Registered Nurse (RN) - Waterville Pediatrics, Per Diem

MaineGeneral Medical Center; Waterville (ME); On-site; USD 48,000 - 84,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Earned time

Student loan reimbursement

Continuing education/tuition

Growth opportunities

Wellness & work-life balance

Job summary

MaineGeneral Medical Center in Waterville, ME seeks a Registered Nurse for the Pediatrics per diem team. The role focuses on timely, patient-centered pediatric care with emphasis on assessment, education, and coordination of services.

Ideal candidates have Maine RN licensure and pediatric experience. Responsibilities include phone triage, care planning, and collaboration with the care team to ensure quality outcomes.

Qualifications

• Active Maine RN licensure or ability to obtain in a timely fashion.
• 1 year of RN experience preferred.
• 1 year of pediatric experience preferred.
• Strong assessment skills, especially over the phone.
• Excellent teamwork, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Proven and demonstrated critical thinking skills.
• Ability to react calmly, objectively, and effectively in emergency situations.

Responsibilities

• Plan, implement, and evaluate patient care plans based on patient assessment.
• Monitor, record, and communicate patient condition.
• Provide patient/family education appropriate to age and condition.
• Triage calls from patients/caregivers and provide advice or referrals.
• Determine necessary care for symptomatic patients and advise on appropriate services.
• Coordinate patient care activities including scheduling tests and billing.

Skills

Assessment skills

Teamwork

Communication

Critical thinking

Emergency response

Education

Maine RN licensure

Job description

Job Description Summary

As a registered nurse at Waterville Pediatrics, you will have a vital role in providing timely and effective care to pediatric patients, ensuring they receive the appropriate level of care based on their medical needs.

Job Description

The Role: Registered Nurse (RN)

Monitors and manages patient care to promote continuity of care, optimal patient outcomes, patient satisfaction, cost efficiency, and compliance.

Position Highlights

This is a per diem position M-F schedule

The Work

• 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.
• Evaluates the learning needs of the patient, and/or family, and provides the patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.
• Triage calls from patients/caregivers requesting assistance.
• Provides advice, referrals, and patient education.
• For symptomatic patients, determines the necessity and type of care needed and advise the caller regarding appropriate care.
• Performs administrative duties to coordinate patient care, including data collection, answering phones, scheduling tests/procedures and appointments, calling in prescriptions, determining insurance coverage, and billing and receiving payments.

You Have

• Active Maine RN licensure or ability to obtain same in a timely fashion
• 1 year of RN experience preferred
• 1 year of pediatric experience preferred
• Previous practice experience, helpful
• Strong assessment skills, especially over the phone
• Excellent teamwork, communication, and collaboration skills
• Proven and demonstrated critical thinking skills
• Ability to react calmly, objectively, and effectively in emergency situations

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

Compensation Information

$35.00 - $61.25 The hourly pay range shown represents the base pay range for this position. Individual pay is determined based on factors such as experience, qualifications, skills, and market considerations. In addition to base pay, eligible team members may earn additional compensation through shift, weekend, holiday, on-call, and other applicable differentials. We are proud to offer a competitive total rewards package designed to recognize our caregivers and support them in delivering exceptional care to the communities we serve.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

0

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

Access the wages you’ve already earned before payday with Payactiv, giving you greater flexibility over your finances. 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. MaineGeneral participates in E-Verify. Employee rights E-Verify Participation 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.