Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Department: Orthopedic Clinic Position is located: Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Work Type: Full Time Hours Per Week: 40 Hours per Week Work Schedule: 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM This position is eligible for a $10,000 sign on bonus for new graduates and a $15,000 sign on bonus for RNs with 2 years or more of experience. *Current employees of any Northern Light Health Organization or those with service breaks less than a year are not eligible for a sign on bonus* Summary: This position addresses physical, spiritual, emotional, and educational needs of the patient and coordinates the plan of care with other healthcare professionals. The ambulatory orthopedic nurse will provide care using best practice , demonstrate knowledge and skill in recognizing and responding to abnormal diagnostic data and reporting to appropriate provider, develop and maintain professional relationships with patients/ families and peers, communicate effectively with all members of interdisciplinary care teams, identify resources to meet patient care needs, take responsibility for meeting education requirements, participate in process improvement initiatives, and provide timely and accurate documentation and reflect adherence to hospital, regulatory, and legal requirements. Responsibilities: ☒ Appointment Management - Coordinates appointments on behalf of patients and/or staff. ☒ Career Development - Attends education sessions, workshops, and other continuing education opportunities to enhance or gain new skills. ☒ Case Management - Integrates management and delivery of comprehensive healthcare services. ☒ Clinical Task - Performs tasks of a clinical nature within scope of assigned duties and clinical expertise. ☒ Communication - Communicate effectively in both oral and written form, as appropriate for the needs of the audience. ☒ Community Engagement - Provides community benefits through involvement and engagement with outside organization and events. ☒ Compliance - Maintains current knowledge of organization’s policies and procedures. Adheres to governmental and industry specific regulations/laws. ☒ Confidentiality - Maintains and safeguards confidentiality of information, including patient, personnel, and organizational data/records. ☒ Customer Service - Provides prompt and effective service to internal and external customers. ☒ Data Analysis and Interpretation - Compiles, analyzes, and interprets data per business needs. ☒ Documentation - Records, maintains, and prepares documents or information. ☒ Electronic Medical Records - Manages / maintains electronic health records in accordance with confidentiality standards and policies. ☒ Equipment Usage - Demonstrates and applies understanding of equipment’s usage and maintenance relative to job function. ☒ General Office - Performs general office tasks associated with the operations of department and/or organization. ☒ Goal Management - Identifies, pursues, and achieves previously established personal, team, and organizational goals. ☒ Infection Control - Follows established procedures and standards to limit the spread of infection. ☒ Meeting Participation - Attends and participates in meetings. ☒ Performance Improvement - Works towards established performance indicators consistently. ☒ Patient Advocate - Provides logistic, financial, emotional support and guidance to patients. ☒ Patient Care - Works to meet patient's psychological, emotional, or physical needs. ☒ Process Improvement - Identifies and advocates for improvement to processes within the department and organization when identified. ☒ Provide Coverage - Provides coverage for peers, subordinates, and leadership on an as-needed basis. ☒ Quality Improvement - Performs tasks according to established guidelines to ensure quality goals and standards are met. ☒ Teamwork - Work with members of the team or department in an effective and efficient manner. Shares knowledge and serves as a resource in a team environment. ☒ Other Duties - Performs other duties as assigned or required.☒ Staff Safety - Maintains a safe environment complying with NLH policies and procedures; reports and directly addresses environmental hazards and violations of patient safety policy and/or protocol when involved or observed. Other Information: BLS Required. Competencies and Skills + Achieves Results - Sets high standards for their own outcomes and seizes opportunities to engage others towards objectives. Consistently moves forward with direct actions in order to attain or exceed objectives. Manages their own time effectively to accomplish assigned tasks. Successfully prioritizes multiple projects and duties as needed. + Demonstrates Adaptability - Learns quickly when facing a new problem or unfamiliar task; is flexible in their approach with changing priorities and ambiguity. Manages change effectively and does not give up during adversity. Capable of changing one's behavioral style and/or views in order to attain a goal. Absorbs new information readily and puts it into practice effectively. + Demonstrates Emotional Intelligence - Exhibits a high level of self-awareness, self-management, other awareness and relationship management. Conducts themselves in an empathic, appropriate way, with a sense of humor and stimulates a collaborative work environment. Is respectful of the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others and aware of the influence of their own behavior on them. Is aware of relevant social, political, system, and professional trends