Primary Care RN - Primary Care - Pediatric

Northern Light Health•Bangor, ME

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Primary Care RN provides nursing care in a physician practice in the Primary Care - Pediatric department at Northern Light Pediatric Health Center in Bangor, Maine. In alignment with Eastern Maine Medical Center’s mission, vision, and Maine Nurse Core Competencies, the nurse strives for excellence in patient safety, clinical quality, and service. The role includes assessing patients’ physical, psychosocial, and emotional needs and designing and implementing plans of care. The nurse provides safe, quality, efficient care across the lifespan, with particular attention to age-related needs, and collaborates with the interdisciplinary care team. The position also provides current, evidence-based education to patients and families, advocates for their needs and preferences, and supports shared decision-making through respectful, culturally appropriate communication. The nurse is accountable for professional decisions and behavior, uses critical thinking and ethical decision-making, follows hospital policies and professional practice standards, and participates in process improvement and adaptation to change. The position uses information and biomedical technology safely and accurately, demonstrates strong interpersonal and communication skills, and serves as a formal and informal preceptor or mentor for new hires and students. Basic Life Support certification is required.

Requirements

Registered Nurse credential.
Associate’s degree.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrated ability to work as a team player.
Reliability and accountability to team members and patients.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, psychosocial, and emotional needs and design and implement plans of care.
Provide safe, quality, and efficient patient care across the lifespan, attending to age-related cognitive, emotional, physical, and functional needs.
Collaborate professionally and effectively with members of the interdisciplinary care team.
Provide patients and families with current, evidence-based education appropriate to their learning needs.
Demonstrate accountability for decisions and behaviors, using critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and ethical decision-making.
Advocate for patients’ and families’ needs, preferences, and concerns.
Remain open to constructive feedback to improve practice and participate in process-improvement initiatives.
Support shared decision-making and respectful, culturally appropriate communication with patients and families.
Adhere to hospital policy and professional standards of practice, and demonstrate EMMC’s Caring Behaviors, professionalism, and integrity.
Use information and biomedical technology safely and accurately to enhance patient care.
Demonstrate strong interpersonal and communication skills, teamwork, reliability, and accountability to patients and team members.
Serve as a formal and informal preceptor or mentor for new hires and students.