This is a Bargaining Unit Position
Job Posting Date: 02/15/2024

Maine Medical Center has a unique and exciting opportunity for a Clinical Nurse to join an innovative program focusing on the prevention of delirium in hospitalized older adults. The Elder Life Nurse Specialist (ELNS) is an integral member of the team in operating the Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP). In this role, the selected candidate will:

• Evaluate and enroll older adult inpatients at risk of developing delirium and other complications into the Hospital Elder Life Program.
• Provide support and education to hospital staff on geriatric syndromes
• Participate in interdisciplinary team rounds for inpatient geriatrics and on inpatient units
• Provide clinical support to the Elder Life Specialist as well as perform assessments related to medications, mobility and nutrition, making recommendations as appropriate

This is a per-diem as needed positiion.

Position Summary

• The Clinical Nurse supports Maine Medical Center's mission, vision, and values by exhibiting the following behaviors: excellence, competence, collaboration, innovation, respect, patient and family centered care, commitment to our community, and accountability. In accordance with national standards of nursing practice and within the guidelines and policies and procedures of both Maine Medical Center and the Maine State Board of Nursing, the Clinical Nurse is responsible for assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, documentation, and evaluation of the effects of nursing care. Care delivery and coordination of patient and family care begins with the initial contact with the health care system and may continue across the continuum. Services may be provided on an inpatient, outpatient, ambulatory, and/or community basis.

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

• Education: Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred. Must matriculate to a BSN program within 1 year of hire with completion attained within 5 years of hire. Evidence of 10 hours of ongoing education per year.
• License/Certifications: Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in the State of Maine. Certification in relevant specialty preferred.
• Experience: At least 1 year prior RN work experience.
• Basic knowledge of the research base, theory, practices, principles, and processes of professional nursing.
• Interpersonal and communication skills to interact effectively with patients, families, and healthcare team members.
• Analytical ability sufficient to identify changes in patients’ conditions and to initiate appropriate action.
• Ability to identify potential crisis situations involving patients and/or families and to initiate appropriate action.
• Demonstrates a caring nursing practice and promotes a healing environment for patients and families.
• Demonstrates the required knowledge and technical skills to care for most patient populations on the unit.