Gastroenterology Registered Nurse (RN) - Waterville, per diem

MaineGeneral Health • Waterville, ME

22h • Onsite

About The Position

MaineGeneral Health is seeking a skilled and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Gastroenterology practice at the Thayer Center for Health in Waterville. The ideal candidate will provide specialized care for patients with digestive system disorders, assist with procedures, and ensure comprehensive patient education and support. Position: Registered Nurse (RN) Location: Thayer Center for Health, Waterville Schedule: Per diem Shift: Days The Role: Registered Nurse - Gastroenterology A highly dynamic position where you will coordinate & provide patient care, including phone triage, sharing results with patients, capsule endoscopies, reviewing referrals to determine procedure sedation, and obtaining appropriate cardiac/anticoagulation clearances. What You'll Do: Plans, implements, and evaluates patient care plans based on patient assessment to optimize outcomes and maximize available resources. Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate. Evaluates the learning needs of the patient and/or family, and provides patient and/or family education appropriate to their age, culture, condition, and circumstances. Takes calls from patients/caregivers requesting assistance. Provides advice, referrals, and patient education. For symptomatic patients, determines the necessity and type of care needed and advises the caller regarding appropriate care. Performs administrative duties to coordinate patient care, including data collection, answering phones, scheduling tests/procedures and appointments, calling in prescriptions, determining insurance coverage, and billing and receiving payments.

Requirements

• Active Maine RN licensure or the ability to obtain
• At least 1 year of RN experience is strongly preferred
• Excellent teamwork, communication, and collaboration skills
• Ability to work independently, effectively manage time, and handle multiple priorities
• Proven and demonstrated critical thinking skills

Responsibilities

• Plans, implements, and evaluates patient care plans based on patient assessment to optimize outcomes and maximize available resources.
• Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate.
• Evaluates the learning needs of the patient and/or family, and provides patient and/or family education appropriate to their age, culture, condition, and circumstances.
• Takes calls from patients/caregivers requesting assistance. Provides advice, referrals, and patient education.
• For symptomatic patients, determines the necessity and type of care needed and advises the caller regarding appropriate care.
• Performs administrative duties to coordinate patient care, including data collection, answering phones, scheduling tests/procedures and appointments, calling in prescriptions, determining insurance coverage, and billing and receiving payments.

Benefits

• 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 [phone] .

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed