Hospital Nurse III
About The Position
This is professional nursing work involving the care and treatment of hospital patients who are emotionally, mentally, or physically ill. The role applies and supervises proper nursing principles, practices, and techniques in the care and custody of patients. It may supervise professional and paraprofessional personnel and is performed under limited supervision. The position is with Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center (DDPC), a 69-bed psychiatric hospital serving Maine residents with severe mental illness. DDPC collaborates with patients, their community, and personal supports to provide recovery-oriented, respectful, compassionate, and effective psychiatric care in the least restrictive, safest, and most therapeutic environment possible.
Requirements
- A Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or a related field and two years of professional nursing experience; OR graduation from an accredited school of nursing and three years of professional nursing experience.
- Experience must include one year overseeing and providing medical and/or psychiatric nursing care in a hospital facility.
- A license as a Registered Nurse issued by the Maine State Board of Nursing.
- Knowledge of professional nursing theory and practice, materia medica, hospital dietetics, sanitation, personal hygiene, human anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, mental and physical health theory and treatment practices, group dynamics, and patient behavioral problems and issues.
- Ability to instruct and supervise hospital staff nurses, assistants, and attendant personnel; administer detailed therapeutic prescriptions; maintain records and charts and prepare reports; and maintain a sympathetic attitude and harmonious relationships with mentally and physically ill patients.
Responsibilities
- Plan, assign, oversee, and evaluate the work of professional and paraprofessional hospital employees providing medical and direct care, ensuring compliance with established standards.
- Assess residents’ physical and mental states and recommend possible treatment to inform physicians of patient conditions.
- Observe and record patients’ clinical behavior on individual charts to document progress, problems, and status.
- Assign, lead, and monitor direct care personnel performing nursing functions to ensure compliance with physician orders.
- Plan, develop, and implement individual treatment plans for patients, establishing individualized treatment goals.
- Instruct direct care staff in nursing procedures and techniques.
- Examine medication records to determine whether medications were properly and accurately dispensed.
- Lead treatment team meetings to discuss patient progress, needs, and facility management problems.
Benefits
- 13 paid holidays annually.
- 12 days of sick leave and three or more weeks of vacation leave annually, with vacation accrual increasing with years of service.
- Personal leave for overtime-exempt employees.
- The State pays 85%–100% of employee-only health insurance premiums, depending on salary; dependent coverage is also available.
- The State pays 100% of employee-only dental insurance premiums.
- Retirement plan contributions equivalent to 14.06% of employee pay through MainePERS.
- Six weeks of fully paid parental leave for employees welcoming a child, including non-birthing and adoptive parents.
- Additional unpaid leave may be available under the Family and Medical Leave Act.
- Potential nursing student loan reimbursement of $200 per month for qualifying candidates.
- Additional wellness benefits are available to State employees.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
