Registered Nurse (RN) - Gray Birch, 36 hours/week, days
MaineGeneral Health
Augusta, Maine
- Eligibility
- Sign-on bonus
Posted Jun 16 · New grads welcomed
- Shift and hours
- 12-hour days36 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- Long Term Care
- License
- RN licenseActive State of Maine RN license
- Term
- Per Diem
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- License
- Active State of Maine RN license Check your license
Your six-month RN application plan
Start about six months before graduation. Some programs open earlier; use each employer’s application dates.
6 months before
Shortlist units
Check application windows. Gather clinical experience, references and your expected graduation date.
Find residencies →4–6 months before
Apply as windows open
Apply before graduation when the program allows it. Keep the cohort date and license deadline with each application.
Explore new grad jobs →2–3 months before
Meet the unit manager
Ask about overtime, a shadow shift, preceptor continuity and the schedule after orientation.
Prepare your questions →Around graduation
Confirm your start
Coordinate NCLEX, the required license and your start date. Get relocation and repayment terms in writing.
Plan your license →
Why start this early?
Advocate describes a 6–9 month application runway for several regional RN programs. These milestones are a planning guide, not deadlines for every employer. See program calendars.
What it pays
- Shift differential
- +$7/hr
- Sign-on bonus
- $20,000
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Wellness programs
- Earned time off
- Paid parental leave
More benefits (7)
- 403(b) retirement plan
- 401(a) retirement income plan
- Student Loan Assistance
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range and sign-on bonus repayment terms?
- What should I expect for weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to askFewer questions
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
Your fit
Original listing
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MaineGeneral is actively hiring an RN or LPN to join the exceptional care team at Gray Birch. This is an exciting opportunity to build meaningful relationships with residents, make a real impact every day, and work in a collaborative, supportive long-term care environment. Whether you are an experienced nurse or just starting your career, Gray Birch offers a rewarding workplace with opportunities to grow, learn, and deliver high-quality, resident-centered care.
Job Description
$20,000 sign-on bonus potential for experienced Nurses!
Available to RNs with at least one year of nursing experience
Must commit to a minimum of 30 hours per week
Not available to current MaineGeneral employees or former employees separated for less than one year
Role: Registered Nurse (RN) Location: Gray Birch, Augusta
Schedule
Full-time (36 hours/week)
Shift: Days (7a-7p)
What You'll Do
Deliver compassionate patient care, ensuring that every interaction makes a difference in the lives of our residents. Provide education, emotional support, and guidance to patients, their families, and caregivers Develop, implement, and evaluate patient care plans based on comprehensive assessment, optimizing outcomes while efficiently utilizing available resources Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to coordinate patient care, including transfer, discharge, referrals, and addressing spiritual/psychosocial support Effectively delegates patient care to ancillary personnel. May perform assigned supervisory responsibilities as needed.
What You Bring
Active State of Maine RN license (or ability to obtain promptly) Self-motivated with strong problem-solving skills and a team-oriented mindset Open to all experience levels - new graduates are encouraged to apply! Excellent communication and critical thinking abilities
Why Choose MaineGeneral
20,000 Sign-On Bonus for experienced nurses!
- Shift Differentials: Earn up to an additional $7/hr. for select shifts.
Competitive Pay and Comprehensive
Benefits
- Health, dental, vision, and wellness programs
- Work-Life Balance: Earned time off, paid parental leave, and more
- Financial Security: 403(b) retirement plan with up to 4% company match
- Career Growth: Professional development and advancement opportunities
- Student Loan Assistance: Potential reimbursement to help you thrive
Scheduled Weekly Hours
36
Scheduled Work Shift
7a-7p (United States of America)
Job Exempt
No
Benefits
Supporting all aspects of our employees’ wellness – physical, emotional and financial – is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.
Physical Wellness
We offer quality health, dental, and vision benefits and wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle and help manage health care costs.
Employees have access to industry-leading leave for new parents.
A generous earned time plan is offered to all employees - We believe employees need and deserve time away from work to observe holidays, be with family, go on vacation, or simply take care of themselves.
Emotional Wellness
When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.
Financial Wellness
Access the wages you’ve already earned before payday with Payactiv, giving you greater flexibility over your finances.
Loan Reimbursement is available for this position dependent upon current degree level. Please discuss benefit with the recruiter.
Tuition Reimbursement is available to all employees to further develop skills and career.
We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan.
Three insurance plans are available to protect your family from the sudden loss of income in the event of your death, terminal illness or serious injury from accident.
We offer both short-term and long-term disability insurance to replace a portion of your income if you become disabled and cannot work for a period of time.
Career Mobility
Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource they are how we grow our business and care for our community.
Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 .
What's around it?
Augusta, MEFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 3% below the US average
- Median rent
- $919/mo
- Household income
- $47,979/yr, all local households, not nurse pay