Job Description Summary: MaineGeneral Health. We’re With You. Be With Us

MaineGeneral Health is a comprehensive non-profit system with the mission of enhancing, every day, the health of our patients, our families and our communities.

If you are looking for the opportunity to support your friends, family, and your community through your work at MaineGeneral Health...Come be with us.

Job Description:

The Role: Seasonal Behavioral Health "Travel" RN

Provides direct patient care to adult patients in Behavioral Health using the nursing process in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice and with the policies, values, and mission of the organization.

The Opportunity:

MaineGeneral Health is offering an exciting temporary opportunity for an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to join the MaineGeneral Health system. The Per Diem Seasonal "Traveler" RN works up to 3 shifts per week, based on the current needs of the Behavioral Health unit, with the opportunity to stay per diem with MaineGeneral when the assignment is completed.

• Schedule and shift can change every 6 weeks.

• Differentials comparable to traveler pay

• Opportunity to work in our state-of-the-art medical center

This is a temporary, per diem position open to external candidates only. MaineGeneral re-hires within 6 months are not eligible. Night shift availability is required.

Based on departmental need, the Seasonal 'Traveler' is able to stay in this enhanced role for up to 1 year. At that time, you will have the opportunity to stay per diem with MaineGeneral in a permanent staff RN capacity.

The Work:

• 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/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.

• Effectively delegates patient care to ancillary personnel.

You Have:

• Active Maine RN licensure or ability to obtain same in a timely fashion, required • At least 2 years of recent Behavioral Health experience, required

You Get:

• Generous Earned Time Program

• Continuing Education Opportunities/Tuition Reimbursement

• Growth opportunities within the organization

• Dedication to employee safety, wellness and work/life balance

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 0

Work Shift:

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 wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle.

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.

• 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.

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’re 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 .

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability: In furtherance of MaineGeneral's policy regarding Equal Employment Opportunity, MaineGeneral has developed a written Affirmative Action Program which sets forth the policies, practices and procedures that MaineGeneral is committed to in order to ensure that its policy of nondiscrimination and affirmative action is accomplished.

The Affirmative Action Plan for Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities is available for inspection by any employee or candidate for employment upon request, during normal business hours, in the Human Resources Department. Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 . EEO is Law (https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf)