Clinical Nurse (RN) - Surgical Intensive Care Unit- New Graduates Welcome

Maine Medical Center

Nursing

This is a Clinical Nurse I vacancy open to candidates with 0 – 1 year of RN work experience

This is a Bargaining Unit Position

Job Posting Date: 6/16/2026 Target Start Date: 10/5/2026

All new graduate RNs (less than 1 year RN experience) hired into regular status positions are automatically enrolled in our Residency program in conjunction with their unit based employment.

Unit Bio: Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU)

As the only Level I Trauma Center in the state, our Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU)offers a dynamic and challenging environment for nurses who are passionate about critical care. We serve a diverse, high-acuity patient population that includes:

·Multi-system trauma and burn patients

·Traumatic brain injuries and complex neurosurgical cases

·Complex vascular and GI surgical patients

·Head and neck surgery patients, including ENT

·Post-operative patients with significant hemodynamic and respiratory needs

Our nurses are on the front line of emergent and life-saving care, often serving as the bridge between resuscitation and recovery. We proudly offer hydrotherapy treatments for burn patients and support professional growth through a dedicated burn mentorship program for RNs seeking specialty training, as well as enrollment in TCAR certification course (trauma care after resuscitation) to ensure a strong, evidence-based foundation in the care of trauma patients.

The SICU is an ideal environment for nurses looking to push the limits of their clinical skills while being supported by a team that values education, resilience, and compassion. If you're driven to care for some of the most complex patients in our community and want to do it in a highly functioning and supportive team environment, we welcome you to apply.

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)

1.

Education

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing. A Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing is preferred.

• License/

Certifications

Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in the State of Maine.

3.

Experience

As this is an entry-level position, experience as an RN is not required. ICU experience 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 health care team members.

• Analytical ability sufficient to identify changes in patients' conditions and to initiate appropriate action.

• All new graduate RNs (less than 6 months of RN experience) hired into regular status positions are automatically enrolled in our 12-month Nurse Residency Program in conjunction with their unit based employment. For RNs with less than 1 year of RN experience transferring from another organization with RN experience and/or participation in a formal new graduate nurse orientation program, consideration for exceptions to some or all Maine Medical Center Nurse Residency Program requirements may be made on an individual basis.

• In accordance with the Clinical Nursing Advancement Program, a Clinical Nurse I who meets or exceeds all of the Clinical Nurse I criteria and requirements at the 12 month performance evaluation date, will be appointed to the Clinical Nurse II position by the Nursing Director.

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Additional Information

With a career at any of the MaineHealth locations across Maine and New Hampshire, you’ll be working with health care professionals that truly value the people around them – both within the walls of the organization and the communities that surround it.

We offer benefits that support an individual's needs for today and flexibility to plan for tomorrow – programs such as paid parental leave, a flexible work policy, student loan assistance, training and education, along with well-being resources for you and your family.

MaineHealth remains focused on investing in our care team and developing an inclusive environment where you can thrive and feel supported to realize your full potential. If you’re looking to build a career in a place where people help one another deliver best-in-class care, apply today.