Registered Nurse (RN) - ICU Charge Nurse

Location: Damariscotta

Lincoln Hospital

Nursing

Req #: 86072

Are you an experienced Registered Nurse who is passionate about leading teams while delivering exceptional critical care? Join the Intensive Care Unit at Lincoln Hospital as a full-time, 36-hour day shift Charge Nurse and become part of a collaborative team dedicated to providing outstanding care for patients with complex and critical medical needs.

As the ICU Charge Nurse, you'll provide both clinical leadership and direct patient care while partnering with providers, nursing colleagues, respiratory therapists, care management, and other members of the interdisciplinary team to ensure safe, high-quality patient care. You'll coordinate daily unit operations, support patient flow, serve as a clinical resource for staff, mentor team members, and help foster a culture of teamwork, accountability, and clinical excellence.

This role offers the opportunity to combine advanced critical care nursing skills with leadership responsibilities in a supportive community hospital environment. You'll oversee daily staffing assignments, assist with complex patient care, respond to rapidly changing patient conditions, facilitate communication among the care team, and help ensure evidence-based practices and quality initiatives are consistently achieved. Your leadership will directly contribute to positive patient outcomes while supporting the professional growth and success of your colleagues.

Working in the ICU at Lincoln Hospital means joining a close-knit team where collaboration, compassion, and clinical excellence are at the center of everything we do. As a full-time, 36-hour day shift Charge Nurse, you'll enjoy a rewarding leadership role while continuing to provide hands-on patient care in a highly respected critical care environment. As part of Maine Health, you'll benefit from ongoing leadership development, advanced clinical education, opportunities for career advancement, and the resources of one of northern New England's leading healthcare systems.

Located in beautiful Damariscotta, Maine, Lincoln Hospital offers the perfect balance of a fulfilling nursing career and an exceptional coastal lifestyle. Enjoy scenic harbors, charming downtown shops and restaurants, outdoor recreation, and a welcoming community while making a meaningful difference in the lives of patients and families across Mid Coast Maine.

For a limited time, Maine Health is offering up to $10,000 Sign-on bonus for all eligible Registered Nurses with 0-2 years of experience and $20,000 for experienced Registered Nurses with greater than 2 years of experience!

o Eligible candidates are hired (offer accepted) into a Full or Part time RN position. Bonus amount prorated for Part time hires, per diem hires are ineligible.

o Current Maine Health member employees are ineligible; former Maine Health Members are ineligible until greater than 6 months separation from employment.

Summary:

The Registered Nurse
- Charge
- Acute Care role assumes the frontline leadership in the daily operations of the department and works collaboratively with departmental staff, physicians/advanced practice practioners, hospital staff, pre-hospital providers and community agencies to provide oversight and direction for the delivery of safe patient and family centered care.

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

* Education:

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required; BSN preferred.

* License/

Certifications:

Current applicable state(s) license as a Registered Professional Nurse required. Current BLS certification required or must obtain within 30 days of start date. ICU, SCU, ED and PACU RN's require ACLS and PALS Certifications within one year of start date or in accordance with Department guidelines. OB, NICU RN's require NRP Certification within one year of start date or in accordance with Department guidelines.

* Experience:

Three years of relevant experience preferred.

* Additional Skills/Requirements

Required:

Annual Electronic Fetal Monitoring competency for any RN assisting Laboring Women required.

Additional Information

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