RN ICU 36 hr

Description

Status:

36hrs/week

Job Summary:
The Registered Nurse delivers high-quality, patient-centered care in alignment with the ANA Standards of Clinical Practice and the Maine Nurse Practice Act. This role requires demonstrated competence in nursing assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The RN serves as a clinical leader, promotes patient advocacy, and supports the learning needs of staff and students.

Collaboration is essential, and the RN works closely with all disciplines to ensure safe, effective, and efficient patient care that leads to optimal outcomes. The RN upholds the organization’s mission and vision, provides age- and culturally-appropriate care, and meets all organizational and unit standards.

We foster a collaborative, service-focused environment where teamwork is valued. We are proud to share that our employees have voted us one of the 2025 Best Places to Work in Maine for the fifth consecutive year. At Cary, you’ll join a supportive team where your expertise and contributions truly make a difference.

Essential Duties:

• Completes admission assessment and recognizes actual and potential health problems.
• Admission assessment completed within 8 hrs. of admission (provisions made/documented.)
• Completes nursing assessment on assigned patients promptly and adequately, within an hour, to ensure patient safety and continuity of care.
• Continuously assesses patient response to illness intervention, use of critical thinking to problem solve. Document completely and accurately.
• Interprets clinical and diagnostic data with evidence of recognition of deviation from norm. (Differentiates between clinically significant and insignificant data.) Expedite intervention.
• Takes appropriate action when assessment and/or lab and diagnostic data is abnormal or significant.

Requirements

License Requirements:

• Maintain a current professional Maine registered nurse license with no lapse in re-licensing status.
• Maintains current BLS, and ACLS.

Availability Requirements:

• Depending on department staffing needs, you may be asked to work nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Education, Skills, Experience Requirements:
• Accountable for competency in and will perform in a minimum of two nursing units.
• Meets a minimum of 15 hours per year of continuing education (hours submitted to the Health Education Department for recording).
• Meets the unit’s annual competency training requirements.
• Completes basic cardiac course.

Contact:

• To view the full job description or request additional information, please contact Kelly at 207-498-1311 or email klandeen@carymed.org.
• We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, retirement, and paid time off. To view the complete benefits package, click here: Cary Medical Center Benefit Information .