Registered Nurse, RN

Prime Healthcare • Lewiston, ME

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works in the Emergency Department at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Maine. This full-time, day-shift position is scheduled for 12-hour shifts from 0645 to 1915. The nurse is responsible and accountable for safe, direct patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, within the scope of practice and professional nursing standards. The role includes directing and guiding patient and family education and the activities of other nursing personnel.

In the Emergency Department, the nurse communicates changes in patients’ clinical conditions to physicians, including diagnostic results and symptoms, and responds quickly and accurately to changes in condition or treatment response. The nurse is also expected to know EMTALA regulations and procedures for reporting child or adult abuse to appropriate agencies and the hospital social worker, while maintaining patient privacy and confidentiality.

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

Requirements

• Current and valid state RN license.
• Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintained thereafter.
• Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintained thereafter.
• Current PALS certificate 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; Emergency Department experience preferred.
• For Paramedic Base Station ED facilities: MICN within 12 months of hire and maintained thereafter.
• For EDAP-certified facilities: completion of emergency pediatric courses 1 and 2 within six months of hire.
• For non-OB facilities: NRP certificate within 90 days of hire and maintained thereafter.
• Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) within 12 months of hire.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

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

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus available for 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.
• Comprehensive, competitive benefits package with options to customize benefits.

What This Job Offers

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