Clinical Nurse (RN) - Surgical Intensive Care Unit

MaineHealth•Portland, ME

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse supports Maine Medical Center’s mission, vision, and values through excellence, competence, collaboration, innovation, respect, patient- and family-centered care, community commitment, and accountability. In accordance with national nursing practice standards and Maine Medical Center and Maine State Board of Nursing guidelines, the nurse assesses patients, identifies diagnoses and outcomes, plans and implements care, documents it, and evaluates its effects. The role includes coordinating patient and family care from initial contact with the health care system and across the care continuum, with services potentially provided in inpatient, outpatient, ambulatory, or community settings. The role is in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU), at Maine’s only Level I Trauma Center. The unit cares for a diverse, high-acuity population, including patients with multisystem trauma and burns, traumatic brain injuries and complex neurosurgical conditions, complex vascular and gastrointestinal surgical needs, head and neck surgery needs, and significant postoperative hemodynamic or respiratory needs. SICU nurses provide emergent and life-saving care and may provide burn hydrotherapy. Professional development support includes a burn mentorship program and enrollment in a TCAR (Trauma Care After Resuscitation) certification course. This is a Clinical Nurse II vacancy for a full-time night position. It is a bargaining unit position, with two positions available. Applicants must have more than one year of RN work experience and meet the requirements of Clinical Nurse I.

Requirements

At least one year of prior RN work experience; the posting specifies that this vacancy is open to candidates with greater than one year of RN experience.
Meet all requirements of Clinical Nurse I.
Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in the State of Maine.
Evidence of 10 hours of ongoing education per year.
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 to identify changes in patients’ conditions and initiate appropriate action.
Ability to identify potential crisis situations involving patients and/or families and initiate appropriate action.
Demonstrated caring nursing practice and ability to promote a healing environment for patients and families.
Knowledge and technical skills required to care for most patient populations on the unit.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Certification in a relevant specialty.
Surgical experience.
ICU experience (strongly preferred).

Responsibilities

Assess patients and identify nursing diagnoses and desired outcomes.
Plan, implement, document, and evaluate the effects of nursing care.
Coordinate patient and family care across the continuum, beginning with initial contact with the health care system.
Provide care to high-acuity SICU patients, including trauma, burn, neurosurgical, vascular, gastrointestinal surgical, and head and neck surgery patients.
Identify changes in patients’ conditions and initiate appropriate action.
Recognize potential crisis situations involving patients or families and initiate appropriate action.
Provide caring nursing practice and promote a healing environment for patients and families.
Demonstrate the knowledge and technical skills needed to care for most patient populations on the unit.