MaineHealth is seeking Psychiatric Nurse Leadership to join our care teams in Portland and Rockport, Maine!

We're hiring:

• Nurse Director - Inpatient Medical Psychiatric Unit in Portland
• Nurse Manager - Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit in Rockport

Both positions are eligible for relocation assistance!

If you have questions about either role, please contact tabor.badger@mainehealth.org

Director Role:

1. Education: Requires Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Master's preferred.
2. License/Certifications: Requires current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Maine.
3. Experience: Requires clinical expertise in direct patient care as normally acquired through approximately five years experience as a staff nurse and/or nurse manager. Requires interpersonal and management skills and knowledge of employee relation laws as normally acquired through completion of a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, in order to deal with complex management problems and communicate with unit personnel, physicians, administrative personnel, a variety of other hospital personnel, and community persons.
4. Requires a high level of critical thinking and analytical skills to make management decisions at unit level and make recommendations for consideration on departmental issues.
5. Requires the ability to integrate the knowledge of teaching principles and counseling techniques in order to direct the growth of the unit staff.
6. Requires a high level of organization skills, effective time management and delegation strategies that include the ability to rapidly prioritize and adjust work flow according to changing unit needs.

Manager role:

1. Education: Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or a graduate of an accredited Nursing program required. RNC preferred.
2. License/Certifications: Licensed as a registered professional nurse by the Maine State Board of Nursing required.
3. Experience: 2+ years of psychiatric nursing or comparable experience preferred.
4. Demonstrate leadership and management skills.
5. Demonstrate expertise in clinical practice and judgment.
6. Demonstrate effective communication skills.