Clinical Nurse (RN) - Postpartum Unit

Description

Nursing
Req #: 21242

This is a bargaining unit position

Job Posting Date: 1/28/2025

2 Positions available

With 3,300 babies born each year at Maine Medical Center, we are the ideal setting to start or grow your Obstetrics/Women's health career! Here on the Mother Baby unit we provide Well Newborn and Women's health care on our 20 bed unit. Prior Med/Surg or Obstetrics experience preferred.

Shifts are 12 hours.

Position Summary

The Clinical Nurse supports Maine Medical Center's mission, vision, and values by exhibiting the following behaviors: excellence, competence, collaboration, innovation, respect, patient and family centered care, commitment to our community, and accountability. In accordance with national standards of nursing practice and within the guidelines and policies and procedures of both Maine Medical Center and the Maine State Board of Nursing, the Clinical Nurse is responsible for assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, documentation, and evaluation of the effects of nursing care. Care delivery and coordination of patient and family care begins with the initial contact with the health care system and may continue across the continuum. Services may be provided on an inpatient, outpatient, ambulatory, and/or community basis.

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

• Education: A Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing is preferred. Must matriculate to a BSN within one year of hire, attaining completion within five years of hire.
• License/Certifications: Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in the state of Maine.
• Experience: At least 1 year prior RN work experience. Prior cardiac telemetry, pediatric, OR or ER experience preferred. Prior perinatal care experience strongly preferred.
• Evidence of 10 hours of ongoing education per year.
• Demonstrates a caring nursing practice and promotes a healing environment for patients and families.
• Demonstrates the required knowledge and technical skills to care for most patient populations on the unit.
• Interpersonal and communication skills to interact effectively with patients, families, and healthcare team members.
• Ability to identify potential crisis situations involving patients and/or families and to initiate appropriate action.
• In accordance with the Clinical Nursing Advancement Program, a Clinical Nurse II may choose to remain at Level II as opposed to seeking advancement to Level III.

If you have questions about this role, please contact Michelle L. Lefebvre at michelle.lefebvre@mainehealth.org