Location: Lincoln, ME

Start Date: 07-27-2026

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Shift Type: Rotating 12-hour shifts, 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM, 36 hours per week

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $60 per hour

About United Health Care Staffing

At United Health Care Staffing (UHC Staffing), we believe healthcare staffing should be more than just finding a job. We are here to connect amazing professionals with opportunities that make their careers exciting, rewarding, and meaningful. With us, you're not just signing up for a contract you are joining a team that's got your back, answers your calls, and maybe even cracks a joke or two to brighten your day. Think of us as the travel buddy who handles the logistics while you focus on what you do best helping people heal.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Perform initial and ongoing age-appropriate nursing assessments to guide patient care
• Develop and implement personalized care plans based on patient needs and physician orders
• Administer medications safely using the 'five rights' through med verify
• Communicate patient status and changes to the healthcare team in real time
• Provide discharge planning and patient education to ensure a smooth transition home
• Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and bedside rounding
• Maintain a safe, clean environment and ensure supplies are ready for action
• Respond to emergencies and participate in disaster preparedness drills

Qualifications

• Current Maine RN license or compact license accepted
• BSN preferred but not required - we welcome experienced ADN nurses too
• Minimum 1 year of recent med-surg nursing experience
• BLS certification required (must be current and unexpired)
• ACLS certification preferred - we'll help you get it if needed
• Ability to stand, walk, lift up to 30 lbs, and handle the physical demands of the role

Education

• ENVIRONMENT:   Requires standing, walking, sitting, kneeling, stooping, crouching, bending, reaching, balance, lifting ,pushing patients in wheel chairs and stretchers, and lifting up to 30 lbs. Must have visual and hearing acuity sufficient to assess patients. Exposure to infectious diseases, blood borne pathogens, toxic cleaning chemicals and fumes is possible.
• Job Functions:
• 1. Performs initial age
• appropriate nursing assessment.
• 2. Complete ongoing age
• appropriate reassessments.
• 3. Completes discharge assessment to identify patient discharge needs.
• 4. Identifies priorities for the delivery of nursing care.
• 5. Develops/implements plan of care based on patient needs and physician orders.
• 6. Executes appropriate nursing actions to reach patient goals.
• 7. Communicates patient care activities to health care team members.
• 8. Updates health care team members of current status and any changes in plan.
• 9. Documents patient care activities in accordance with established standards and hospital policies and procedures.
• 10. Initiates specialty/supplemental nursing notes as appropriate.
• 11. Assists with patient charges.
• 12. Delivers patient care in accordance with hospital policies and procedures and within the scope of the state Nursing Practice Act.
• 13. Maintains a physical environment that provides for patient and staff safety and wellness.
• 14. Ensures that supplies and equipment are readily available and in safe working order.
• 15. Reports situations involving questionable safety/legality promptly to nursing manager.
• 16. Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to implement procedures in event of internal or external disaster.
• 17. Demonstrates knowledge of drug administration and effects.
• 18. Utilizes appropriate drug reference sources for drug information.
• 19. Administers drugs correctly utilizing the “five rights” through med verify.
• 20. Evaluates patient response to medications.
• 21. Assesses need for patient / family education and provides teaching as indicated.
• 22. Completes discharge plan, and ensures patient / family understanding of plan.
• 23. Performs follow up calls to patients.
• 24. Assesses nursing care throughout shift.
• 25. Participates in MDT meetings, and bedside rounding with hospitalist and case manager.
• 26. Promotes the hospital and its employees through professional behavior.
• 27. Quality Improvement:  Actively participates in the Hospital
• wide Quality Improvement Program, actively supports and implements Department
• specific Quality improvement initiatives and projects, recommends process improvement as appropriate, reports any quality issues in service delivery and consistently commits to a focus on quality improvement and organizational excellence.
• 28. Emergency Management:  As a contracted staff member of Penobscot Valley Hospital, the position has an inherent role to care for our community members when in need. To this regard, the incumbent will be expected to participate in emergency/disaster preparedness planning and drills as requested.  When called upon during a real life disaster/emergency event, the incumbent will be expected to participate in the Hospital’s response to this event, within the scope of professional and personal ability to do so.

Knowledge & Skills

• Strong nursing assessment and clinical judgment skills for all age groups
• Expertise in medication administration, care planning, and discharge planning
• Excellent verbal and written communication to collaborate with the team
• Critical thinking and problem-solving abilities to adapt to changing patient needs
• Comfort with using electronic medical records (training provided if needed)

Benefits

• Generous housing stipend to make your home away from home comfortable
• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage from day one
• Travel reimbursement to get you to your assignment
• Licensure assistance and reimbursement for required credentials
• A supportive clinical team that values your expertise
• Referral bonus program for bringing friends along

Travel Perks: Explore Lincoln, ME

Explore the natural beauty of Lincoln, Maine! Hike through stunning forests at nearby Baxter State Park, paddle on the Penobscot River, or visit local wildlife refuges. In winter, enjoy snowshoeing and cross-country skiing. Weekend trips to Acadia National Park or the coast of Maine are totally doable. Small-town charm meets big adventure.

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