Registered Nurse (RN), NEST Fetal Monitoring Surveillance Center, Nights
University of Maryland Medical System
Linthicum Heights, Maryland
- Eligibility
- Sign-on bonus
- Shift
- Nights
- Unit
- L&D
Posted Aug 24 · Not open to new grads
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Nights
- Term
- Permanent
- On the floor
- Precepting expected
- Setting
- Telehealth
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 5+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- Above most MD staff postings
- Overtime
- $47.79/hr
- Sign-on bonus
- $15,000
MD staff postings that state pay run $34/hr to $56/hr, the middle half $41/hr to $50/hr, across 367 postings.
About this role
Job Requirements
Up to $15,000 Sign-On Bonus
This is not a remote role - expect to be on site.
Position Summary
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This is a unique opportunity to join the Neonatal Escalation Safety Telemetry (NEST) Program, a 24/7 remote monitoring center staffed by experienced Labor & Delivery RNs. The NEST RN remotely monitors fetal heart rate tracings for obstetric patients across UMMS hospitals, identifies concerns, and collaborates with bedside teams to support timely escalation and patient safety. The role also serves as a clinical resource and mentor for L&D teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Remotely monitor and interpret fetal heart rate tracings.
- Identify and escalate concerning fetal patterns using established protocols.
- Validate findings in the EMR and communicate with bedside teams.
- Serve as a clinical resource and mentor for L&D nurses.
- Support evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and patient safety initiatives.
- Participate in education, peer review, and professional development.
Qualifications
- Active Maryland RN license
- Labor & Delivery nursing experience required
- Strong fetal monitoring interpretation skills
- Experience with electronic fetal monitoring systems and EMR
- Strong communication, collaboration, and clinical leadership skills
Work Experience
Education & Experience
- BSN Required
- Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of Maryland, or eligible to practice due to Compact state agreements outlined through the MD Board of Nursing is required.
- Electronic Fetal Monitoring Certification is required.
- Minimum of 5 years labor and delivery experience is required.
- Demonstrated evidence of professional growth and development through at least one of the following:
a. Current and active specialty certification
b. Current matriculation or completion of a degree or certificate program (Post Baccalaureate or higher, 12 credits or greater) within past 24 months
c. Formal teaching within past 24 months (portfolios including “Formal Teaching” require a signed “Approval for Formal Teaching” document)
d. Member of a professional association board or committee within past 24 months (not a hospital committee),
e. Actively participates as a peer reviewer for a professional journal (minimum of 2/year, portfolios including “Peer Reviewer” require a signed “Peer Reviewer Validation Form”)
- Maintenance of 20 continuing education hours /24 months.*
- Calculated in hours such as 30 minutes = 0.5 hour. Proof of attendance is required IV.
Benefits
Compensation
Pay Range: $47.79 - $56.18 Other Compensation (both): Up to $15K Sign on Bonus
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Requirements
- Up to $15,000 Sign-On Bonus
- This is not a remote role - expect to be on site.
- Position Summary
- This is a unique opportunity to join the Neonatal Escalation Safety Telemetry (NEST) Program, a 24/7 remote monitoring center staffed by experienced Labor & Delivery RNs. The NEST RN remotely monitors fetal heart rate tracings for obstetric patients across UMMS hospitals, identifies concerns, and collaborates with bedside teams to support timely escalation and patient safety. The role also serves as a clinical resource and mentor for L&D teams.
- Key Responsibilities
- Remotely monitor and interpret fetal heart rate tracings.
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- Identify and escalate concerning fetal patterns using established protocols.
- Validate findings in the EMR and communicate with bedside teams.
- Serve as a clinical resource and mentor for L&D nurses.
- Support evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and patient safety initiatives.
- Active Maryland RN license
- Labor & Delivery nursing experience required
- Strong fetal monitoring interpretation skills
- Experience with electronic fetal monitoring systems and EMR
- Strong communication, collaboration, and clinical leadership skills
- BSN Required
- Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of Maryland, or eligible to practice due to Compact state agreements outlined through the MD Board of Nursing is required.
- Electronic Fetal Monitoring Certification is required.
- Minimum of 5 years labor and delivery experience is required.
- Demonstrated evidence of professional growth and development through at least one of the following:
Place
- City
- Linthicum Heights, Maryland
- State price level
- 5% above the national average
Maryland index 105.0, where 100 is the national average.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities.
How this role fits you
About the employer
On your path
Labor & Delivery is a specialty you move into. Waitlists are common; med surg keeps you moving.
Worth asking
The posting doesn’t answer these. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through the pay period for the posted $47.79 - $56.18 range, differentials, and sign-on bonus repayment terms?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load and floating handled day to day?
