Emergency Dept Registered Nurse (RN) - Per Diem

MaineGeneral Health • Augusta, ME

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About The Position

MaineGeneral Health. We’re With You. Be With Us MaineGeneral Health is a comprehensive non-profit system with the mission of enhancing, every day, the health of our patients, our families and our communities. If you are looking for the opportunity to support your friends, family, and your community through your work at MaineGeneral Health...Come be with us. Job Description: The Role: Emergency Department Registered Nurse (RN) Provides direct patient care to patients in the Emergency Department using the nursing process in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice and with the policies, values, and mission of the organization. The Opportunity: MaineGeneral Health is offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Emergency Department team at the Alfond Center for Health in Augusta. If you have a passion for service excellence…we want to hear from you! This position has a per diem schedule and requires cross-training to the Thayer Center for Health ED in Waterville. The Work: Plans, implements, and evaluates patient care plans based on patient assessment to optimize outcomes and maximize available resources. Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate. Triages and prioritizes patient care based on acuity level and available resources. Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral and spiritual/psychosocial support needs. Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances. Effectively delegates patient care to ancillary personnel. May precept student nurses and new hires.

Requirements

• Active Maine RN licensure or ability to obtain same in a timely fashion
• At least 2 years of RN experience, preferred
• Prior/recent RN experience working in an ER environment, strongly preferred

Nice To Haves

• Preferred certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS, MOAB, and TNCC

Responsibilities

• Plans, implements, and evaluates patient care plans based on patient assessment to optimize outcomes and maximize available resources.
• Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate.
• Triages and prioritizes patient care based on acuity level and available resources.
• Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral and spiritual/psychosocial support needs.
• Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.
• Effectively delegates patient care to ancillary personnel.
• May precept student nurses and new hires.

Benefits

• Generous Earned Time Program
• Student Loan Reimbursement potential for RNs
• Continuing Education Opportunities/Tuition Reimbursement
• Growth opportunities within the organization
• Dedication to employee safety, wellness and work/life balance
• Supporting all aspects of our employees’ wellness – physical, emotional and financial – is a critical component of being a great place to work.
• With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.
• Physical Wellness: We offer wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle.
• Emotional Wellness: When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.
• Financial Wellness: An employee discount program is available to all employees for services provided by MaineGeneral Medical Center.
• We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan.
• Career Mobility: Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business.
• We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development.
• We know that our employees are our most valuable resource – they’re how we grow our business and care for our community.
• Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability
• Assistive technologies are available.
• Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at [phone] .

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees