Registered Nurse (RN) - Maine Dartmouth Geriatric Medicine, per diem

MaineGeneral Health•Augusta, ME

2d•Onsite

About The Position

As a registered nurse (RN) at Maine Dartmouth Geriatric Medicine, you will play a crucial role in facilitating healthcare services and ensuring patient well-being. You will help manage chronic conditions, coordinate health screenings, and assist with medical procedures. Your responsibilities also involve telephone triage, appointment scheduling, and responding to emergencies, all contributing to comprehensive patient care within the community. Job Description: Position: Registered Nurse Location: Ballard Center, Augusta Schedule: Per diem Shift: Days

Requirements

Active Maine RN licensure or ability to obtain same in a timely fashion
1 year of RN experience preferred
Strong assessment skills, especially over the phone
Excellent teamwork, communication, and collaboration skills
Proven and demonstrated critical thinking skills
Ability to react calmly, objectively, and effectively in emergencies

Nice To Haves

Previous practice experience, helpful

Responsibilities

Elicits questions, concerns, and information from caller to assess symptoms, determine acuity, identify appropriate algorithm/protocol, and develop treatment plan.
Provides professional advice, education, and options based on assessment, established algorithm/protocol, and clinical judgment.
When appropriate, dispatches appropriate discipline personnel or emergency response units.
Provides referrals to healthcare providers and community resources when appropriate, including locations, hours, and contact information.
Assists caller with scheduling appointments at referral sources when appropriate.
Performs administrative duties to coordinate patient care, including data collection, answering phones, scheduling tests/procedures and appointments, calling in prescriptions and determining insurance coverage.
Documents calls, responses, and referrals.
Performs follow-up calls to evaluate effectiveness of care and need for additional care.

Benefits

Competitive Pay and Comprehensive Benefits: Health, dental, vision, and wellness programs
Work-Life Balance: Earned time off, paid parental leave, and more
Financial Security: 403(b) retirement plan with up to 4% company match
Career Growth: Professional development and advancement opportunities
Student Loan Assistance: Potential reimbursement to help you thrive
Supporting all aspects of our employees’ wellness – physical, emotional and financial – is a critical component of being a great place to work.
With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.
Physical Wellness: We offer wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle.
Emotional Wellness: When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.
Financial Wellness: Access the wages you’ve already earned before payday with Payactiv, giving you greater flexibility over your finances. We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan.
Career Mobility: Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development.
We know that our employees are our most valuable resource – they’re how we grow our business and care for our community.
Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability
Assistive technologies are available.
Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440