Care Transition Nurse (RN) - Maine Health
Westbrook, ME 04092
About the Job
Are you passionate about supporting individuals with dementia and improving the care available to them? As we expand our dementia-capable services, join us as a dementia-focused care transitions RN.
Engage with patients in the crucial transition from hospital stay back to home. Collaborating with our inpatient care managers and our community partner, Southern Maine Agency on Aging, you'll help to improve the health and wellbeing of patients with dementia and ensure continuity of care.
Engage with patients in the crucial transition from hospital stay back to home. Collaborating with our inpatient care managers and our community partner, Southern Maine Agency on Aging, you'll help to improve the health and wellbeing of patients with dementia and ensure continuity of care.
Seeking an RN who thrives in an independent work environment, is creative and flexible, and has experience working with people living with dementia. This role is dynamic, literally and figuratively meeting the patient where they are – bedside at MMC & SMHC, via phone, and sometimes in person at the patient’s home (though this is not home care nursing).
This is a part-time, 24-hour/week, grant-funded position. Likely schedule would be 3 weekdays/week, 8 am-4:30 pm. Once fully trained there is an option to work a hybrid remote schedule.
- Position Summary
- This position is responsible for providing ongoing support and expertise through comprehensive assessment, planning, implementation, and overall evaluation of individual (adult internal medicine and family practice) patient needs following discharge from the hospital.
- Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)
- Education: Graduation from an accredited RN program with preferably four years of experience in a hospital or medical office setting.
- License/Certifications: Current, unencumbered RN license in the State of Maine.
- Experience: Experience working with computers and an electronic medical record.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills necessary for interacting with patients, physicians, supervisors and other staff.
- Ability to organize and accomplish multiple tasks and to have the flexibility to meet changing demands on a daily basis.
- Ability to maintain a professional manner even under stressful situations.
- Comprehensive knowledge of medical procedures, tests, and clinical/clerical skills necessary to perform all functions and assist physicians. Knowledge of pharmacology is desirable.
- Analytical ability required in order to gather and interpret information necessary to resolve problems in an accurate and timely manner. Ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Source : Maine Health
