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Clinical Nurse (RN) - Prenatal Center/HIgh Risk Antepartum and Postpartum Unit

MaineHealth

Portland, Maine

Posted Jul 27

Unit and setting
Antepartum · Hospital
License
RN licenseCurrent license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in the State of Maine.
Term
Per Diem

Do you qualify?

License
Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in the State of Maine. Check your license
Experience
At least 1 year prior RN work experience.
Also asks
· Demonstrates the required knowledge and technical skills to care for most patient populations on the unit.
Also asks
Evidence of 10 hours of ongoing education per year.
Also asks
· Basic knowledge of the research base, theory, practices, principles, and processes of professional nursing.
Also asks
· Interpersonal and communication skills to interact effectively with patients, families, and healthcare team members.
Also asks
· Analytical ability sufficient to identify changes in patients’ conditions and to initiate appropriate action.
Also asks
· Ability to identify potential crisis situations involving patients and/or families and to initiate appropriate action.
Also asks
· Demonstrates a caring nursing practice and promotes a healing environment for patients and families.

Preferred

Certification
Certification in relevant specialty preferred.
Education
Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
Experience
Prior perinatal care experience strongly preferred.

What it pays

Against similar roles
Pays above most Maine PRN rolesMaine PRN postings that state pay run $34/hr to $55/hr, the middle half $40/hr to $48/hr, across 41 postings.
Overtime pay
$41/hr

Benefits

  • comprehensive benefits
  • recognition programs
  • career growth opportunities
  • shift differentials
  • loan assistance
  • paid parental leave

The role and schedule

Union
Union position

Worth asking

  • Can you walk me through base pay range?
  • What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to ask
  • What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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Your fit

On your path

Labor & Delivery is a specialty you move into. Waitlists are common; med surg keeps you moving.

Original listing

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Maine Medical Center

Nursing

This is a bargaining unit position.

Job Posting Date: 7/27/2026

This is a Clinical Nurse II vacancy open to candidates with greater than 1 year of RN work experience.

More than 3,300 babies are born each year at Maine Medical Center. In the Prenatal Center we care for high risk ante partum and high risk postpartum women in our 12 bed unit. We accept high risk pregnancy transfers from both Maine and New Hampshire.

This unit is the only stand alone high risk ante partum and postpartum unit in the state of Maine. We are a growing department that supports and works closely with the Labor and Delivery and Mother/Baby team. Maine Medical Center has a clinical nurse advancement pathway, with a strong history of RN growth in this department.

This is a great opportunity for nurses who are seeking professional growth, research, and leadership development. This is a highly motivated team with the expectation of specialty certification two years after hire.

This Per Diem role with the Prenatal Center will require a candidate without prior perinatal care experience to orient full time.

Position 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)

·

Education

Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) preferred. Evidence of 10 hours of ongoing education per year.

  • License/

Certifications

Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in the State of Maine. Certification in relevant specialty preferred.

·

Experience

At least 1 year prior RN work experience. Prior perinatal care experience strongly 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 healthcare team members.
  • Analytical ability sufficient to identify changes in patients’ conditions and to initiate appropriate action.
  • Ability to identify potential crisis situations involving patients and/or families and to initiate appropriate action.
  • Demonstrates a caring nursing practice and promotes a healing environment for patients and families.
  • Demonstrates the required knowledge and technical skills to care for most patient populations on the unit.

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 $41.34 to $60.22 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.

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.

What's around it?

In Portland, ME

Portland, MEFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 2% above the US average

Median rent
$1,577/mo
Household income
$79,540/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

See Portland, ME

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