Description
The Maryland Department of Health is seeking bids for agency nurse services to provide temporary supplemental/backup nursing services, including services for individuals with intellectual disabilities, at the Potomac Center, Secure Evaluation & Therapeutic Treatment (SETT), Western Maryland Hospital Center (WMHC), and Thomas B. Finan Center. The contractor shall supply Registered Nurses (RN), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN), Certified Nurse Assistants (CNA), and Geriatric Nursing Assistants (GNA) upon request by the MDH facilities. The nursing staff shall have at least two years of experience in their specialty and shall be licensed by the Maryland State Board of Nursing. The contractor shall provide licensed nursing staff who are employees of the contractor or subcontractors and can fulfill the requirements listed in the IFB. The contractor shall attempt to replace any absent nursing staff within one hour of a call out or no show. The contract is a multiple-award contract with up to ten (10) awards to responsive and responsible bidders.
• The contractor shall provide nursing staff to work shifts during weekends or holidays as needed.
• The contractor shall provide licensed RNs, LPNs, CNAs, and GNAS who are employees of the contractor or subcontractors and can fulfill the requirements listed in the IFB.
• The contractor shall ensure that all nursing staff members proposed to perform under the contract shall abide by the obligations set forth in COMAR 10.27.01 Board of Nursing Examination and licensure and in COMAR 10.09.56 Immediate Facilities for the Intellectually Disabled and Persons with Related Conditions or ICF.
• The contractor shall provide ongoing educational activities and training that are relevant to the nursing staff's duties at the facilities.