RN Charge Nurse

Acadia Healthcare; Waterville (ME); On-site; USD 47,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Paid vacation & sick time

Early morning hours

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Waterville Comprehensive Treatment Center (CTC) in Waterville, ME, part of Acadia Healthcare’s network, seeks an RN Charge Nurse for an outpatient MAT OTP program. The role oversees a nursing team during a morning shift, ensures safe medication dispensing, and supports workflow efficiency in a recovery-focused setting.

The position emphasizes leadership, direct patient care, and compliance with clinic policies, with benefits and stable morning schedules.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• Minimum 2+ years’ experience in nursing practice.
• Supervisory experience preferred.
• Experience with MAT (medication-assisted treatment) is highly preferred.
• No history of alcohol or other drug misuse for a period of three years before employment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a nursing work group for a shift in an outpatient OTP recovery environment.
• Direct care to patients and coordinate daily medical or behavioral health activities.
• Schedule staff to ensure full coverage and effective service delivery.
• Lead, guide, and train staff; ensure documentation and compliance.
• Oversee quality assurance and safety practices; participate in policy development.
• Administer medications as ordered and document accurately; count controlled substances.
• Coordinate with other departments and transport medications if required.

Skills

Nursing

Supervisory

Behavioral health

MAT experience

Education

RN license Maine

Job description

Overview

Outpatient MAT Opioid Treatment Program (OTP)

Seeking: RN Charge Nurse

Full TimeHours:

• Monday - Friday, 5:00 AM - 1:00 PM
• Saturdays for coverage needs

Our Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Competitive 401(k) plan
• Paid vacation and sick time
• Early morning hours offering a great work/life balance
• Opportunityfor growth that is second to none in the industry

Our Team:

Waterville Comprehensive Treatment Center (CTC), located in Waterville, ME, is part of Acadia Healthcare's Comprehensive Treatment Centers, the leading provider of medication-assisted treatment in the nation. Our nursing team provides compassionate, high quality safe and efficient medication dispensing to patients that are seeking recovery from Opioid Use Disorder.

Your Job as RN Charge Nurse:

The Charge Nurse is responsible for overseeing a nursing work group for a specified shift in an outpatient opioid treatment program (OTP) recovery environment, while maintaining the standards of professional a nursing practice in accordance with clinic policy and procedures. The Charge Nurse is also responsible for directing care to patients, facilitating workflows, serving as a clinical resource for staff, and providing team leadership on a shift-to-shift basis.

Additional Benefits of Joining our Nursing Team

• Lower stress environment working in our medication dispensary
• No heavy lifting of patients/no bedside
• Stable shifts and schedule (mornings/days only)
• Early morning hours + early afternoon end time
• Be a part of helping others in a recovery environment
• Paid training

Job Responsibilities:

• Provides direct care for patients, as well as monitors and coordinates other nurses and members of the staff on the daily medical or behavioral health care activities of the clinic
• Schedules staff to ensure full coverage at all times and to ensure effective application of services.
• Leads, guides, and trains employees performing work.
• Oversees and provides direct nursing evaluation, consultation, and other related care to patients, as required.
• Coordinates services and maintains communication with other departments or staff, as required.
• Accurately and timely completes and maintains required documentation.
• Oversees quality assurance activities and compliance to operational standards, participates in program development, development, or implementation of operating policy and procedure, and promotes continuous improvement of workplace safety and environmental practices, as requested.
• May be required to administer medications per physician/provider orders, accurately documents medication administration, and ensure accurate count of controlled substance medication administration on required documents.
• May be required to perform blood and other specimen collection and processing, and reading test results as ordered by Program Physicians.
• Based on the clinic service model, may be required to transport medication to other locations and/or work on a CTC Mobile Unit.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Location: Maine

Calculated Salary Range for the role: $34.00 - 42.50/hr.

Qualifications

Your Education, Skills, and Qualifications:

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• Minimum 2+ years’ experience in nursing practice
• Supervisory experience preferred, unless otherwise required by State or Licensing requirements.
• Prefer experience in behavioral health or addiction recovery field environment (inpatient or outpatient)
• Training or experience treating patients with MAT (medication-assisted treatment) is highly preferred
• There must be no history of alcohol or other drug misuse for a period of three years before employment

Licenses/Certifications:

• Current RN license within the state of Maine
• Current CPR certification where required by state regulation.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal, and local laws.

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