Hospital Nurse II

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Riverview Psychiatric Center

Open Date: 05/05/2026

Close Date:
Open Continuously

Job Class Code: 4134

Grade: 20

Salary: $35.35 - $44.32 per hour
* * Hourly rate is inclusive of a $10.00 per hour salary adjustment stipend and a $.60 per hour institutional stipend

This starting salary is based on education and experience. Starting salary for promotional candidates will follow contractual requirements.

* Additional shift differential $3.00/hour while working 2nd shift hours

* Additional shift differential $4.50/hour while working 3rd shift hours

* Additional weekend differential $2.10/hour while working weekend hours

In addition, candidates may qualify for $200 per month nursing student loan reimbursement.

Location:

Augusta, Maine

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Job Overview:

As our newest Hospital Nurse II, you will oversee and provide psychiatric nursing care at Riverview Psychiatric Center. Supervision may be exercised over paraprofessional staff or assigned as a unit group leader. You will apply proper nursing principles, practices, and techniques in the care and custody of hospital patients who are emotionally, mentally, and/or physically ill.

These positions require a highly motivated individual who can adapt quickly in a fast paced, demanding work situation. You must demonstrate a high level of critical-thinking skills that allow you to process a large amount of information, discern the overall scope of a situation, and make sound decisions based on the information, experience, and knowledge of systems and your scope of practice.

You must demonstrate good communication skills, exceptional attention to detail, and be able to articulate and employ the Mission, Vision, and Values of Riverview with our staff as well as with community providers.

To be successful you must be able to:

* Plan and oversee work on the unit including psychiatric nursing care in accordance with nursing practices.

* Administer medications and treatment to ensure patients receive proper medication and treatment in a timely manner.

* Write patient progress reports to maintain patient medical records and document unusual behavior.

* Assess emergency situations and take appropriate action to overcome and resolve patient issues.

* Intervenes therapeutically when patient exhibits signs of behavioral escalation to overcome situation.

* Assesses patient's health status, plans care, or makes appropriate referrals to ensure patient needs are met.

* Recommends changes to patient treatment plans, if applicable.

Minimum Qualifications:

A Bachelors Degree in Nursing or related field
-OR- graduation from an accredited school of nursing plus one (1) year of professional nursing experience.

Licensing Requirements:

A license as a Registered Nurse as issued by the Maine State Board of Nursing.

Agency information:

Riverview Psychiatric Center, in collaboration with the community, is a center for best practice, treatment, education and research, for individuals with serious, persistent mental illness, and co-occurring substance use disorders. Hospital leaders have worked hard to implement changes and establish quality measures of distinction. To continue our goal of becoming a leader within the Behavioral Health field, we are looking for candidates who work well in a team and are enthusiastic and dedicated to providing compassionate care.

We hold accreditation's by CMS and the Joint Commission.

The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is dedicated to promoting health, safety, resilience, and opportunity for Maine people. The Department provides health and social services to approximately a third of the State's population, including children, families, older Mainers, and individuals with disabilities, mental illness, and substance use disorders. The Department also promotes public health, operates two state psychiatric hospitals, and provides oversight to health care providers.

APPLICATION INFORMATION:

For additional information about this position or to request a paper application, please contact Tiffany Smith at  or via email th.

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