Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN) Post Acute / Long-Term Care (LTC) Night Shift
Job Type: Contract
Position Urgency: Normal
Shift: Nights (7:00 PM 7:30 AM)
Duration: 13-week assignment
The Registered Nurse (RN) collaborates with residents families and interdisciplinary care teams to create a safe supportive and therapeutic environment. This role involves providing both direct and indirect nursing care while promoting comfort dignity and quality of life for post-acute and long-term care residents.
Units & Patient PopulationSpecialized Memory Care Unit: Provides care to residents with Alzheimers disease and dementia utilizing verbal and non-verbal communication techniques to address cognitive and behavioral needs in a home-like environment.
Transitional Rehabilitation Unit: A short-term skilled nursing and rehabilitation setting supporting patients recovering from surgeries fractures strokes and other acute conditions requiring rehab-focused care. Nursing responsibilities may include IV therapy wound care and geriatric assessment.
Long-Term Care Unit: Supports residents requiring ongoing long-term placement with comprehensive nursing care in a residential setting.
Deliver safe high-quality nursing care in accordance with established standards and protocols
Collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary care teams
Perform assessments administer medications and provide patient-centered care
Float between units as needed based on staffing and patient care requirements
Maintain accurate and timely documentation using an electronic medical record system
Education:
Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
Licensure:
Active State of Maine RN license or compact RN license
Candidates with licensure hits will not be considered
Experience:
1 3 years of RN experience preferred
Minimum of 2 years of relevant nursing experience required
Certifications:
BLS/BCLS required
Skills & Qualifications:
Knowledge of medical terminology preferred
Strong communication and teamwork skills
Ability to work flexible schedules including nights weekends and holidays
Willingness to float to other units as needed
Previous employees are not eligible for consideration
Up to 16 hours of orientation may be unpaid
Holiday coverage required
Candidates must reside outside a 50-mile radius
EMR system used: EPIC
This employer is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion age disability gender sexual orientation ancestry veteran status national origin genetic information or any other protected status.