Registered Nurse (RN)- Temporary Special Care Unit

Maine Health•Damariscotta, ME

38d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a full time, 36 hour a week, day shift position. This temporary role is 13 weeks. The Special Care Unit is an 8-bed ICU/Step-Down Unit, where nurses are responsible for conducting complex assessments and providing intensive therapies and interventions to a variety of patients. Nurses have the opportunity to care for patients with acute and chronic respiratory failure, cardiac events, sepsis, metabolic disorders, complex surgical recoveries, and more. This department has a great collaborative team with the ancillary departments and the physicians/surgeons. The Registered Nurse - Temporary role provides high quality patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient outcomes. Collaborates, delegates, and communicates with members of the healthcare team to ensure optimal care.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required; BSN preferred.
Current applicable state(s) license as a Registered Professional Nurse required.
Current BLS certification required or must obtain within 30 days of start date.
ICU, SCU, ED and PACU RN's require ACLS and PALS Certifications within one year of start date or in accordance with Department guidelines.
OB, NICU RN's require NRP Certification within one year of start date or in accordance with Department guidelines.
One year of recent RN experience preferred.
Annual Electronic Fetal Monitoring competency for any RN assisting Laboring Women required.

Responsibilities

Conducting complex assessments
Providing intensive therapies and interventions
Providing high quality patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient outcomes
Collaborating, delegates, and communicates with members of the healthcare team to ensure optimal care