Perianesthesia Registered Nurse (RN)

Job Summary:MaineGeneral Health is a leading health care system that is proud of the culture of excellence, compassion and collaboration that extends to our patients and their families. We are committed to attracting talented, ambitious people who share our values and strive to provide excellent customer service. We are offering an exciting opportunity for an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Same Day Surgery/PACU team at the Thayer Center for Health in Waterville.

The Perianesthesia RN provides direct patient care to patients in the immediate preoperative, postoperative or postprocedural period using the nursing process in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice and with the policies, values, and mission of the organization. If you have a passion for service excellence…we want to hear from you!

This position is 32 hours per week on day shift. No weekends, holidays, or on-call required.

The ideal candidate will have:

• A valid state of Maine RN license or ability to obtain same in a timely fashion, required
• At least 2 years of acute care or med/surg RN work experience, strongly preferred
• Strong assessment & IV skills
• Demonstrated ability to be flexible, problem solve and utilize critical thinking skills
• Dedication to on-going learning and professional development
• Exceptional customer service and communication skills

Job Description:

Plans, implements, and evaluates patient care plans based on patient assessment to optimize outcomes and maximize available resources. Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate.

Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral and spiritual/psychosocial support needs.

Evaluates learning needs of patient and provides patient education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.

Effectively delegates patient care to ancillary personnel. May precept student nurses and new hires.

Scheduled Weekly Hours:32

Scheduled Work Shift:Day (United States of America)

Job Exempt:No

Benefits

Supporting all aspects of our employees’ wellness – physical, emotional and financial – is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.

Physical Wellness:

• We offer quality health, dental, and vision benefits and wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle and help manage health care costs.
• Employees have access to industry-leading leave for new parents.
• A generous earned time plan is offered to all employees - We believe employees need and deserve time away from work to observe holiday, be with family, go on vacation, or simply take care of themselves.

Emotional Wellness:

When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.

Financial Wellness:

• An employee discount program is available to all employees for services provided by MaineGeneral Medical Center.
• Loan Reimbursement is available for this position dependent upon current degree level. Please discuss benefit with the recruiter.
• Tuition Reimbursement is available to all employees to further develop skills and career.
• We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan.
• Three insurance plans are available to protect your family from the sudden loss of income in the event of your death, terminal illness or serious injury from accident.
• We offer both short-term and long-term disability insurance to replace a portion of your income if you become disabled and cannot work for a period of time.

Career Mobility:
Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource they are how we grow our business and care for our community.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 .