Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiology
MaineHealth
Damariscotta, ME
Posted Jul 30 · Not open to new grads
- Shift
- 16-hour days
- Hours a week
- 16
- Unit
- Cardiology
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 16-hour days · 16 hours
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 1+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in Maine is $37/hr, across 140 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
Lincoln Hospital
Nursing Req #: 88190
Are you a Registered Nurse looking for a rewarding outpatient role that offers meaningful patient relationships and an exceptional work-life balance? Join the Cardiology team at the MaineHealth Herbert and Roberta Watson Health Center on the MaineHealth Miles Campus as a part-time, 16-hour day shift Registered Nurse and become part of a collaborative team dedicated to providing outstanding cardiovascular care to patients throughout Midcoast Maine.
As a Cardiology RN, you'll work alongside cardiologists, advanced practice providers, medical assistants, and other members of the cardiovascular team to deliver comprehensive, patient-centered care for individuals with a wide range of heart and vascular conditions. You'll play an essential role in patient assessment, telephone triage, care coordination, medication management, diagnostic testing, patient education, and ensuring patients receive seamless care throughout their cardiovascular journey.
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This role offers the opportunity to combine strong clinical expertise with compassionate, relationship-based care. Every day you'll help patients better understand their heart health, reinforce treatment plans, coordinate specialty services, monitor patient progress, and provide the education and support that empowers patients to actively manage their cardiovascular health.
Working in an outpatient cardiology practice means enjoying the consistency of a 16-hour part-time day shift schedule, allowing you to maintain an outstanding work-life balance while continuing to make a meaningful impact on the lives of your patients. As part of MaineHealth, you'll benefit from a collaborative team culture, ongoing professional development, advanced clinical resources, and the support of one of northern New England's leading healthcare systems.
Located in beautiful Damariscotta, Maine, the MaineHealth Miles Campus provides state-of-the-art specialty care in one of New England's most picturesque coastal communities. Enjoy scenic harbors, charming shops and restaurants, outdoor recreation, and a welcoming community while providing exceptional cardiovascular care to patients across Mid Coast Maine.
Summary
The MH Registered Nurse - Ambulatory Care role provides high quality care to patients and families calling or presenting for care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, and performs a wide variety of patient care services to assist physicians/advanced practice practitioners in delivering excellent care to patients of the practice. MH RN II: This level is competent in their clinical role and has demonstrated the ability to care for most patients assigned. Though not able to care for every patient type within their area of hire, demonstrates how to obtain the appropriate resources to develop required skills and knowledge over time.
This level included automatic advancement after 1 year as a RN I – must be in good standing and meets RN I requirements.
Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)
Education
Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required; BSN preferred. License/
Certifications
Current applicable state(s) license as a Registered Professional Nurse required. Current BLS certification required or must obtain within 30 days of start date.
Experience
One year of recent RN experience required. Automatic advancement from RN I level if all onboarding requirements are complete, including the New Grad Residency (where available).
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 employment will depend on qualifications such as skills, relevant experience, education, certifications, and other job-related factors. The base range is an estimate and does not reflect the full value of our total compensation package.
The pay range for this position is $34.35 to $46.46 per hour.
Compensation for part-time positions is determined on a prorated basis consistent with the scheduled hours and applicable full-time equivalent (FTE).
In addition to base pay, MaineHealth offers comprehensive benefits, recognition programs, career growth opportunities, and, where applicable
- shift differentials or other incentives.
If you have questions about this role, please contact kaye.cross@mainehealth.org
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Notice Regarding Maine Employer Surveillance Statute: Pursuant to Maine's Employer Surveillance Statute, prospective care team members are notified that MaineHealth may monitor, collect, record, review, or retain information related to the use of its systems, networks, applications, files, data, communications platforms (including notified recordings), smart badges, building access, company vehicle GPS data, business calls, and workplace security cameras.
Information collected may be used for legitimate business purposes, including security, safety, compliance, investigations, training, quality assurance, and operational management.
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Requirements
- RN
- Care plan evaluation
- Nursing
- Paid parental leave
- Ambulatory care
- RN License
- Patient assessment
- BLS Certification
- Disease management patient education
Place
- City
- Damariscotta, ME
- Rent against this pay
- 34% of monthly gross
- Local household income
- $67,647/yr
- State price level
- 3% below the national average
- Address
- 35 Miles St, Damariscotta, ME 04543, USA
$930 median rent against $2,773 a month at $40/hr for 16 hours a week, before tax.
all local households, not nurse pay
Maine index 97.1, where 100 is the national average.
A picture-book Maine harbor town on the Damariscotta River, celebrated for oyster farms and an annual Pumpkinfest. Main Street's independent shops and restaurants give it a classic New England feel. Quiet in winter, lively in summer, with larger medical centers in Augusta and Portland within driving distance.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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Cardiac is a specialty you move into. Start on tele or stepdown; cath lab and CVICU usually come later.
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