Clinical Nurse; RN - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; NICU

Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital Nursing (Nursing – Req #:70477)

This is a bargaining unit position.

This is a Clinical Nurse II vacancy open to candidates with greater than 1 year of RN work experience.

The NICU/CCN in The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital is a 51-bed level III–IV unit, the largest ICU in Maine. We have single rooms with state-of-the-art equipment and work closely with all disciplines – surgical, cardiac, GI, genetics, renal, palliative care, etc. Neonatologists and APPs cover 24/7 alongside a nursing staff of 150. An active critical-care transport team and a nurse-driven PICC team support care.

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit – 31 beds & Continuing Care NICU – 20 beds.

This is a full-time night shift opportunity, consisting of three 12-hour shifts per week.

The Clinical Nurse supports Maine Medical Center’s mission, vision, and values by demonstrating behaviors such as excellence, competence, collaboration, innovation, respect, patient-and-family centered care, community commitment, and accountability. Following national standards of nursing practice and the policies of 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 nursing care effects.

Care delivery and coordination of patient and family care begin at the initial contact with the health-care system and may continue across the continuum on inpatient, outpatient, ambulatory, and community bases.

• Education: A Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing is preferred. Evidence of 10 hours of ongoing education per year.
• License/
  
  Certifications:
  
  Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in Maine. Certification in a relevant specialty is preferred.
• Experience: At least 1 year of prior RN work experience. Prior pediatrics, PICU, ICU, or ER experience is preferred. Prior NICU II–IV experience is strongly preferred.
• Basic knowledge of the research base, theory, practices, principles, and processes of professional nursing.
• Interpersonal and communication skills to interact effectively with patients, families, and healthcare team members.
• Analytical ability sufficient to identify changes in patients’ conditions and to initiate appropriate action.
• Ability to identify potential crisis situations involving patients and/or families and to initiate appropriate action.
• 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.

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Paid parental leave, a flexible work policy, student loan assistance, training and education, and well-being resources. Programs support employees today with flexibility to plan for tomorrow.

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