Director of Nursing – Endoscopy

Internal Number : 178360

Director of Nursing Endoscopy

Maine Medical Center

Portland, ME

Full Time

The Endoscopy Unit at Maine Medical Center provides pre and post endoscopy care to patients undergoing procedures performed within the endoscopy unit which may include gastrointestinal endoscopy such as gastroscopy, colonoscopy, ERCP, endoscopic ultrasound, bronchoscopy, cystoscopy, or other more specialized procedures.

The Nurse Director is the vital link between the mission and vision of Maine Medical Center and the delivery of safe patient and family centered care that is compassionate, evidence-based, and provides highest quality care.

Reporting through an Associate Vice President for Nursing, this role requires collaboration with physicians, senior administration, directors, and other professional colleagues to meet the diverse and continually changing challenges of the health care environment.

The Nurse Director must be a creative, autonomous, future-oriented, risk-taking entrepreneur who applies nursing expertise, critical thinking, and effective leadership and management skills to ensure that quality care is provided through satisfied and inspired professionals.

Relocation assistance offered to eligible candidates

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)

• Education : Requires Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Master's preferred.
• License / Certifications : Requires current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Maine.
• Experience : Requires clinical expertise in direct patient care as normally acquired through approximately five years’ experience as a staff nurse and / or nurse manager.

Requires interpersonal and management skills and knowledge of employee relation laws as normally acquired through completion of a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, to deal with complex management problems and communicate with unit personnel, physicians, administrative personnel, a variety of other hospital personnel, and community persons.

• Requires a high level of critical thinking and analytical skills to make management decisions at unit level and make recommendations for consideration on departmental issues.
• Requires the ability to integrate the knowledge of teaching principles and counseling techniques to direct the growth of the unit staff.
• Requires a high level of organization skills, effective time management and delegation strategies that include the ability to rapidly prioritize and adjust workflow according to changing unit needs.

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About MaineHealth :

MaineHealth is a not-for-profit integrated health system whose vision is, Working together so our communities are the healthiest in America.

MaineHealth consists of nine local health systems, a comprehensive behavioral health care network, diagnostic services, home health agencies, and 1,700 employed clinicians working together through the MaineHealth Medical Group.

With approximately 22,000 care team members, MaineHealth provides preventive care, diagnosis, and treatment to 1.1 million residents in Maine and New Hampshire.

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At MaineHealth, we offer benefits that support an individual's needs for today and flexibility to plan for tomorrow. Our packages include health and dental insurances, paid parental leave, retirement program, generous paid time off, and much more! Our comprehensive array of benefits are competitive, affordable, and include choices that meet specific, but ever-changing, needs.

With a career at any of the MaineHealth locations, you’ll be working with health care professionals that truly value the people around them both within the walls of the organization and the neighborhoods that surround it.

We are deeply invested in the well-being of our communities and care team members. We believe in fostering a work environment of strong commitment, compassionate caring, and continuous improvement.

Join us, and your abilities will be challenged and enhanced as you take your career to a new level.

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