Express Care Registered Nurse (RN) - Augusta, Per Diem

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: Express Care Registered Nurse (RN)
The Express Care Registered Nurse provides direct patient care to patients in an urgent care setting 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 currently seeking an exceptional Express Care Registered Nurse to join our team. MaineGeneral 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.
The Work:

• Assesses symptoms, determine acuity, identify appropriate algorithm/protocol, and develop a treatment plan.
• Provide professional advice, education, and options based on assessment, established algorithm/protocol, and clinical judgment. When appropriate, dispatch appropriate discipline personnel or emergency response unit.
• Evaluate the learning needs of the patient and/or family and provide patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.
• Performs administrative duties to coordinate patient care, including data collection, answering phones, scheduling tests/procedures and appointments, calling in prescriptions, and determining insurance coverage. Documents calls, responses, and referrals. Performs follow-up calls to evaluate the effectiveness of care and the need for additional care.

You Have:

• Active Maine RN licensure or ability to obtain same in a timely fashion.
• At least 1 year of RN experience is preferred.
• Previous Express Care experience preferred.
• Excellent teamwork, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Proven and demonstrated critical thinking skills.

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 .