Clinical Nurse (RN) - Surgical Intensive Care Unit- New Graduates Welcome

Description

Nursing
Req #: 83151

This is a Clinical Nurse I vacancy open to candidates with 0 - 1 year of RN work experience

This is a BargainingUnit Position

Job Posting Date: 6/16/2026

Target Start Date: 10/5/2026

• Unit Bio: Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU)

  As the only Level I Trauma Center in the state, ourSurgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU)offers a dynamic and challenging environment for nurses who are passionate about critical care. We serve a diverse, high-acuity patient population that includes:

  *Multi-system trauma and burn patients

  *Traumatic brain injuries and complex neurosurgical cases

  *Complex vascular and GI surgical patients

  *Head and neck surgery patients, including ENT

  *Post-operative patients with significant hemodynamic and respiratory needs

  Our nurses are on the front line of emergent and life-saving care, often serving as the bridge between resuscitation and recovery. We proudly offerhydrotherapy treatmentsfor burn patients and support professional growth through adedicated burn mentorship programfor RNs seeking specialty training, as well as enrollment in TCAR certification course (trauma care after resuscitation) to ensure a strong, evidence-based foundation in the care of trauma patients.

  The SICU is an ideal environment for nurses looking to push the limits of their clinical skills while being supported by a team that values education, resilience, and compassion. If you're driven to care for some of themost complex patients in our communityand want to do it in a highly functioning andsupportive team environment,we welcome you to apply.

  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)

  1. Education: Graduation from an accredited school of nursing. A Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing is preferred.

  2. License/Certifications: Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in the State of Maine.

  3. Experience: As this is an entry-level position, experience as an RN is not required. ICU experience preferred.

  4. Basic knowledge of the research base, theory, practices, principles, and processes of professional nursing.

  5. Interpersonal and communication skills to interact effectively with patients, families, and health care team members.

  6. Analytical ability sufficient to identify changes in patients' conditions and to initiate appropriate action.

  7. All new graduate RNs (less than 6 months of RN experience) hired into regular status positions are automatically enrolled in our 12-month Nurse Residency Program in conjunction with their unit based employment. For RNs with less than 1 year of RN experience transferring from another organization with RN experience and/or participation in a formal new graduate nurse orientation program, consideration for exceptions to some or all Maine Medical Center Nurse Residency Program requirements may be made on an individual basis.

  8. In accordance with the Clinical Nursing Advancement Program, a Clinical Nurse I who meets or exceeds all of the Clinical Nurse I criteria and requirements at the 12 month performance evaluation date, will be appointed to the Clinical Nurse II position by the Nursing Director.

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Additional Information

If you have questions about this role, please contact nicole.chapman@mainehealth.org