Clinical Nurse (RN) - Operating Room

This is a Bargaining Unit Position
Job Posting Date: 09/26/2023
2 Positions Available

For a limited time MaineHealth is offering up to $10,000 Sign on bonus for all eligible experienced Registered Nurses with 1-3 years of experience, and up to $20,000 for experienced Registered Nurses with greater than 3 years of RN experience!

• Eligible candidates are hired (offer accepted) into a Full or Part time RN position. Bonus amount prorated for Part time hires, per diem hires are ineligible.
• Current MaineHealth member employees are ineligible; former MaineHealth Members are ineligible until greater than 6 months separation from employment.

"Relocation Assistance Available to Eligible Candidates"

We are a Level 1 trauma center with 29 Operating Rooms.  We offer a fast-paced, exciting team environment.  Opportunity to work in many surgical specialties such cardiac, thoracic, vascular, ortho trauma/total joints, neurosurgery, ENT, general, trauma, GU, and pediatrics.  New technology advancements in all specialties.  We offer 10 and 12-hour shifts. 

Prior Operating Room RN experience is required.

Not an experienced Operating Room RN: MaineHealth will be hosting a virtual, Operating Room Internship Q&A Session for the Winter 2024 OR Internship at Maine Medical Center on Tuesday, December 5, 2023 from 2:30pm-3:30pm for Experienced and New Graduate RN's interested in pursuing a career in the OR. This session will allow us to review the OR Internship, in addition to the benefits offered with MaineHealth. Attendees will have the chance to have their individual questions answered following the presentation.

To express your interest and register for this event, please visit:

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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: Meets all requirements of Clinical Nurse I. Completion of Level I usually achieved by 12 months of employment.  Prior Operating Room RN experience is required.
• 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.