new hires)
• · $2000 RN referral bonus
• · $10,500/year tuition advancement/reimbursement for employees earning undergrad and graduate degrees (pro-rated for 16-39 hours/week)
• · 50% college tuition grant for dependents up to $32,000/year for eligible employees budgeted 30-40 hours per week who have 5 years of service or more.
• · Recently increased differentials
• · Student loan repayment for employees budgeted 30-40 hours per week ($100 per month up to $10,500)
• · Bonus incentive for a masters degree
• · Bonus incentive for nursing certification
• · Medical, Dental, Vision (active the month after you attend HR) most places make you wait 3-6 months)
• · Enhanced Mental Health Benefits
• · 401K Automatic 3% employer-funded “base contribution” with additional 1.5%-3% based on years of service
• · Sick and Vacation accrual upon first day of work
• · Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (Child Care Spending Account)
• $2,000 for each eligible child through the age of 6; $600 for each child age 7-10
• · Progressive Career Ladder with salary increase
• · Program to earn free CEUs
• · Free secure and monitored parking

• · Assist with coordinating services including appointments at and referrals to Kennedy Krieger Institute and other healthcare facilities.
• · Liaise between staff, family, physicians, laboratory technicians, research investigators, nursing personnel, and other relevant staff as necessary.
• · Respond to requests from families and professionals for information, test results, etc., referring to other team members/sources, as needed.
• · Serve as primary contact and coordinator with a designated group of study patients.
• · Serve as resource to other team members in area of expertise.
• · Assist with data collection for studies. Interview patients, counsel patients as necessary, and coordinate sharing of information with other researchers as requested.
• · Obtain appropriate samples (e.g. blood, urine, tissue) and oversee delivery of samples to laboratories both internal at the Institute as well as to other outside researchers as appropriate.
• · Insert peripheral IV and administer medication and/or infusions per research protocol.
• · Accompany patients to scheduled tests as needed.
• · Provide ongoing support as an interdisciplinary team member to assist families with adjustment to illness and associated therapy regimens, research protocols, etc.
• · Adhere to Kennedy Krieger Institute’s requirements for mandatory annual in-services. Present an in-service annually to the Outpatient Nursing Department.
• · Attend interdisciplinary team meetings and Outpatient Department Nursing staff meetings.
• · Participate on a nursing committee (attend 75% of meetings, or routinely complete an assigned task for the committee/serve as a co-chair).
• · Participate in continuing review process of designated research study.
• · Maintain relevant documents needed for sponsor’s review, adverse reactions, and serious adverse reaction as needed.

Current registered nurse licensure in the State of Maryland.

Current Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR certification required.

Successful completion and maintenance of required research modules per the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) program.

Education: Graduation from an accredited school of nursing. BSN or enrolled in a BSN program to be completed within 2 ½ years of hiring date.

Experience: Minimum of 2 years of clinical experience required and minimum of 1 year pediatric experience preferred.

Kennedy Krieger is an approved site for the Nurse Corps Loan Repayment program! More info can be found here: https://bhw.hrsa.gov/funding/apply-loan-repayment#nclrp

EOE/M/F/D/V