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Job Summary: MaineGeneral Health is a leading health care system that is proud of the culture of excellence, compassion and collaboration that extends to our patients and their families. We are committed to attracting talented, ambitious people who share our values and strive to provide excellent customer service. We are seeking to fill a Registered Nurse (RN) position on our Inpatient Acute Physical Rehab Unit. If you have a passion for service excellence…we want to hear from you!

Job Description:

The Role:

Inpatient Physical Rehab Registered Nurse (RN) - 36 hours per week on the day shift, 6:15am- 6:45pm

The Opportunity:

Collaboration and communication between multidisciplinary team members is MaineGeneral’s key to a successful rehab program. We are offering an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse (RN) to join our high-acuity 12 bed Inpatient Physical Rehab Unit at the Alfond Center for Health in Augusta.

Our goal is to assist our patients in attaining and maintaining maximum function, leading to 75% of patients going home upon discharge. The rehabilitation staff nurse assists patients in adapting to an altered lifestyle while providing a therapeutic environment for patients and their family’s development. The rehabilitation staff nurse designs and implements treatment strategies that are based on scientific nursing theory related to self-care and that promote physical, psychosocial, and spiritual health.

$10,000 sign-on bonus potential for experienced RNs, who accept 30+ hour positions. (New MGH hires only. Rehires within 1 year are not eligible. Bonus is paid out in 3 increments.)

The Work:

Our team specializes in assisting patients in their recovery from stroke, spinal cord injuries, neurological disorders, traumatic brain injuries, joint replacements, multiple trauma, and cardiac/pulmonary disorders. Many of our patients are medically complex, requiring cardiac telemetry, IV medications, advanced wound care, blood transfusions, tracheostomy care, artificial nutrition, etc.

• 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. May precept student nurses and new hires.

You Have:

• A valid state of Maine RN license or ability to obtain same in a timely fashion, required• New grads are welcome and encouraged to apply!

You Get:

• Generous Earned Time Program • Student Loan Reimbursement potential for RNs • Continuing Education Opportunities/Tuition Reimbursement • Growth opportunities within the organization • Dedication to employee safety, wellness and work/life balance

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 36

Scheduled Work Shift:Day (United States of America)

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 quality health, dental, and vision benefits and wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle and help manage health care costs.

• Employees have access to industry-leading leave for new parents.

• A generous earned time plan is offered to all employees - We believe employees need and deserve time away from work to observe holidays, be with family, go on vacation, or simply take care of themselves.

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.

• Loan Reimbursement is available for this position dependent upon current degree level. Please discuss benefit with the recruiter.

• Tuition Reimbursement is available to all employees to further develop skills and career.

• 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.

• Three insurance plans are available to protect your family from the sudden loss of income in the event of your death, terminal illness or serious injury from accident.

• We offer both short-term and long-term disability insurance to replace a portion of your income if you become disabled and cannot work for a period of time.

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 are 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)