Registered Nurse II - Acute Care - MH PD

MaineHealth•Belfast, ME

About The Position

The Registered Nurse - Acute Care role provides high-quality patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient outcomes. The nurse collaborates, delegates, and communicates with members of the healthcare team to ensure optimal care. The position is in a 4-bed Special Care Unit, a high-acuity critical care environment in a community hospital. Nurses care for patients requiring intensive therapies and interventions, including ventilator management, treatment for sepsis, acute and chronic respiratory failure and metabolic disorders, post-surgical recovery, and advanced cardiac monitoring. Nurses practice with a high level of autonomy while working with a collaborative care team that includes CNAs and interdisciplinary partners. The unit emphasizes learning and professional growth, critical thinking, and clinical expertise in a fast-paced environment where adaptability and strong clinical judgment are essential. At the RN II level, the nurse is competent in the clinical role and has demonstrated the ability to care for most patients assigned. While not yet able to care for every patient type within the area of hire, the nurse demonstrates how to obtain appropriate resources to develop necessary skills and knowledge over time. Automatic advancement from RN I is available after one year, provided the nurse is in good standing and meets RN I requirements.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Current applicable state Registered Professional Nurse license.
Current BLS certification, or obtain it within 30 days of the start date.
One year of recent RN experience.
For automatic advancement from RN I, be in good standing, meet RN I requirements, and complete all onboarding requirements, including the New Grad Residency where available.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patients and plan, implement, and evaluate care and patient outcomes.
Collaborate, delegate, and communicate with healthcare team members to ensure optimal care.
Provide care for patients requiring intensive therapies and interventions, including ventilator management, care related to sepsis, respiratory failure and metabolic disorders, post-surgical recovery, and advanced cardiac monitoring.
Obtain appropriate resources to develop the skills and knowledge needed to care for additional patient types.