Charge Nurse (RN) - Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit Spotlight
- Location: Westbrook, ME
- Schedule - Shift - Hours: Full Time - Day/Evening
For a limited time MaineHealth is offering up to $20,000 Sign on bonus for all eligible experienced Registered Nurses with greater than 2 years of experience!
- Eligible candidates are hired (offer accepted) into a Full or Part time RN position. Bonus amount prorated for Part time hires; per diem hires are ineligible.
- Current MaineHealth member employees are ineligible; former MaineHealth Members are ineligible until greater than 6 months separation from employment.
Relocation Assistance Available to Eligible Candidates
The 1W Adolescent Unit at Spring Harbor Hospital specializes in the care of adolescents. We offer a 14-bed unit designed for the care of children, generally at the ages 12-20 years old, who require acute mental health treatment. Typically, these patients are an imminent risk to themselves or others, or are unable to function at a lower level of care due to their psychiatric symptoms. Our multidisciplinary patient care team specializes in the treatment of diagnoses most commonly found in children and adolescents.
These include:
- Depression
- Disruptive Behavior Disorders
- Emerging Psychotic Disorders
- Anxiety Disorders
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Substance Use Disorders
Unit programming includes comprehensive psychiatric evaluation, medication management, individual and family therapy, occupational therapy, yoga, and on-site academic tutoring. Our facility also includes access to a gym and outside playground and courtyard areas.
Spring Harbor treats children and adolescents throughout Maine. Our multidisciplinary team includes medical providers, occupational therapists, social work clinicians, and nursing staff. Treatment plans for youth are individualized. Treatment may include engagement in dialectical behavioral therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy skills groups, psychoeducation groups, individual and milieu therapies, occupational therapy, and individual psychotherapy. Medication providers may also recommend psychotropic medication as part of the treatment.
Position Summary
- The Charge Nurse assists the Program Director in the coordination, supervision, and management of all personnel and patient care activities of the unit and in the successful operation of the hospital and network at large.
Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)
- Education: Graduate of an accredited nursing program required. Bachelor's degree preferred.
- License/Certifications: Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Certification RN-BC preferred. Licensed as a registered professional nurse by the Maine State Board of Nursing.
- Experience: 2+ years of psychiatric nursing or comparable experience preferred.
- Demonstrate leadership and management skills.
- Demonstrate expertise in clinical practice and judgment.
Additional Information
With a career at any of the MaineHealth locations across Maine and New Hampshire, you’ll be working with health care professionals that truly value the people around them – both within the walls of the organization and the communities that surround it.
We offer benefits that support an individual's needs for today and flexibility to plan for tomorrow – programs such as paid parental leave, a flexible work policy, student loan assistance, training and education, along with well-being resources for you and your family.
MaineHealth remains focused on investing in our care team and developing an inclusive environment where you can thrive and feel supported to realize your full potential. If you’re looking to build a career in a place where people help one another deliver best-in-class care, apply today.
MaineHealth policy requires all care team members to be vaccinated, including for Covid-19 and influenza, subject to eligibility for medical or religious exemptions which can only be granted in compliance with applicable law.
MaineHealth values diversity and is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Federal and state laws prohibit discrimination in employment because of race, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status.
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