Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Department

MaineHealth•Brunswick, ME

About The Position

The Registered Nurse - Acute Care role 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 is an RN II position in Mid Coast Hospital’s 26-bed Emergency Department, which is staffed 24/7 by nurses and physicians. The department provides initial treatment to patients of all ages with a broad spectrum of illnesses and injuries, including rapid assessment and management of critical illnesses and prompt care for minor illnesses and injuries. An RN II is competent in the clinical role and has demonstrated the ability to care for most patients assigned. While the RN II may not be able to care for every patient type in the area of hire, they demonstrate how to obtain resources to develop the necessary skills and knowledge over time.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing.
Current applicable state license as a Registered Professional Nurse.
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).

Responsibilities

Provide high-quality patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient outcomes.
Collaborate, delegate, and communicate with healthcare team members to ensure optimal care.
Provide rapid assessment and management of critical illnesses, and prompt care for minor illnesses and injuries.
Obtain appropriate resources to develop skills and knowledge needed to care for additional patient types.