Weekend Charge Nurse (RN) - Skilled & Long-term Care

MaineGeneral Medical Center; Augusta (ME); On-site; USD 52,000 - 92,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness programs

Earned time off

Job summary

MaineGeneral Medical Center is actively hiring an experienced RN to join the Gray Birch care team as Weekend Charge Nurse. This role focuses on building meaningful relationships with residents in a collaborative long-term care setting.

You will support the Nurse Manager, supervise staff, and deliver direct patient care on weekends. A Maine RN license and strong clinical judgement are required, with opportunities for additional hours by adding a second RN role.

Qualifications

• Possess a current State of Maine RN license or ability to obtain one promptly.
• Demonstrate ability to seek resources independently and work collaboratively within a team.
• Previous RN experience, preferred.
• Strong communication and critical thinking skills are essential for this role.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and mentors nursing and support staff during assigned shifts.
• Determines staffing level and assignments based on staff availability, census, and patient acuity.
• Provides direct patient care and evaluates effectiveness of care.
• Responds to complaints about patient care and manages through established channels.
• Performs admissions/discharges, enters orders, and coordinates transfers.

Skills

RN license

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Critical thinking

RN experience

Job description

Job Summary

MaineGeneral is actively hiring an experienced RN to join the exceptional care team at Gray Birch as Weekend Charge Nurse. This is an exciting opportunity to build meaningful relationships with residents, make a real impact every day, and work in a collaborative, supportive long-term care environment. Gray Birch offers a rewarding workplace with opportunities to grow, learn, and deliver high-quality, resident-centered care.

Job Description

Role: Weekend Charge Nurse (RN) Assists the Nurse Manager with managing the daily operations of assigned nursing areas and provides direct patient care. Makes administrative decisions when Manager is not available. This position is 16 hours per week on the day shift. As Weekend Charge RN, you will work 7a-3p on Saturday and Sunday every week. The candidate selected has the ability to add a secondary Staff RN job code to increase weekly hours to 24 or 32, if desired.

What You’ll Do

Supervises and mentors nursing and support staff during assigned shifts. Determines staffing level and assignments based on staff availability, staff abilities, census, and patient acuity. Provides direct patient care. Evaluate the effectiveness of patient care and identify any issues that affect desired patient outcomes. Responds to complaints about patient care and related services, and manage through established channels. Performs responsibility of the underlying job, including entering orders, performing admissions or discharges, and coordinating transfers. Ensures staff has the necessary equipment and supplies to provide safe and effective patient care.

Your Qualifications

Possess a current State of Maine RN license or the ability to obtain one promptly. Demonstrate the ability to seek out resources independently and work collaboratively within a team. Previous RN experience, preferred. Strong communication and critical thinking skills are essential for this role.

Compensation Information

$38.00 - $66.50 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

16

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. A generous earned time plan is offered to all employees - We believe employees need and deserve time away from work to observe holidays, be with family, go on vacation, or simply take care of themselves.

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.

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