Maine Medical Center

Clinical Nurse Manager (RN) - Preadmission/Prep

Maine Medical Center$132K — $178K *
Hospitals & Medical Centers
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BSN required; Master's preferred.
  • Current RN license in Maine required.
  • 2-3 years of progressive management experience in healthcare.
  • Strong interpersonal and management skills for complex problem-solving.
  • High-level critical thinking and analytical skills for decision making.
  • Knowledge of teaching principles and counseling techniques for staff development.
  • Excellent organizational skills and effective time management.

Responsibilities

  • Foster a culture of patient-centered care and safety.
  • Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to enhance clinical outcomes.
  • Inspire and lead nursing staff in quality improvement initiatives.
  • Manage and optimize healthcare operations within the unit.
  • Promote staff engagement and high-performance standards.
  • Utilize critical thinking to address unit-level management issues.
  • Support professional development and growth of nursing staff.

Benefits

  • Paid parental leave and flexible work options.
  • Student loan assistance and professional development opportunities.
  • Well-being resources to support personal and professional growth.
  • Comprehensive benefits and recognition programs for team members.
  • Career growth opportunities and potential for shift differentials.
Full Job Description
Description

Management/Leadership
Req #: 91218

The Nurse Manager, in collaboration with the Nursing Director, serves as the vital link between the mission and vision of Maine Medical Center and the delivery of safe, compassionate, patient and family-centered care. This leadership role is responsible for fostering an environment that supports exceptional clinical outcomes, evidence-based practice, staff engagement, and operational excellence.

Reporting to the Nursing Director, the Nurse Manager partners with nurses, physicians, interdisciplinary team members, and administrative leaders to meet the evolving challenges of today's healthcare environment. The successful candidate is a visionary leader who combines clinical expertise, critical thinking, innovation, and strong management skills to inspire teams, advance quality initiatives, and ensure the highest standards of patient care.

This role requires a collaborative and forward-thinking professional who thrives in a dynamic healthcare setting and is committed to developing high-performing teams while promoting a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)
  • Education: BSN required. Masters preferred.
  • License/Certifications: Requires current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Maine.
  • Experience: Requires advanced knowledge and expertise in providing care in order to oversee others and serve as effective resource at a level normally acquired through two or three years of progressive experience.
  • Requires interpersonal and management skills in order to deal with complex management problems. Communicates effectively with unit and administrative personnel, physicians, a variety of other hospital staff and persons within the community.
  • 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 in order 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 work flow according to changing unit needs.

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 $132,225.60 to $178,880.00 per year.

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.

If you have questions about this role, please contact [email protected]

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 [email protected] .

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.

About Maine Medical Center

Maine Medical Center is a 637-bed teaching hospital located in Portland, Maine. It is the largest hospital in northern New England, and serves as the tertiary referral center for Maine, as well as parts of Vermont and New Hampshire. The hospital is a Level One Trauma Center, and is also home to the Barbara Bush Children's Hospital, a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, and the Maine Medical Center Research Institute.
Learn more about Maine Medical Center
Size
8,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1951

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