Certified Nursing Assistant - Departure Lounge

Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) – Departure Lounge

Full-time, Day Shift

4, 12-hour shifts

NO Weekends Required

Unit Bio:

The Departure Lounge CNA provides clinical oversight and patient-centered discharge support for discharged patients, prioritizing comfort, dignity, and service excellence. This role plays a key part in hospital throughput by facilitating safe, timely, and thoughtful discharge experiences for patients and their families. The Departure Lounge supports:

• Inpatient discharges

• Procedural discharges

• Emergency Department discharges

This role is vital in ensuring a positive final impression of care for patients and their families.

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):

Education:

Participates in continuing education relative to role as defined.

License/

Certifications:

Must be certified as a Nursing Assistant by the State of Maine and be on the State of Maine Registry, having completed a six-week or equivalent course.

Experience:

CNA experience 0-6 months. On-the-job training provided.

Additional Information:
Maine Health is a not-for-profit integrated health system whose vision is, "Working together so our communities are the healthiest in America." Maine Health consists of nine local health systems, a comprehensive behavioral health care network, diagnostic services, home health agencies, and 1,700 employed clinicians working together through the Maine Health Medical Group. With approximately 22,000 care team members, Maine Health provides preventive care, diagnosis and treatment to 1.1 million residents in Maine and New Hampshire.

Learn more about our system  At Maine Health, we offer benefits that support an individual's needs for today and flexibility to plan for tomorrow. Our packages include health and dental insurances, paid parental leave, retirement program, generous paid time off, and much more! Our comprehensive array of benefits are competitive, affordable, and include choices that meet specific, but ever changing, needs.

With a career at any of the Maine Health locations, you'll be working with health care professionals that truly value the people around them – both within the walls of the organization and the neighborhoods that surround it. We are deeply invested in the well-being of our communities and care team members. We believe in fostering a work environment of strong commitment, compassionate caring and continuous improvement.

Join us, and your abilities will be challenged and enhanced as you take your career to a new level.

* Seeking a career as a CNA but not currently on the Registry? We offer a paid Internship program! Earn while you learn – get started today! CNA Training | Maine Medical Center | Portland, ME