About this Registered Nurse (RN) - Family Medicine Institute, 40 hours role at MaineGeneral Health
Job Summary:
MaineGeneral Health is hiring a Triage Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Family Medicine Institute Practice. In this role, you will play a vital part in supporting patient access, safety, and continuity of care. As a Triage RN, you’ll help manage chronic conditions, coordinate health screenings, support providers with medical procedures, and deliver timely telephone triage to guide patients to the right level of care. You’ll also assist with appointment coordination and respond to urgent patient needs, contributing to a positive and comprehensive care experience for our community.Job Description:
Position: Registered Nurse (RN)
Location: Family Medicine Institute, Augusta
Schedule: Full-time (40 hours/week)
Shift: Days
What You'll Do:
- Plans, implements, and evaluates patient care plans based on patient assessment to optimize outcomes and maximize available resources. Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate.
- 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.
- 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.
What You Bring:
- Active Maine RN licensure or ability to obtain same in a timely fashion
- 1 year of RN experience preferred
- Previous practice experience, helpful
- Strong assessment skills, especially over the phone
- Excellent teamwork, communication, and collaboration skills
- Proven and demonstrated critical thinking skills
- Ability to react calmly, objectively, and effectively in emergencies
Why Join MaineGeneral?
- Competitive Pay and Comprehensive Benefits: Health, dental, vision, and wellness programs
- Work-Life Balance: Earned time off, paid parental leave, and more
- Financial Security: 403(b) retirement plan with up to 4% company match
- Career Growth: Professional development and advancement opportunities
- Student Loan Assistance: Potential reimbursement to help you thrive
Compensation Information:
$34.00 - $59.50The hourly pay range shown represents the base pay range for this position. Individual pay is determined based on factors such as experience, qualifications, skills, and market considerations. In addition to base pay, eligible team members may earn additional compensation through shift, weekend, holiday, on-call, and other applicable differentials. We are proud to offer a competitive total rewards package designed to recognize our caregivers and support them in delivering exceptional care to the communities we serve.
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40Job Exempt:
NoBenefits:
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:
Access the wages you’ve already earned before payday with Payactiv, giving you greater flexibility over your finances.
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’re 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 .
