Registered Nurse II

Northern Light Health•Pittsfield, ME

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse II is a fully competent nursing practitioner who provides care in accordance with the Maine Nurse Practice Act and Northern Light Health standards, policies, and procedures. The role delivers and evaluates care for assigned patients, plans care with patients and families, addresses their physical, spiritual, emotional, and educational needs, and coordinates care with other healthcare professionals. The nurse uses independent judgment to provide care or delegate it to qualified staff and supervises staff to whom care has been delegated. The position is with Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital’s Multi-Specialty Support Services department in Pittsfield, Maine. It is PRN, with hours as needed and no assigned schedule. The hospital is a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital serving central Maine.

Requirements

Current Registered Nurse license in the State of Maine.
BLS certification.
High school diploma or GED.
No previous experience required.
Ability to lift, move, and load 30 to 50 pounds.
Ability to work alternate shift schedules, including days, evenings, nights, and weekends.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintain a safe, therapeutic environment by following hospital policies, procedures, and national safety goals, and communicate workarounds that could affect patient safety.
Independently locate, operate, care for, and troubleshoot unit equipment.
Perform and document comprehensive, holistic patient assessments; interpret abnormal diagnostic data; and anticipate and safely respond to potential emergencies.
Build relationships with patients and families that support their involvement in care planning, treating them with courtesy and respect.
Use basic critical-thinking skills.
Maintain concise, accurate, and complete documentation that meets hospital, regulatory, and legal requirements.
Complete population-specific mandatory education and competencies, identify patient needs based on assessment, and collaborate with diverse patients and families on plans of care.
Practice consistently with hospital policies and procedures, understand evidence supporting practice changes, and use reliable resources for evidence-based practice.
Manage time, meet punctuality and attendance expectations, and demonstrate scheduling flexibility to support patient-care staffing needs.
Communicate effectively with the interdisciplinary team and address actual or potential conflict to ensure continuity of care.
Implement and update multidisciplinary plans of care and collaborate with internal and external resources to meet patient needs.
Identify changes in patient conditions that affect staffing or safe care, support colleagues, and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team.
Identify opportunities to improve use of resources.
Complete hospital and unit-based competencies and mandatory education, pursue professional development, contribute to the unit-based practice council, and maintain an up-to-date educational file.
Seek evidence in nursing literature to identify or support best practice and participate actively in peer review.
Contribute to unit-based performance improvement outcomes and report potential safety issues to the unit manager or practice council.