Clinical Nurse (RN) - ASU/PACU

Summary

The Clinical Nurse supports Maine Medical Center's mission, vision, and values by exhibiting behaviors such as excellence, competence, collaboration, innovation, respect, patient and family centered care, commitment to the community, and accountability. In accordance with national standards of nursing practice and within the guidelines and policies and procedures of both Maine Medical Center and the Maine State Board of Nursing, the Clinical Nurse is responsible for assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, documentation, and evaluation of the effects of nursing care.

Responsibilities

• Serves as a member of the interdisciplinary team providing direct patient care in the Ambulatory Surgical Unit (ASU), Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU), and other areas as needed.
• Assesses, diagnoses, plans, implements, documents, and evaluates the effects of nursing care.
• Care delivery and coordination of patient and family care begins with the initial contact with the health care system and may continue across the continuum.
• Provides care for patients during procedures in the Anesthesia Procedure room.
• Supports the mission, vision, and values of Maine Medical Center.

Requirements

• Education: Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• Licenses/Certifications: Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in the State of Maine. Certification in relevant specialty preferred.
• Experience: At least 1-year prior RN work experience. IMC experience preferred. Critical Care or PACU experience is strongly preferred.

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of the research base, theory, practices, principles, and processes of professional nursing.
• Interpersonal and communication skills to interact effectively with patients, families, and healthcare team members.
• Analytical ability sufficient to identify changes in patients' conditions and to initiate appropriate action.
• Ability to identify potential crisis situations involving patients and/or families and to initiate appropriate action.
• Demonstrates a caring nursing practice and promotes a healing environment for patients and families.
• Demonstrates the required knowledge and technical skills to care for most patient populations on the unit.

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Effective decision-making and critical thinking skills.

Benefits

With a career at any of the MaineHealth locations across Maine and New Hampshire, you'll be working with health care professionals that truly value the people around them – both within the walls of the organization and the communities that surround it. We offer benefits that support an individual's needs for today and flexibility to plan for tomorrow – programs such as paid parental leave, a flexible work policy, student loan assistance, training and education, along with well-being resources for you and your family.

Pay

Negotiable based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

Full Time/Days (Rotating Hours)