Overview

$15,000 Sign-on Bonus for eligible candidates*

This is a Full-Time, benefit-eligible, on days position.

Central Maine Medical Center is seeking a Registered Nurse to join our OR Team!  

Central Maine Healthcare is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving 400,000 people living in central, western and Midcoast Maine. CMH's hospital facilities include Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital. CMH also supports Central Maine Medical Group, a primary and specialty care practice organization. Other system services include the Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute, a regional trauma program, LifeFlight of Maine's southern Maine base, the Central Maine Comprehensive Cancer Center and other high-quality clinical services.

CMH offers a robust benefits package that includes:

• Robust Paid Time Off (PTO) program
• Medical plan with enhanced Tier 1 benefits provided within the CMH system.
• Dental plan
• Vision plan
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Basic Life insurance at no cost
• Supplemental Life insurance
• Long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) or 403(b) retirement savings plans
• Tuition IO partnership for student loan repayment assistance and tuition assistance
• Family Leave Program for Parental Leaves
• Comprehensive Wellness Program

If you are passionate about making a difference and are looking for your next great career opportunity, we look forward to reviewing your application!

Responsibilities

Position Summary:

Serves as a practitioner, educator, consultant, and evidence-based practice leader. Responsible for needs assessment, design and development, delivery, and evaluation of in-service programs, orientation, and continuing education for nurses, students, and other staff in specified clinical areas. Develops educational policies and procedures, serving as a resource person to staff and management. Participates in quality and performance improvement activities, and serves on special committees as needed—functions with the guidance of the leadership team as an integrated member of CMH.

Essential Duties:

• Supports and facilitates the orientation and onboarding of new hires.• Develop, implement, and revise programs that enhance cost effectiveness and quality patient care.• Participate in identifying the learning needs of nursing staff.• Communicate effectively with staff and the leadership team regarding educational needs and offerings.• Assess, plan, and implement programs for staff development to advance and maintain knowledge, critical thinking, and skills competency.• Develop relationships with local colleges and universities.• Plans and coordinates conferences and seminars.• Designs and develops new patient equipment instructional materials; demonstrates use to staff.• Conducts classes and/or provides individual instructions/recommendations for identified learning deficiencies.• Supervises preceptor program house-wide as needed: resource for preceptors and students on the units.• Makes recommendations and implements updates and changes to current clinical competencies and educational programs based on best practice and research recommendations.• Evaluates and maintains initial and ongoing competency validations in compliance with JCAHO and CMS standards.• Performs administrative duties as needed: management reports; Learning Management System for competency records.• Evaluates and documents staff performance of clinical skills, enhancing clinical competency.• Serves as a nurse planner to provide contact hours for appropriate CE and CME educational opportunities.• Provides expert clinical bedside consultation to staff. • Treats patients and families with respect and dignity; ensures patient confidentiality.• Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical /healthcare errors.• Follows the five rights of medication administration and reduces the risk for potential medication errors.• Demonstrates the ability to be flexible and organized.• Studies current trends, new technologies/development, teaching methodologies through professional journals, seminars/conferences, professional associations, etc.Customer Service: Interacts with all individuals in a consistent manner, providing attention, support, and assistance to foster an environment of exceptional personal service.• A unit-based educator assigned to a specialty unit will be required to maintain current knowledge and competency in that specialty; current required certifications (e.g. ACLS, PALS, TNCC, ENPC, NRP, External fetal monitor, Advanced fetal monitor etc.); National Certification preferred.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• Current State of Maine Registered Nurse license • 5 to 7 years of relevant acute care experience• 2 years of clinical educator experience preferred• Bachelor’s degree required• Master's degree preferred• Current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider ACLS, PALS, and BLS Certification required; Instructor status certifications preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Exemplifies professional nursing practice.• Ability to engage patients and team members utilizing the CMH Experience Standards

i. I am creating a warm, caring, and non-judgmental environmentii. I am actively listening and seeking informationiii. I am honest, truthful, and consistentiv. I am respectful, treating all individuals with dignity and empathyv. I am serving as a role model, taking both initiative and ownership when appropriatevi. I am working collaboratively and demonstrating teamworkvii. I am resilient and adapt to change in positive ways

Employment Status

Shift

Equal Employment Opportunity

CMH actively promotes diversity in its workforce at all levels of the organization. We strive to create and maintain a setting where we celebrate cultural and other differences and consider them strengths of the organization. CMH is an equal opportunity workforce and no one shall discriminate against any individual with regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or veteran status with respect to any offer, or term or condition, of employment. We make reasonable accommodations to the known physical and mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities.