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

Job Functions and Duties:

• Participate in bedside handoff, reporting to nurses coming on duty while including the patient to provide necessary information and facilitate the delivery of excellent patient care.
• Conduct hourly patient rounds in conjunction with other nursing staff; to enhance patient safety, satisfaction and quality of care. Report problems to registered nurse and/or appropriate team members and initiate corrective action when necessary.
• Identify patient problems and emergency situations and initiate emergency care and “life-saving” measures per BLS and other protocols and policies.
• Act as a resource for, assists and directs C.N.A. staff in ensuring safe, quality patient care is provided.
•  Administer and document patient care, medications and treatments per physicians’ orders within the EMR in accordance with hospital policy.
• Work collaboratively with CMH Pharmacy and in compliance with all state and federal regulations in the handling, administration, storage and destruction of pharmaceuticals. 
• Notify registered nurse and other personnel as necessary, of changes in patients’ conditions and take appropriate follow-up action.
• Assure housekeeping tasks are completed on unit in accordance with policy. Maintain clean patient rooms, restock as needed and change bed linen according to hospital practice.
• Perform electrocardiograms including proper electrode placement.
• Ensure documentation meets current standards and policies.
• Answer telephone/intercom professionally and communicate information to appropriate personnel.
• Communicate appropriately and clearly within the interdisciplinary team, including managers, supervisors, co-workers, and providers.
• Treat patients and families with respect and dignity, identifying and addressing psychosocial, cultural, ethnic and religious/spiritual needs of patients and family.
• Interact professionally with providers, staff, patients and families.
• Promote the mission, vision and values of the organization.
• Maintain a good working relationship both within the department and within the organization.
• Interpret existing policies and procedures to C.N.A.’s, patients, families and physicians when necessary.
• Completes mandatory in-services, on-line modules, and competency based trainings routinely and annually.
• Follows all employee health procedures, incident reporting, and infection control requirements at all times, as appropriate to the position.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to handle difficult situations involving patients, physicians and others in a professional manner.
• Working knowledge of procedures and techniques involved in administering routine and special treatments to patients.
• Knowledge of anatomy and physiology of the heart in relation to waves, complexes, time and voltage as shown through the conduction system and strip interpretation.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to perform multiple tasks or activities simultaneously, provide quality patient service, prioritize and use critical thinking.
• Demonstrate an ability to be flexible, organized and function under stressful situations.
•  Effectively communicate with patients in a supportive and tactful manner.
•  Identify and apply effective service recovery opportunities.
•  Ability to remain calm in a busy or stressful situation.
•  Represent the organization in a positive manner by maintaining a pleasant and helpful demeanor, and presenting a professional appearance toward all internal and external customers at all times.
• Support, and encourages strong morale within the team and maintain effective, professional relationships with others.
• Ability to be flexible and tolerant of a fast changing environment.
• Desire to learn new specialties, systems, and processes.
• Maintains professional growth and development through seminars, workshops and professional affiliations to keep abreast of latest trends and legal requirements.
• Participates in unit based committees or hospital based council and/or committees.

Education and Experience:

• Must possess a current, unencumbered, active license to practice as an LPN in the State of Maine.
• Telemetry Certification within the first year of hire.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 3 months of hire.
• Must be proficient with basic computer skills

Physical Requirements and Environmental Conditions:

• Physically demanding, high-stress environment.
• Exposure to blood and body fluids.
• Pushing and pulling heavy objects.
• Full range of body motion including handling and lifting patients.
• Position requires light to moderate work with 50 pounds maximum weight to lift and carry.
• Position requires reaching, bending, stooping, and handling objects with hands and/or fingers, talking and/or hearing, and seeing.

If you are passionate about making a difference and are looking for your next great career opportunity, we look forward to reviewing your application!