Clinical Nurse (RN) - IMC/Respiratory Telemetry Unit (Bean 5) - New Graduates Welcome

About the role

This is a full time night shift opportunity, consisting of 3, 12 hour shifts per week. Bean 5 is a high-paced 43 bed medical respiratory unit with an embedded 8 bed Intermediate Care Unit (IMC). Unique to Bean 5, the 8 bed IMC includes our Assisted Ventilator Unit. The patient population on Bean 5 is vast and includes specialties of acute on chronic states, respiratory failure, complex vascular, general surgical and neuroscience conditions, sepsis and multisystem organ failure.

Responsibilities

• RN’s providing care in the Bean 5 IMC/AVU demonstrate astute assessment and critical thinking skills, as patients in IMC may have multi-system issues that require continuous monitoring, medication drips, frequent interventions, and higher level respiratory support.
• Within our Assisted Ventilation Unit (AVU) patients may be requiring acute and/or chronic ventilator support. With a focus on ventilator weaning, nursing interventions require frequent assessments and collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
• RN’s working on Bean 5 have the opportunity to work in a unique clinical setting that allows for experience in medical telemetry, IMC, and AVU.
• The Clinical Nurse supports Maine Medical Center's mission, vision, and values by exhibiting excellence, competence, collaboration, innovation, respect, patient and family centered care, commitment to our 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.
• 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.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• A Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing is preferred.
• Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in the State of Maine.
• As this is an entry-level position, experience as an RN is not required.
• Respiratory or IMC experience preferred.
• Ventilator experience 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 health care team members.
• Analytical ability sufficient to identify changes in patients' conditions and to initiate appropriate action.

Skills

• Assessment and critical thinking skills.
• Continuous monitoring and medication management.
• Ventilator weaning and respiratory support.
• Medical telemetry, IMC, and AVU experience.
• Exceptional communication and problem-solving abilities.

Benefits

MaineHealth offers competitive benefits including paid parental leave, flexible work options, student loan assistance, professional development opportunities, and well-being resources.

Pay

The pay rate for this role is $38.27 per hour. Compensation for part-time positions is determined on a prorated basis consistent with the scheduled hours and applicable full-time equivalent (FTE). In addition to base pay, MaineHealth offers comprehensive benefits, recognition programs, career growth opportunities, and, where applicable, shift differentials or other incentives.