Job Summary: As a Palliative Care Registered Nurse you will play a crucial role in enhancing the overall well-being of patients facing serious illnesses, focusing on improving the quality of life and supporting them through the various stages of their illness.

　　Job Description:

　　Role: Palliative Care Registered Nurse (RN)

　　Palliative Care Nurses specialize in providing care and support to patients with serious illnesses, focusing on relieving symptoms and improving quality of life. This role involves a combination of medical and emotional support.

　　POSITION HIGHLIGHTS:

　　This position is 40 hours per week (four-day weekday schedule).

　　No weekends, no holidays.

　　What You'll Do:

　　Provides direct patient care and administrative assistance in the setting of a physician practice/medical office in accordance with applicable scope and standards of practice and with the policies, values, and mission of the organization.

　　​Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.

　　Takes calls from patients/caregivers requesting assistance. Provides advice, referrals, and patient education. For symptomatic patients determines the necessity and type of care needed and advises caller regarding appropriate care.

　　Works closely with patients involved in the Medical Assistance in Dying program.

　　Performs administrative duties to coordinate patient care, including data collection, answering phones, scheduling tests/procedures and appointments, calling in prescriptions, determining insurance coverage, and billing and receiving payments.

　　Your Qualifications:

　　Active Maine RN licensure or ability to obtain same in a timely fashion, required

　　At least 2 years of nursing experience, preferred

　　Excellent teamwork, communication and collaboration skills

　　Proven and demonstrated critical thinking skills

　　Why Choose MaineGeneral:

　　Access comprehensive wellness benefits, including health, dental, vision, and more.

　　Benefit from employee discounts, generous parental leave, and ample earned time off.

　　Retirement planning with up to 4% company contributions.

　　Potential student loan reimbursement

　　Embrace growth opportunities within our organization

　　Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40

　　Scheduled Work Shift:

　　Job Exempt: No

　　Benefits

　　Supporting all aspects of our employees’ wellness – physical, emotional and financial – is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.

　　Physical Wellness:

　　We offer quality health, dental, and vision benefits and wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle and help manage health care costs.

　　Employees have access to industry-leading leave for new parents.

　　A generous earned time plan is offered to all employees - We believe employees need and deserve time away from work to observe holidays, be with family, go on vacation, or simply take care of themselves.

　　Emotional Wellness:

　　When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.

　　Financial Wellness:

　　An employee discount program is available to all employees for services provided by MaineGeneral Medical Center.

　　Loan Reimbursement is available for this position dependent upon current degree level. Please discuss benefit with the recruiter.

　　Tuition Reimbursement is available to all employees to further develop skills and career.

　　We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan.

　　Three insurance plans are available to protect your family from the sudden loss of income in the event of your death, terminal illness or serious injury from accident.

　　We offer both short-term and long-term disability insurance to replace a portion of your income if you become disabled and cannot work for a period of time.

　　Career Mobility:Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource they are how we grow our business and care for our community.

　　Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 .

　　Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability: In furtherance of MaineGeneral's policy regarding Equal Employment Opportunity, MaineGeneral has developed a written Affirmative Action Program which sets forth the policies, practices and procedures that MaineGeneral is committed to in order to ensure that its policy of nondiscrimination and affirmative action is accomplished.

　　The Affirmative Action Plan for Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities is available for inspection by any employee or candidate for employment upon request, during normal business hours, in the Human Resources Department. Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 . EEO is Law (https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf)