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MaineHealth·Portland, ME

Clinical Nurse (RN) - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

ICU / Critical CareFull timeNights
iPosting details
ScheduleNights · 3x12s · Full time
RequirementsRN license · Certification in relevant specialty preferred.
EducationBSN preferred
Experience1+ years
SourceMaineHealth · posted Oct 5, 2026
✓Requirements
Licensure
✓Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in the state of Maine.
Certifications
Certification in relevant specialty preferred.
Education
A Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing is preferred. Evidence of 10 hours of ongoing education per year.
Qualifications
✓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.
At least 1 year prior RN work experience. Prior pediatrics, PICU, ICU or ER experience preferred. Prior NICU II-IV strongly preferred.
+Benefits
✓Tuition assistance
✓Paid parental leave
✓Shift differentials
✓Continuing education
+MaineHealth
183RN roles open
PortlandME · 99 mi to Boston
Pay for this position
Employer-posted
$41.34 – $60.22/hr
vs. Maine ICU RN roles that post payvs. ME ICU RN rolesmedian $43.63
$20/hrTop of this range is 38% above the state median$65/hr
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✓You’ll need
Licensure
✓Current license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in the state of Maine.
Certifications
Certification in relevant specialty preferred.
Education
A Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing is preferred. Evidence of 10 hours of ongoing education per year.
Qualifications
✓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.
At least 1 year prior RN work experience. Prior pediatrics, PICU, ICU or ER experience preferred. Prior NICU II-IV strongly preferred.
+Benefits
Tuition assistancePaid parental leaveShift differentialsContinuing education

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About the role

The NICU/CCN in The Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital is a 51 bed level lll-lV unit. This is the largest ICU in the state of Maine. We have single rooms with state of the art equipment and work closely with all disciplines- surgical, cardiac, GI, genetics, renal, palliative care etc.