Central Maine Healthcare Careers

Central Maine Healthcare is an integrated healthcare delivery system that serves residents of central, western and midcoast Maine. Our close-knit teams provide exceptional care and innovative treatments, and we, in turn, invest in their professional growth and development. We offer opportunities for physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, therapists, technicians, hospital administrators and anyone else looking to establish or advance a career in healthcare.
CMH offers a robust benefits package called that includes:
We offer paid time off and other measures to ensure a healthy work-life balance. Learn more…
While not at work, our team members enjoy the endless opportunities for entertainment that Maine has to offer. Outdoor enthusiasts can enjoy skiing, boating along the coast and hiking at a state or national park. Centrally located to several popular attractions, residents can embark on day trips to Boston, North Conway, New Hampshire and Boothbay Harbor. Maine is a wonderful place to raise a family, with safe communities and great public and private schools.
You can find a place here at CMH — no matter your specialty. We have both clinical and nonclinical positions available. Click on the link below for more information. Find more…
National Recognition for Quality and Safety: The nursing teams, along with all providers at CMH, understand that patient safety is our highest priority, regardless of where patients receive care. Central Maine Medical Center has received multiple annual A grades from the Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization. The Leapfrog Group has named Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital as Top Rural Hospitals, as well. The Leapfrog Group assesses hospital quality based on their performance in preventing medical errors, injuries, accidents, infections and other harms to patients in their care.
CMH also contributes to the National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI), a national database that collects data that are then used to improve the quality of nursing care. This partnership allows us to continually improve the quality of care throughout all CMH facilities.
EMR: Ensuring Continuity of Care: Information technology (IT) plays a crucial role in health care, and CMH has received HealthCare’s Most Wired award, which recognizes excellence and patient safety and outcomes in healthcare IT. Our investments in IT include implementing electronic medical records (EMR), which allow CMH to maintain accurate, up-to-date information about patients in our facilities. We use the Cerner® EMR at all three CMH acute care hospitals and have individualized the system to suit the needs of our nurses and other healthcare providers. Our teams now have the ability to access real-time information about inpatient care, emergency care, medical imaging, pharmacy and computerized provider order entry for each of our patients.
Not only does our EMR enable us to standardize care for patients, it also reduces stress on providers concerned about making errors and improves the efficiency with which they are able to provide care to patients.
Rapid Response Teams Improve Outcomes: An offshoot of our investments in EMR is the rapid response team (RRT). When a provider identifies physiological abnormalities in a patient that increase the risk of adverse clinical events, such as unexpected breathing problems or chest pain, the provider can call for an RRT from anywhere in the hospital 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
RRTs include a variety of providers, such as intensive care unit nurses and respiratory therapists, who:
Early recognition improves the safety and effectiveness of medical care and helps assure optimal outcomes.
Prioritizing Communication: Teamwork and communication are critical to keeping patients safe and improving quality of care. CMH nurses use the four-part Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation (SBAR) communication system to keep fellow team members up to speed about patients’ conditions and alert fellow providers about problems that need immediate attention. The SBAR technique helps CMH nurses:
TeamSTEPPS: Healthcare is most efficient and effective when professionals work together toward a common goal. As part of our commitment to quality care, Central Maine Healthcare offers TeamSTEPPS (Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety) to new and existing nurses. The program allows nurses to gain the confidence they need to make decisions quickly and accurately with the support of their teams.
Created by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Department of Defense, TeamSTEPPS is a set of teamwork tools proven to improve communication and collaboration between healthcare workers. By implementing this program, healthcare organizations optimize patient safety and minimize medical errors. Our healthcare professionals participating in TeamSTEPPS focus on four key skills to improve their competency where teamwork is concerned:
They also understand how the four skills work together with the three Team Competency Outcomes:
The skills learned through TeamSTEPPS are implemented during each patient’s treatment regimen. TeamSTEPPS principles may be applied when:
Shared Governance Council: Central Maine Healthcare’s nursing program includes a Shared Governance Council, in which nurses and nurse leaders collaborate on decisions that affect and improve every aspect of the nursing profession at CMH. This collaboration benefits our nurses by helping them work as a team and creates a workplace culture of inclusion, engagement and compassion. Our Shared Governance Councils directly contribute to our vision of nurses providing holistic, high-quality care to our patients.
Our patients benefit from these Shared Governance Councils, as well. By sharing decision-making responsibilities between nurses and nurse leaders, our teams can work together to ensure safer, more effective patient care and more successful patient outcomes.
Our 6 Shared Governance Councils: Our six councils include nurses from across CHM. The councils meet regularly to create and develop work plans to meet goals in the following six areas.
When you join the CMH nursing team, you are joining a team of highly skilled and experienced nurses dedicated to working alongside providers and patients to deliver holistic, quality care. Our relationship with Maine College of Health Professions gives our team members access to a regionally accredited college to further their education, while our student loan repayment program helps ease the financial burden of pursuing education. And, with positions as CNAs, LPNs, RNs and beyond, career growth and advancement are almost guaranteed.
We don’t just want you to grow in your career. We want you to grow as a person. That is why we work hard to help our nurses maintain a healthy work-life balance by offering flexible scheduling, excellent health insurance, health savings accounts, 401(k) options, YMCA memberships and more.
Above all, we foster a sense of community among our nurses. We strive for a work culture of compassion and understanding. Our tobacco-free facility encourages the health of our patients and providers. And similarly to how we care for our patients, we believe in investing in a whole person — their health, their career path and their spirit.
“It really excites me to work at Central Maine Healthcare because I can stay within my community [and] have a professional career here that continues to allow me to grow.” — Jen Wells, RN, MSN
“I’ve always felt valued working here at Central Maine Healthcare. I felt supported throughout my professional growth and development to continue providing patients and families with optimal care.” — Elizabeth Turcotte, MSN, RN-BC, ONC
I am interested in joining the team. View a list of current job openings or contact our human resources department at 207-795-2392 or recruitment@cmhc.org.
Central Maine Healthcare is committed to helping our nurse team members advance their careers. For nurses with a two-year degree who wish to earn a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, we offer loan repayment to help defray the high cost of a furthering their education.
How the Program Works: CMH’s loan assistance program begins once a nurse completes their degree. While nurses continue to make the required payments on their own student loans, CMH also makes payments, allowing nurses to chip away debt more quickly. Assistance payments increase over a period of three to five years.
Our goal is to help nurses achieve a higher level of education while comfortably being able to pay down student loan debt – a situation that benefits nurses, the health system and our patients.
Benefits for Nurses and Community Health Care: Hospitals and healthcare systems across the country – including CMH – need nurses who are dedicated to quality health care and learning as much as they can to help patients. We want to enable nurses to increase their knowledge base and provide the best care possible, all while knowing that student loan debt will not prevent them from achieving their goals.
Becoming a registered nurse can cost as much as $104,000 for a BSN. Advanced degrees and accelerated programs can add to the cost. If you are interested in furthering your nursing career, consider joining the team at CMH and learn how we can assist you.
Want to learn more? Call Human Resources at 207-795-2392.
Our Workplace – Fostering Teamwork and Growth: If nursing is your passion, Central Maine Healthcare offers plenty of opportunities to nurture it. Our nurses care for patients in a variety of venues from western Maine to the coast. They serve in hospital departments or units and provider practices in a variety of medical specialties.
We are proud to offer many unique settings in which our nurses can pursue their calling, but we’re even prouder of what binds this remarkable group of professionals together: a sense of community. Every nurse at Central Maine Healthcare is connected to their colleagues as part of a team, and that team is often the face of health care for the people we serve. No matter where our nurses work or what patient population they serve, they can rely on their teammates to support, encourage and coach them – in short, our team helps all nurses reach their potential. That benefits everyone.
Opportunities for Specialization: These are just a few of the specialties in which you can grow your nursing career at Central Maine Healthcare:
At Central Maine Healthcare, we believe in excellence. We are committed to ensuring our nursing and technical support teams provide the best possible care for our patients by maintaining a professional work environment that keeps our team members content and fulfilled. We achieve this through continuing education, opportunities for career advancement, and ensuring recognition programs are in place to celebrate our team members who consistently demonstrate clinical excellence and personify Central Maine Healthcare’s remarkable patient experience.
The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses is an international program that recognizes extraordinary nurses. Central Maine Medical Center, Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital present a nurse at each facility with the award quarterly.
The DAISY Foundation honors J. Patrick Barnes, who died in 1999 at age 33 from complications of the autoimmune disease Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura. His family witnessed so much love and compassion from his nurses during his hospitalization that they have chosen to recognize extraordinary nurses in his memory.
Every DAISY Honoree at Central Maine Healthcare is recognized at a public ceremony and receives a certificate, award pin, small sculpture, a bouquet of daisies, and a pan of cinnamon rolls — Patrick’s favorite food. The Barnes family hopes that whenever nurses smell that aroma, they pause and remember how special they are.
In addition to serving as role models for the nursing profession, DAISY Award Honorees:
Anyone — patients, visitors, and all CMH team members — may nominate an exceptional nurse by filling out the appropriate form below:
Central Maine Medical Center
c/o DAISY Coordinator
300 Main Street
Lewiston, ME 04240
Bridgton Hospital
c/o Paula Cox
10 High Street
Bridgton, ME 04009
Rumford Hospital
c/o Gail Zeringue
420 Franklin Street
Rumford, ME 04276
The SUNSHINE Award is a Central Maine Healthcare program recognizing outstanding clinical team members who demonstrate excellence through their commitment, service and compassionate caregiving.
Clinical team members include any non-nursing, patient support staff.
An Outstanding Clinical Team Member:
Each winner of The SUNSHINE Award is celebrated at a public ceremony and receives a certificate, a bouquet of yellow daisy’s, and an award pin.
If you’ve had help from or worked with a deserving member of our support staff, you can nominate that person by filling out this form:
You can also pick up a SUNSHINE Award form at the hospital and drop it off in the specially marked boxes at the facility.
Email the DAISY Coordinator at DAISYAward@cmhc.org.
The Nurse Residency Program at Central Maine Healthcare is a formal education program designed to extend the graduate nurse’s basic nurse education and skills and support them in the transition to professional nurse throughout a 12-month program. All nurses entering Central Maine Healthcare with less than one year of experience will be enrolled in the Nurse Residency Program, including all Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses.
The residency focuses on providing a culture that prioritizes and supports professional growth and learning. Our nurse residents are the future of healthcare in our community, so it is essential to provide them with the tools, training, and support they need for their success as they begin a new career.
The 12-month program consists of a standardized orientation comprised of organizational onboarding, skill acquisition rotations, regularly scheduled Professional Development Sessions, and frequent check-in with the Residency Program staff. Our goal is to integrate new nurses into our team while giving them the confidence, support, and education to succeed in their careers.
The Nurse Residency Program is a proven, evidence-based curriculum designed by Vizient and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN). We provide a one-on-one clinical experience with preceptors and ongoing support from experienced mentors, educators, and leadership. Initial structured skill acquisition education in the clinical setting supports the transition to practice based on quality safety initiatives. In addition, the residency provides foundational learning experiences and builds confidence before caring for a patient assignment.
Throughout the 12-month program, we offer multidisciplinary year-round integration of professional development sessions focused on enhancing clinical thinking, clinical judgment, skill development, knowledge application, and professional growth. Providing professional development strengthens commitment to nursing as a professional career as a life-long learner.
As part of the residency, we support evidence-based practice through an evidence-based project. Research shows that evidence-based practice directly links practice outcomes and care provided to improve health outcomes and reduce variation in patient care.
Go to Careers – myworkdayjobs.com and complete a New Graduate Nurse (RN) application
Jen Wells MSN, RN
Nurse Residency Program Manager
Central Maine Medical Center
NurseResidencyProgram@cmhc.org
Our nurses embody this mission by following a Nursing Practice model focused on relationship-based care, ensuring that patients and family are at the center of all we do. By nurturing communication between healthcare teams and with our patients and their families, our nurses strive for caring conversations that help anticipate each individual’s needs.
In order to create a nurturing environment, the vision of our Nursing Department is to employ passionate, professional nurses who provide high-quality holistic care to our patients. We believe that the practice of holistic nursing promotes an environment for optimal well-being of the body, mind and spirit.
We combine our vision to employ passionate and professional nurses with our philosophy of professional excellence by evolving the creative art and science of nursing. Patients are treated as members of our own families, with a focus on dignity, respect and what matters to them. We include our patients and their family members in all aspects of decision-making in order to provide what matters most — at the time it matters most.
CMH nurses fulfill many roles within their patient’s care team besides providing direct patient care. They often serve as educators, interpreters and advocates for our patients. This includes helping our patients and their families understand the health issues they’re facing and the potential resources available to them, while serving as their advocate in order to promote the best possible outcome for each patient.
At Central Maine Healthcare, our nurses are more than a team of skilled, dedicated professionals. We are also a close-knit community of friends and neighbors who support each other in the pursuit of a common goal: providing exceptional, evidence-based care that puts patients at the center of everything we do.
Ours is a diverse community of nurses with a wide range of degrees, specialty training and certifications, and that diversity is our strength. We use each nurse’s unique skills and talents to achieve our vision of a team of passionate, professional nurses providing high-quality, holistic care that matters to our patients. We foster a safe patient- and family-centered experience that is open and responsive to the communities we serve.
As nurses, caring for patients in times of illness or injury is only part of our role. We’re also educators and advocates. We provide education to empower people to achieve their health and wellness goals, and we champion their efforts by providing support, guidance and connections to helpful resources. Our philosophy reflects the marriage of art and science in the multidimensional role nurses play at CMH: We, as a nursing community, assure professional excellence by evolving the creative art and science of nursing. Patients are treated as if they are members of our own families, focusing on dignity, respect and what matters to them.
We foster a respectful, supportive environment in which every nurse feels empowered to achieve their personal and professional best. Our nursing community embraces:
The CMH practice model exemplifies a culture that empowers and supports nurses to advance their professional development from Novice to Expert. This means helping them stay on top of the ever-changing healthcare industry through our Professional Advancement Program, TeamSTEPPS program and other career opportunities. By focusing on their professional growth, our nurses learn how to make positive changes that directly impact our patients.
By making this investment in our nursing team members, we hope to show them how appreciated they are for the specialized contribution they make every day in the delivery of healthcare and their ability to positively affect care and outcomes of our patients. We believe this is essential to provide the highest quality care to our patients in today’s healthcare environment.
Feeling inspired to give back to your community? Consider a career in nursing at Central Maine Healthcare. We are always looking for talented, compassionate nursing professionals to join our team, and you may be the perfect fit. Let us know you are interested by applying online, and one of our recruiters will get back to you with details.
Contact our human resources department at 207-795-2392 or recruitment@cmhc.org.