Registered Nurse (RN) - Home Care, Cumberland County
Portland, Maine
- Eligibility
- Home HealthHospice
- Hours a week
- 40 hrs a week
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Posted Jul 28
The work and the unit
- Specialty
- Home Health · Hospice
- Setting
- Home Health
Schedule and commitments
- A week
- 40 hours
- Term
- Permanent
Pay and benefits
- Against the board
- Maine staff median is $43/hrMaine staff postings that state pay run $33/hr to $53/hr, the middle half $38/hr to $48/hr, across 114 postings. This posting states $34/hr to $62/hr, which is wider than that middle half, so where it sits depends on which end you are offered.
- Paid parental leave
- Flexible work options
- Student loan assistance
- Professional development opportunities
- Well-being resources
- Recognition programs
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- Career growth opportunities
- Shift differentials
Do you qualify?
- License
- Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in the State of Maine Check your license
- License
- Current valid driver's license with vehicle available for work covered by liability insurance
What's around it?
Living costs about 2% above the US average
- Median rent
- $1,577/mo
- Household income
- $79,540/yr, all local households, not nurse pay
From Census ACS 2024.
About this role
Home Health and Hospice
Nursing Req #: 86520
Are you a compassionate Registered Nurse who enjoys caring for patients where they are most comfortable—at home? Join MaineHealth Care at Home as a full-time, 40-hour salaried Registered Nurse serving Cumberland County and become part of a dedicated team delivering exceptional home health care that helps patients recover, regain independence, and live safely in their own homes.
As a Home Care RN, you'll provide comprehensive, patient-centered nursing care to individuals recovering from illness, injury, surgery, or managing chronic medical conditions. You'll perform skilled assessments, develop individualized plans of care, provide hands-on clinical care, educate patients and caregivers, coordinate services with physicians and the interdisciplinary team, and help patients achieve their personal health goals in the comfort of their own homes.
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This role offers the unique opportunity to build meaningful relationships with patients and families while practicing with a high level of autonomy. You'll manage a diverse caseload, perform skilled nursing visits, monitor patient progress, provide medication and disease management education, coordinate community resources, and serve as a trusted advocate throughout each patient's healthcare journey. Every home visit allows you to make a direct and lasting impact on your patients' quality of life.
As a full-time, 40-hour salaried Registered Nurse, you'll enjoy the flexibility and independence that comes with caring for patients in the community while benefiting from the support of an experienced interdisciplinary team. Your day begins from home as you travel directly to your patients, allowing you to focus on providing personalized care rather than spending your time in a traditional clinical setting. As part of MaineHealth, you'll have access to ongoing professional development, advanced clinical resources, and one of northern New England's most respected healthcare systems.
Serving patients throughout Cumberland County, you'll enjoy caring for individuals across vibrant coastal communities, historic neighborhoods, and rural settings while experiencing the variety and independence that make home health nursing such a rewarding career.
Summary
The Home Care RN supports MaineHealth Care at Home's (MHCAH) 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 MHCAH and the Maine State Board of Nursing, the Home Care RN provides highly reliable, evidenced based, patient-family centered quality care through 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 outpatient, and/or community basis.
Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)
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. Current certification in Basic Life Support for Healthcare providers. Current, valid driver’s license to operate a motor vehicle, with vehicle available for work covered by liability insurance as specified by agency policy.
Experience
N/A 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.
Application details and notices
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 $71,073.60 to $128,668.80 per year.
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
Hiring Scam Alert
MaineHealth will never request financial information during the interview or pre-hiring process. All legitimate communications will come from an email address ending in @mainehealth.org. If you suspect fraudulent activity, please report it immediately to mhcareers@mainehealth.org.
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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How this role fits you
About the employer
On your path
Home Health is a specialty you move into. Agencies want acute time first, then train the home-specific work.
Worth asking
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- What should I expect for shifts, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
