Clinical Nurse (RN) - Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)

Description

Nursing
Req #: 79605

This is a bargaining unit position.

Job Posting Date: 5/18/2026

This is a Clinical Nurse II vacancy open to candidates with greater than 1 year of RN work experience.

The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at The Barbara Bush Children's Hospital is one of the most sophisticated facilities for pediatric critical care in the northeast featuring the latest in design and technology, including one positive pressure room and two negative pressure rooms. Our PICU offers high-level intensive care for more than 450 critically ill children each year. Our providers have the expertise to care for children with: Acute critical illness, serious injuries from accidents, severe neurological illness or injury, organ failure, those who have undergone complex surgery. This expert care includes advanced therapies in invasive and non-invasive respiratory support, sophisticated monitoring techniques, and administering continuous infusions that require close medical supervision. Some of our patients require 1:1 nursing care, while other patients are part of a 1:2 nurse:patient ratio.Our rounds and approach to care are always multidisciplinary and we focus on evidence based practices to provide the most up to date, highest quality care.

All shifts are 12 hrs and utilize a self- scheduling model.

Position Summary:

The Clinical Nurse supports Maine Medical Center's mission, vision, and values by exhibiting the following behaviors: excellence, competence, collaboration, innovation, respect, patient and family centered care, commitment to our community, and accountability. In accordance with national standards of nursing practice and within the guidelines and policies and procedures of both Maine Medical Center and the Maine State Board of Nursing, the Clinical Nurse is responsible for assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, documentation, and evaluation of the effects of nursing care. Care delivery and coordination of patient and family care begins with the initial contact with the health care system and may continue across the continuum. Services may be provided on an inpatient, outpatient, ambulatory, and/or community basis.

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

• Education: Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred. Evidence of 10 hours of ongoing education per year
• License/Certifications: Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in the State of Maine. Certification in relevant specialty preferred.

* Experience: At least 1 year prior RN work experience. At least 1 year prior RN work experience. Prior PICU experience strongly preferred.

• Basic knowledge of the research base, theory, practices, principles, and processes of professional nursing.
• Interpersonal and communication skills to interact effectively with patients, families, and healthcare team members.
• Analytical ability sufficient to identify changes in patients' conditions and to initiate appropriate action.
• Ability to identify potential crisis situations involving patients and/or families and to initiate appropriate action.
• Demonstrates a caring nursing practice and promotes a healing environment for patients and families.
• Demonstrates the required knowledge and technical skills to care for most patient populations on the unit.

Additional Information

MaineHealth is committed to fostering a supportive, inclusive environment where care team members can thrive while making a meaningful impact in the communities we serve across Maine and New Hampshire. We offer competitive benefits including paid parental leave, flexible work options, student loan assistance, professional development opportunities, and well-being resources-so you can grow your career while feeling supported both personally and professionally.

We recognize the value each team member brings to our organization.Any offer of employmentwill depend onqualificationssuch asskills, relevant experience, education, certifications,and otherjob-relatedfactors. Thebase rangeis an estimate and does notreflect the full valueofourtotal compensationpackage.

The pay range for this position is $41.34 to $60.22 per hour.

Compensation for part-time positions isdeterminedon a prorated basis consistent with the scheduled hours and applicable full-time equivalent (FTE).

In addition to base pay, MaineHealth offerscomprehensivebenefits, recognition programs, career growth opportunities, and,where applicable,shiftdifferentials or other incentives.

If you have questions about this role, please contact michelle.lefebvre@mainehealth.org

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