University of Maryland Medical Center

Treating over 330,000 patients every year, the University of Maryland Medical Center is at the vital core of Maryland’s health care system and community. We’re known for our prestigious expertise in innovative research and education, along with the talented staff and advanced centers that make it all possible. The R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, the world’s first center dedicated to trauma, treats more than 7,500 critically injured patients a year with an incredible 97 percent survival rate. We also have one of the nation’s largest kidney and pancreas transplant programs at The Joseph and Corinne Schwartz Division of Transplantation, home to Maryland’s first steroid-free protocol and pancreas/kidney transplant. From our National Cancer Institute-designated UM Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center to The University of Maryland’s Children’s Hospital, one of the largest pediatric centers in the state, we are dedicated to saving and transforming lives.

The nursing staff at UMMC care for patients as part of our unique teaching hospital community. They are essential to the work we do in our major centers for wound healing, vascular, and more. Our nurses provide compassionate family-centered care.

Renowned as the academic flagship of the University of Maryland Medial System, our Magnet –designated facility provides nurses with numerous opportunities to grow and achieve, while providing nationally recognized care. UMMC offers a diversity of opportunities for nurses with specialties in:

Ambulatory
Pediatric (PICU/PIMCU)
Cardiac – CSICU/CCU/PCU
Perioperative – Operating Room
Emergency
Psychiatric
Medical Intensive Care
Supplemental
NeuroCare – ICU/IMC
Surgical
OB/GYN – L&D/GYN/Mother Baby
Trauma Nursing
Oncology
Advanced Practice (NP, PA, CRNA)

Our mission says that “We Heal. We Teach. We Discover. We Care.” Commitment to Excellence is our distinctive culture of caring.

Commitment to Excellence is the way we care. It is a personal commitment by each employee to always provide the safest and most extraordinary care possible to our patients, families, and co-workers. 

People: Be the “employer of choice” and a health care industry leader in staff recruitment, satisfaction, retention and ongoing leadership development.

 Service: Provide compassionate care and accessible service in a culturally sensitive manner to all patients and families at a level that exceeds expectations.

 Safety & Quality: Provide the safest care anywhere, maintain positive healthcare environment conditions, and become a recognized leader in achieving optimal patient care outcomes.

 Stewardship: Achieve volume growth and manage operating expenses in order to attain financial results that allow for investment in our strategic priorities, while meeting our mission to provide services to all.

 Innovation: Develop innovative programs and services to improve the health status and quality of life for residents of communities served while fulfilling our academic mission.

At UMMC, your ideas and contributions matter. Our employees are our partners and help develop a culture of inclusion and respect. We’re a teaching institution, so we value learning and development, giving you ample opportunity to expand your skills and knowledge. Our hospital is fast-paced and you’ll find great people working together as part of interdisciplinary teams. Because we value our relationship with our employees and patients, we work to deliver the best in compassionate and complex care.

We’re serious about excellent care of both patients and staff, but we strive to be a welcoming, open place. We support everyone to grow and develop on the job and through educational, training, and research opportunities. That’s why we’re committed to our partnerships with the University of Maryland’s schools of medicine. We’re looking for the same type of hard-working, passionate people that have made UMMC the well-respected institution it is.