Job Description

At Central Maine Healthcare our team members are committed to providing exceptional care and experiences for our community and for each other every day.Position Summary:The RN is responsible for managing individualized direct patient care to pediatric through geriatric patient populations by promoting and restoring patients’ health through the nursing process; collaborating with physicians and multidisciplinary team members; providing exceptional patient experience by supporting and educating the patient and family throughout their hospitalization; functions as the patient advocate while actively following a plan of care responding to changes in condition and/or response to treatments. Essential Duties:Obtains nursing history, performs nursing assessment and develops plan of care for patients.Demonstrates ability to perform a head-to-toe assessment on all patients and reassessments as per policy. This includes adult, geriatric and the general patient population.Demonstrates a time conscious awareness and ability to prioritize during high acuity situations.Performs patient care responsibilities considering needs specific to the standard of care for patient’s age.Demonstrates knowledge of medications and their correct administration based on age of the patient and their clinical condition.