and developments and uses this information for the organization's benefit. + Develops Self and Others - Takes responsibility for engaging in professional self-development activities and programs. Strives to gain insight into their own values, strengths and weaknesses, interests and ambitions and takes action in order to enhance competencies and skills when possible. As a leader, encourages and guides employees towards growth opportunities to enhance performance and help them reach goals. Reviews and analyzes employees' strengths and weaknesses to distinguish their talents and development needs, and to ensure they are enhanced appropriately. + Effectively Communicates - Listens, speaks and writes appropriately, using clear language. Communication methods are fitting to the message(s), audience, and situation and follow-ups are regular and timely. Shows that important (non-) verbal information is absorbed and understood and asks further questions to clarify when necessary. Expresses ideas and views clearly to others and has ability to adjust use of language to the audiences' level. + Exercises Sound Judgment & Decision Making - Understands and processes complex information, which allows for appropriate and accountable conclusions. Does not react too quickly or slowly. Balances facts, goals, and potential approaches taking the appropriate criteria into account. Makes active decisions and commits oneself by communicating confidently and respectfully. + Fosters Innovation - Employs and encourages the use of meaningful creativity in solving challenges. Proactively identifies opportunities and uses new approaches to enhance processes, systems and services. When appropriate, suggests or initiates new strategies, products, services, and markets. + Influences and Inspires - Builds enthusiasm and commitment among others to move in a desired direction and models it personally. Creates a compelling vision of success that motivates workplace initiative and energizes others to follow. Provides direction and guidance to encourage cooperation between team members in order to attain an objective. Has the ability to appropriately influence others' actions and decisions with and without express authority. + Promotes Health and Safety - Promotes a healthy and safe environment for patients, employees and visitors. Advocates and models healthy physical and mental health behaviors even in challenging circumstances. Sets high quality standards and strives for continuous improvement and quality assurance by reporting and encouraging others to report near misses and safety issues. + Provides Patient-Centered Care - Demonstrates understanding of patient care quality and service as organizational priority. Proactively supports change to improve patient experience and results. Exhibits the ability and willingness to find out what the patient wants and needs and to act accordingly, taking the organizational and outside resources into account. Cooperates, collaborates, communicates, and integrates care within and between teams to ensure that care is continuous and reliable. + Seeks Process Improvement & Applies System Thinking - Possesses and gains insight into situations, problems and processes. Understands the interconnection between organizational elements. Deconstructs problems and systematically investigates the various components. Considers the impact of actions on the entire process/system. Detects problems and opportunities, recognizes important information, and links various data to trace potential causes and relevant details. " + Serves Others - Strives to understand, meet and exceed the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers which may include the people and communities in our service areas. Develops and maintains relationships, alliances and coalitions within and outside the organization and leverages them in order to obtain information, support, and promote cooperation and collaboration. + Behaves with Integrity and Builds Trust - Acts consistently in line with the core values, commitments and rules of conduct. Leads by example and tells the truth. Does what they say they will, when and how they say they will, or communicates an alternate plan. + Cultivates Respect - Treats others fairly, embraces and values differences, and contributes to a culture of diversity, inclusion, empowerment and cooperation. + Fosters Accountability - Creates and participates in a work environment where people hold themselves and others accountable for processes, results and behaviors. Takes appropriate ownership not only of successes but also mistakes and works to correct them in a timely manner. Demonstrates understanding that we all work as a team and the quality and timeliness of work impacts everyone involved. + Practices Compassion - Practices Compassion: Exhibits genuine care for people and is available and ready to help; displays a deep awareness of and strong willingness to relieve the suffering of others. + Blood Pressure Measurement + Obtain Vital signs + Basic Life Support + Sterile Gloving Technique + Microsoft Suite (Excel, Office, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, etc.) + Multi-line Phone, scanner, photocopier, fax and internet + Cerner + MS Teams Credentials + Required Registered Nurse Education + Bachelor's Degree required; minimum 5 years relevant work experience. Working Conditions + Lifting, moving and loading 30 to 50 pounds. + Alternate shift schedules (day, evening, nights, weekends). Coastal, Ellsworth, Maine, MCH, MCMH, Rural Health Care Position Registered Nurse ILocation Req ID 81988