Registered Nurse RN - Emergency Department

Overview

Department: Emergency Department

Schedule: Full-Time, Night 12-Hour/Rotating Weekend

Hospital: Central Maine Medical Center

Location: Lewiston, ME

Central Maine Healthcare is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving 400,000 people living in central, western and Midcoastal Maine. CMH's hospital facilities include Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital. CMH also supports Central Maine Medical Group, a primary and specialty care practice organization. Other system services include the Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute, a regional trauma program, LifeFlight of Maine's southern Maine base, the Central Maine Comprehensive Cancer Center and other high-quality clinical services.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in the Emergency Department during night shift, including triage, assessment, monitoring, and interventions.
• Apply the nursing process to develop and implement individualized care plans.
• Monitor patient condition, vital signs, and telemetry; respond rapidly to changes.
• Communicate patient status, diagnostic results, and treatment plans with physicians and the care team.
• Administer medications, IV therapy, and emergency interventions per orders and protocols.
• Provide patient and family education regarding diagnosis, treatment, discharge instructions, and follow-up.
• Supervise and coordinate LVNs/LPNs and nursing assistants as needed.
• Maintain accurate EMR documentation in compliance with hospital and regulatory standards.
• Ensure EMTALA compliance and report suspected abuse to appropriate agencies.
• Participate in emergency response, trauma resuscitation, and critical care stabilization.
• Support patient safety initiatives and evidence-based emergency nursing practices.
  
  

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

• Current and valid state RN License.
• Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.
• Current ACLS certificate 30 days upon hire and maintain current.
• Current PALS certificate and/or ENPC 30 days upon hire and maintain current.
• Basic Arrythmia Interpretation within 30 days of hire.
• Minimum of one year experience as a staff nurse RN in an acute care hospital setting; E.R. setting preferred.
• Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) preferred.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
  
  

Facility Specific Requirements (facility May Require Items Listed Below)

• In Paramedic Base Station ED: MICN within 12 months of hire and maintain current.
• EDAP certified facilities: Completion of emergency pediatric course 1 and 2 within 6 months of hire.
• Non-OB facilities: NRP certificate 90 days upon hire and maintain current.
• Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNNC) within 12 months of hire required.
  
  

Central Maine Healthcare is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving 400,000 people living in central, western and Midcoastal Maine. CMH's hospital facilities include Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital. CMH also supports Central Maine Medical Group, a primary and specialty care practice organization. Other system services include the Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute, a regional trauma program, LifeFlight of Maine's southern Maine base, the Central Maine Comprehensive Cancer Center and other high-quality clinical services.

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Nights

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Nights

Equal Employment Opportunity

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