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Clinical Nurse (RN) - Surgical Oncology/Intermediate Care Unit (R4)

MaineHealth

Portland, Maine

Posted Jul 30

Shift and hours
12-⁠hour nights
Unit and setting
Oncology · Hospital
License
RN licenseCurrent license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in the State of Maine.
Term
Permanent

Do you qualify?

License
Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in the State of Maine. Check your license
Also asks
Demonstrates the required knowledge and technical skills to care for most patient populations on the unit.
Also asks
Meets all requirements of Clinical Nurse I. Completion of Level I usually achieved by 12 months of employment.
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
Med/surg, telemetry, or IMC experience preferred.
Experience
Inpatient oncology experience strongly preferred.

What it pays

Against similar roles
Pays above most Maine staff rolesMaine staff postings that state pay run $33/hr to $53/hr, the middle half $39/hr to $44/hr, across 270 postings.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits
  • Recognition programs
  • Career growth opportunities
  • Shift differentials
  • Paid parental leave
  • Loan assistance

The role and schedule

Union
Union position
Weekends
Weekends required

Worth asking

  • Can you walk me through base pay range?
  • What should I expect for weekly hours, 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?
Build questions for this role

Your fit

On your path

Oncology is a specialty you move into. Chemo cards are the working credential; infusion hires in too.

Original listing

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Maine Medical Center

Nursing

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

This is a bargaining unit position

Job Posted: 7/30/2026

PT/Nights

Unit Bio: The Surgical Oncology unit cares for a variety of surgical oncology specialties, such as complex Upper and Lower GI, GYN Oncology and Head and Neck. This unit also serves as an acute medical/surgical unit which includes 12 Intermediate Level Care beds. The nursing staff have worked to create a work environment which values excellence, team work and peer support.

Nursing staff work collaboratively with leadership in a shared governance model. R4 is a very goal driven unit and they encourage staff to pursue professional goals. Through this work they have developed and implemented staffing scheduling practices which support 12-hour shifts, and a fair and flexible approach to weekends and holidays.

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. License/

Certifications

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

Experience

Meets all requirements of Clinical Nurse I. Completion of Level I usually achieved by 12 months of employment. Med/surg, telemetry, or IMC experience preferred. Inpatient oncology 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

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