Nurse Leader RN - Emergency Department

At Central Maine Healthcare our team members are committed to providing exceptional care and experiences for our community and for each other every day.

Central Maine Healthcare is seeking a full time Nurse Leader RN to join the CMMC Emergency Department team!

Position Summary: 

Reporting to the Nursing Director, the Nurse Leader is responsible for the day-to-day operations of assigned responsibilities and is accountable for assuring the consistent use of the nursing process in a professional and healthy work environment. In addition, the Nurse Leader is responsible and accountable for achieving departmental level expected Quality, Financial, Customer Service, Throughput, and People results.
In support of Nursing’s Vision, Philosophy and Strategic Plan, the Nurse Leader provides leadership for the development and implementation of departmental projects/initiatives, long- and short-term goals, and is responsible for planning, administering and evaluating the operation of their assigned department. In conjunction with the Director, the Nurse Leader is responsible for overseeing implementation of patient care via organizational and departmental policies and procedures, evidence-based practice, CMH Service Standards, American Nurses Association Scope and Standards of Practice, The American Nurses Association Code of Ethics, and the Maine Nurse Practice Act. The Nurse Leader maintains effective communication with all employees, patients, families, physicians and stakeholders modeling the Service Standards. The Leader, as appropriate, assumes the role of the house supervisor.

Education and Experience:

• Licensed to Practice Nursing in the State of Maine
• Bachelor’s Degree required;
  • Note: Either Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree must be in nursing
• Minimum of 3 years current related hospital experience, with three years of relevant committee/team leadership experience
  • Positive communication skills
  • Experience working in a rapid changing environment and under pressure
  • Demonstrated initiative and project completion skills
  • Strong customer service philosophy
  • Personal and professional accountability
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication
  • Demonstrated effectiveness as a change agent
  • Demonstrated decision-making skills
  • Demonstrated delegation skills
• Current BLS

Essential Duties:

​Unit Specific Requirements - Leader, Emergency Department:

• Actively participates in the hospital-wide Emergency Preparedness Program.
• Oversight of the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program.
• Responsible and accountable for ensuring competency for nurses practicing in accordance with Emergency Nursing Association Scope and Standards of Practice.
• A minimum of 10% of weekly work hours will occur on night shift 

Leadership:

• Demonstrates support of employee involvement through reward and recognition activities, both formal and informal, on a hospital wide and unit level basis (e-mails, note cards, etc.). Seeks out innovative ways to recognize and encourage staff.
• Promotes team building with staff and other department managers.
• Creates and sustains a culture of safety.
• Leads and manages change effectively.
• Responds to change productively, promotes enthusiasm for change.
• Effectively delegates to others while maintaining accountability.
• Creates an environment that stimulates empowerment and engagement.
• Assures that practice protocols, guidelines, and decisions are evidenced-based and responsive to changes and trends.
• Demonstrates passion and vitality.
• Role models professional nursing practice and behavior.
• Maintains awareness of professional standards for Nursing, ongoing health care policies and economics, maintains awareness of future trends and implications of research for improving nursing practice.
• Demonstrates clinical proficiency in patient population(s) served.
• Participates on assigned teams and/or committees: unit, departmental and hospital based.
• Demonstrates initiative and responsibility to develop personal, leadership and professional goals/ objectives and determines methods to meet these goals and object