Graduate Nurse

Maine Department of Health and Human Services

Recruitment began on December 12, 2025

and the job listing Expires on February 11, 2026

Augusta, Maine, United States | Nursing | Full-time

Salary: $37.34 – $41.89/hour (Employees in this job classification begin at Step 5 of the pay scale)

• Additional shift differential $3.00/hour while working 2nd shift hours
• Additional shift differential $4.50/hour while working 3rd shift hours

In addition, candidates may qualify for a $200/month nursing student loan reimbursement.

Our Graduate Nurse positions are for newly licensed Registered Nurses. After a two-week classroom orientation, you will continue your training on your unit, working under a preceptor and working closely with our Nurse Educators through weekly meetings. Training is individualized for each nurse and continued support and guidance is provided.

When you become a Nurse at Riverview Psychiatric Center, you’ll provide guidance and mentorship alongside your essential nursing role providing medical and psychiatric nursing care to our patients within an inpatient hospital setting. Our nurses perform general nursing activities on units, provide supervision over paraprofessional staff, assess emergency situations taking appropriate action, conduct individual and group counseling therapy, intervene therapeutically when patients exhibit signs of behavioral escalation, and report on patients’ condition recommending changes to their treatment programs.

• Excellent Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Great retirement plan w/ health insurance benefits
• 3+ weeks of Vacation
• 13 paid Holidays a year
• Schedules currently available: 7a-7p, 11a-11p with every other Friday, Saturday, and Sunday off

Many of our patients have come to a serious turning point in their lives and with help and guidance they will integrate back into our communities. The care nurses provide in their treatment and rehabilitation is vital to their success.

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing and a current State of Maine RN license.

The Riverview Psychiatric Center, in collaboration with the community, is a center for best practice, treatment, education and research, for individuals with serious, persistent mental illness, and co-occurring substance use disorders.

We have a burgeoning collaboration with national and international experts in psychiatry, support a growing and wide variety of teaching and training programs, and have a collegial, supportive medical staff and hospital administration.

Riverview offers a stable career with an abundance of promotional opportunities and pathways to develop your skills. Many of the individuals on our leadership teams followed a similar path into their current positions.

• Work-Life Balance – Rest is essential. Take time for yourself using 13 paid holidays, 12 days of sick leave, and 3+ weeks of vacation leave annually. Vacation leave accrual increases with years of service, and overtime-exempt employees receive personal leave.
• Health Insurance Coverage – The State of Maine pays 85%-100% of employee-only premiums ($10,150.80 – $11,942.16 annual value), depending on salary. Use this chart to find the premium costs for you and your family, including the percentage of dependent coverage paid by the State.
• Health Insurance Premium Credit – Participation decreases employee-only premiums by 5%. Visit the Office of Employee Health and Wellness for more information about program requirements.
• Dental Insurance – The State of Maine pays 100% of employee-only dental premiums ($350.40 annual value).
• Retirement Plan – The State of Maine contributes 13.16% of pay to the Maine Public Employees Retirement System (Maine
  
  PERS), on behalf of the employee.
• Gym Membership Reimbursement – Improve overall health with regular exercise and receive up to $40 per month to offset this expense.
• Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts – Set aside money pre-tax to help pay for out-of-pocket health care expenses and/or daycare expenses.
• Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness – The State of Maine is a qualified employer for this federal program. For more information, visit…