Registered Nurse (RN) - Dermatology
Portland, Maine
- Eligibility
- Sign-on bonus
Posted Aug 4 · New grads welcomed · reported
- Shift and hours
- Days5 shifts a week
- Unit and setting
- Dermatology · Outpatient
- License
- RN licenseCurrent applicable state(s) license as a Registered Professional Nurse required.
- Term
- Permanent
Do you qualify?
- New grads
- Welcomed
- License
- Current applicable state(s) license as a Registered Professional Nurse required.
- Certification
- Current BLS certification required or must obtain within 30 days of start date.After hire · within 30 days
- Experience
- New Grad or RN with less than 12 months experience.
Preferred
- Education
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required; BSN preferred.
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
- Against similar roles
- In range for 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.
- Also stated
- $32/hr
- Pay differential
- In addition to base pay, MaineHealth offerscomprehensivebenefits, recognition programs, career growth opportunities, and,where applicable,shiftdifferentials or other incentives. In addition to base pay, MaineHealth offerscomprehensivebenefits, recognition programs, career growth opportunities, and,where applicable,shiftdifferentials or other incentives.
- Sign-on bonus
- $20,000
- Loan repayment
- Offered
Benefits
- Sign on bonus ($10,000 for eligible RNs with up to 2 years experience, $20,000 for RNs with greater than 2 years experience)
- Paid parental leave
- Flexible work options
- Student loan assistance
- Professional development opportunities
- Well-being resources
More benefits (4)
- Recognition programs
- Career growth opportunities
- Shift differententials or other incentives (where applicable)
- shift differentials or other incentives
The role and schedule
- Hours stated
- Monday through Friday schedule with no weekends
- Weekends
- No weekends
The workplace
Worth asking
- Can you walk me through base pay range, differentials, and sign-on bonus repayment terms?
- What should I expect for 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
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Nursing
For a limited time MaineHealth is offering a $10,000 Sign on bonus for all eligible Registered Nurses with up to 2 years of RN experience and $20,000 for Registered Nurses with greater than 2 years of RN work experience!
Eligible candidates are hired (offer accepted) into a Full or Part time RN position. Bonus amount prorated for Part time hires, per diem hires are ineligible. Current MaineHealth member employees are ineligible; former MaineHealth Members are ineligible until greater than 6 months’ separation from employment.
MaineHealth is seeking a Registered Nurse to join our growing Dermatology team. This Registered Nurse will support our general dermatology providers in a dynamic clinical setting. This role offers a blend of hands-on patient care and clinical coordination, including rooming support, triage, in-basket management, injection education and administration, and wound assessment and care. If you enjoy variety in your day and thrive in a collaborative environment, this is a great opportunity to make a direct impact on patient care. This position offers a Monday through Friday schedule with no weekends, supporting a healthy work-life balance.
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 I: This level represents the beginner in their clinical role. This care team member has less than 12 months experience and is primarily developing the required knowledge and skills to work within their setting. Level I must achieve all performance expectations, by completion of facility and unit orientation, and satisfactorily completing the introductory period.
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
New Grad or RN with less than 12 months experience.
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 employmentwill depend onqualificationssuch asskills, relevant experience, education, certifications,and otherjob-relatedfactors. Thebase rangeis an estimate and does notreflect the full valueofourtotal compensationpackage.
The pay range for this position is $31.79to $43.02 per hour.
Compensation for part-time positions isdeterminedon a prorated basis consistent with the scheduled hours and applicable full-time equivalent (FTE).
In addition to base pay, MaineHealth offerscomprehensivebenefits, recognition programs, career growth opportunities, and,where applicable,shiftdifferentials or other incentives.
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What's around it?
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