Registered Nurse (RN) - Medical/Surgical

MaineHealth•Belfast, ME

About The Position

The Registered Nurse - Acute Care 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. This Registered Nurse II position is for a nurse competent in the clinical role who can care for most patients assigned and knows how to obtain resources to develop skills and knowledge for patient types they do not yet routinely care for. Advancement from RN I is automatic after one year when the nurse is in good standing and meets RN I requirements, including completion of onboarding requirements and the New Grad Residency where available. The role is on a collaborative 23-bed Medical Surgical unit in a critical access community hospital. Care spans the adult lifespan and includes telemetry, orthopedics, post-operative care, skilled rehabilitation through the swing bed program, palliative care, and 24/7 on-site hospice support. The team emphasizes patient safety, teamwork, continuous learning, psychological trust, mentoring, and staff well-being. The position is full-time, 36 hours per week, on the day shift. The stated pay range is $37.09 to $50.17 per hour. A limited-time sign-on bonus is offered to eligible Registered Nurses: $5,000 for 0–2 years of RN experience and $10,000 for more than 2 years; part-time bonuses are prorated, per-diem hires are ineligible, and current MaineHealth member employees and former members separated for six months or less are ineligible.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Current applicable state Registered Professional Nurse license.
Current BLS certification, or ability to 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 and meet RN I requirements, including completion of onboarding requirements and the New Grad Residency where available.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide high-quality patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient outcomes.
Collaborate, delegate, and communicate with members of the healthcare team to ensure optimal care.
Care for patients across the adult lifespan, including patients receiving telemetry, orthopedic, post-operative, rehabilitation, palliative, and hospice-related services.
Obtain appropriate resources to develop the skills and knowledge needed to care for patient types not yet routinely managed.