Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

Prime Healthcare • Lewiston, ME

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department at Central Maine Medical Center is responsible for delivering safe patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse provides direct care within the scope of practice, remains accountable for the care provided to assigned patients, and responds quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition or response to treatment. The role includes communicating clinical changes, diagnostic results, and symptoms to physicians; guiding patient and family education and the activities of other nursing personnel; and maintaining professional nursing standards, patient privacy, and confidentiality. The nurse must understand EMTALA regulations and procedures for reporting child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the hospital social worker.

This is a full-time, day-shift position at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Maine. The stated pay range is $37.00–$51.28 per hour. Sign-on bonuses may be available to qualified candidates: up to $20,000 for registered nurses with at least two consecutive years of RN experience, or up to $10,000 for new graduate registered nurses. Eligibility and payout terms apply and are discussed during the interview process.

Central Maine Healthcare is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving approximately 400,000 residents across central, western, and midcoast Maine. It operates more than 40 primary and specialty care locations, including Central Maine Medical Center, Bridgton Hospital, and Rumford Hospital, and is home to the Maine College of Health Professions.

Requirements

• Current, valid state Registered Nurse license.
• Current BLS certification upon hire and maintained thereafter.
• Current ACLS certification within 30 days of hire and maintained thereafter.
• Current PALS certification and/or ENPC within 30 days of hire and maintained thereafter.
• Basic Arrhythmia Interpretation within 30 days of hire.
• At least one year of experience as a staff RN in an acute-care hospital setting.
• Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) within 12 months of hire, where required by the facility.
• For Paramedic Base Station ED facilities: MICN certification within 12 months of hire and maintained thereafter.
• For EDAP-certified facilities: complete emergency pediatric courses 1 and 2 within 6 months of hire.
• For non-OB facilities: NRP certification within 90 days of hire and maintained thereafter.

Nice To Haves

• Emergency Department experience preferred.
• Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) preferred.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Provide direct patient care within the scope of practice and remain accountable for care provided to assigned Emergency Department patients.
• Communicate changes in patients’ clinical conditions, diagnostic study results, and symptoms to physicians.
• Respond quickly and accurately to changes in patient condition or response to treatment.
• Direct and guide patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel.
• Maintain professional nursing care standards, patient privacy, and confidentiality.
• Follow EMTALA requirements and report child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the hospital social worker.

Benefits

• A comprehensive, competitive benefits package with options to customize benefits to individual needs.
• Sign-on bonus may be available to qualified candidates: up to $20,000 for RNs with two or more consecutive years of RN experience, or up to $10,000 for new graduate RNs; eligibility and payout terms apply.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed