Local Contract Nurse RN - Med Surg

Position Details

• Title:
  
  Registered Nurse
• Length of assignment: 16 Weeks
• Shift: Start Time: 05:45 AM – End Time: 06:15 PM
• Location:
  
  Waterville, ME
• Specialty:
  Med Surg
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date:
  
  03/09/2026
• Duration: 15 weeks
• Hours per week: 36
• Shift length: 12 hours
• Employment Type:
  
  Local Contract

Talent Burst, Inc. is seeking a local contract nurse RN Med Surg for a local contract nursing job in Waterville, Maine.

Under the direction of the RN Nursing Supervisor, Unit Manager, ADON or ADON – Unit, or Center Nurse Executive (Nurse Leader), the Registered Nurse (RN) delivers efficient and effective nursing care while achieving positive clinical outcomes and patient/family satisfaction. The RN operates within the scope of practice defined by the State Nurse Practice Act and delegates aspects of patient care to LPNs and CNAs consistent with their scope of practice.

The RN manages patient care by performing nursing assessments and collaborating with the nursing team and other disciplines, patients and families to develop effective plans of care.

• Assessment:
  Collects, validates, synthesizes, and records objective and subjective data; prioritizes data collection based on patient needs; analyzes all data; identifies actual or potential problems or needs based on data analysis.
• Care Planning:
  Establishes realistic and measurable short- and long-term goals for the identified health problems and needs; develops individualized interventions to achieve goals; determines timelines within the care plan; conducts systematic and ongoing evaluation of patient outcomes; reviews and revises plan of care as indicated.
• Implementing Care:
  Performs nursing functions and provides care within scope of practice; coordinates and delegates care as appropriate; verifies that medical orders are accurately transcribed; administers medications and performs treatments per physician orders; communicates and documents interventions and patient response.
• Managing Patient Care:
  Delegates care responsibilities to staff considering complexity, competency, center policies, state practice act; supervises staff to ensure delegated tasks and interventions are implemented appropriately per policy; evaluates and adjusts the plan of care to achieve patient goals and minimize re‑hospitalizations; actively participates in Utilization Management or Interdisciplinary Care Management Meetings to facilitate appropriate discharge planning.
• Discharge Preparation:
  Communicates team's recommendations for discharge to the attending physician, patient, and family; prepares patient/family for discharge including patient and family education; communicates patient information with assigned staff during and between shifts; participates in shift-to-shift communication between incoming and outgoing nursing staff.
• Other Clinical Duties:
  Uses Point Click Care (PCC) according to the Business Processes; performs drug count when beginning and ending shift and whenever necessary; collaborates with physicians in rounds and patient examinations; collaborates and coordinates with other departments to provide timely effective care; contributes to an environment that is respectful, team‑oriented, and responsive.
• Professional Development and Safety:
  Enhances nursing practice by attending all mandated in‑service programs and other GHC and outside professional education programs; assists with orientation of newly hired nursing staff; promotes a culture of safety; maintains confidentiality of PHI; stays beyond scheduled shift if needed to meet state staffing requirements; performs other duties as requested.

• Complies with applicable legal requirements, standards, policies and procedures including the Compliance and Ethics Program, Standard/Code of Conduct, Federal False Claims Act, and HIPAA.
• Participates in required orientation and training programs.
• Promptly reports concerns and suspected incidences of non‑compliance to supervisor, Compliance Liaison, or Compliance Officer via the Integrity Hotline.
• Cooperates with monitoring and audit functions and investigations; participates in quality assurance and process…