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Senior Clinical / Transport Nurse Roles
I. Role Overview — Mutual to All Three Roles
All three roles: Are accountable to patients and families for care outcomes
All three roles: Are accountable to peers for advancement of professional practice
All three roles: Support organizational priorities related to quality, safety, service, and regulatory compliance
All three roles: 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
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
Clinical and professional leadership beyond the unit level (non-transport).
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.
Work 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
Benefits
VII: Compensation
Compensation:
CN II Pay Range: $37.00 - $54.18
SCNI Pay Range: $39.00 - $56.18
SCNII Pay Range: $41.50 - $56.68
Other Compensation (if applicable): Up to $15K Sign on bonus