Staff Nurse - Endoscopy or Procedure Room

Northern Light Health•Bangor, ME

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Staff Nurse is a Registered Nurse entering professional practice and establishing a professional identity. The nurse practices in accordance with the Maine Nurse Practice Act and Northern Light Health standards, policies, and procedures. The role delivers and evaluates nursing care for assigned patients and families, exercises independent judgment in implementing care, and supervises qualified staff to whom patient care is delegated. The nurse addresses patients’ physical, spiritual, emotional, and educational needs and coordinates care with other healthcare professionals. This position is in the Endoscopy or Procedure Room at Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine. It is full-time, 40 hours per week, with a listed schedule of 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM. The role is eligible for the EMMC Professional Advancement Commitment to Excellence (PACE) career ladder. The listed salary range is $38.92–$59.40; a sign-on bonus is available. The position requires a Registered Nurse credential, BLS, and a high school diploma or GED. Working conditions include lifting, moving, and loading 30 to 50 pounds, as well as alternate shift schedules that may include days, evenings, nights, and weekends.

Requirements

Registered Nurse credential required.
Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
High school diploma or GED required; additional education or experience may be required according to work location.
Ability to lift, move, and load 30 to 50 pounds.
Ability to work alternate shift schedules, which may include days, evenings, nights, and weekends.
Ability to handle difficult and stressful situations with professional composure.
Ability to influence others’ actions and decisions without express authority.
Ability to understand language used to describe human anatomy, bodily processes, conditions, and procedures.
Spreadsheet application skills, including calculations, formulas, graphing tools, pivot tables, and macro programming.
Email application skills, including managing email, calendars, tasks, contacts, notes, journaling, and web browsing.
Word-processing skills, including creating and editing documents, formatting, using tables and footnotes, creating tables of contents, and mail merge.
Competencies include adaptability, emotional intelligence, communication, sound judgment and decision-making, teamwork, accountability, integrity, patient-centered care, and effective resource use.

Responsibilities

Deliver safe and effective patient care using best practices, including during handoffs, and seek assistance when appropriate.
Perform and document systematic clinical assessments; recognize abnormal diagnostic data and report it to the appropriate provider.
Maintain professional, personable, courteous, and respectful relationships with patients, families, and staff.
Apply theoretical nursing knowledge in delivering care.
Maintain accurate and complete documentation in accordance with hospital, regulatory, and legal requirements.
Complete population-specific mandatory education competencies and provide culturally competent, patient-centered care.
Practice consistently with Northern Light Health policies and procedures and demonstrate awareness of evidence-based practice.
Manage time effectively, meet punctuality and attendance expectations, and demonstrate flexibility in scheduling to support patient-care staffing needs.
Communicate effectively with patients, families, and interdisciplinary team members, and seek help resolving conflicts when needed.
Implement plans of care, identify resources to meet patient needs, and communicate changes in patient condition that may affect staffing or safe care.
Contribute to a healthy work environment, seek assistance with interpersonal conflicts, and collaborate with colleagues and the interdisciplinary team.
Use available resources appropriately and seek assistance when needed.
Demonstrate awareness of performance-improvement initiatives.
Complete required education, mandatory programs, clinical evidence-based competencies, and member-specific competencies; maintain an up-to-date personal education file.
Obtain 12 contact hours, a 3-credit professional-development course, or the amount specified by the individual member organization.
Participate actively in the peer-review process.
Support patient-centered care with sensitivity and respect for the diversity of human experience.
Promote patient, employee, and visitor health and safety, and report or encourage reporting of near misses and safety issues.
Handle difficult and stressful situations with professional composure and influence others’ actions and decisions when appropriate.