• For a limited time MaineHealth is offering sign on bonuses for Certified Nursing Assistants:

  0-1 years of experience eligible for $2,500 (full time)

  1+ years of experience eligible for $4,000 (full time)

Eligible candidates are hired (offer accepted) into a Full or Part time CNA position. Bonus amount prorated for Part time hires, per diem hires are ineligible.

Current MaineHealth member employees are ineligible; former MaineHealth Members are ineligible until greater than 6 months separation from employment.

Waldo County General Hospital serves the health needs of area residents through Waldo County General Hospital, Waldo County Medical Partners, five rural health centers, home health and hospice services, public health nursing Penobscot Shores and educational programs.

Waldo County General Hospital is a 25-bed, not-for-profit, critical access, medical and surgical hospital in Belfast, Maine, which has served the health needs of our local residents since 1901. The hospital features an inpatient hospice care suite; a fully-digital radiology and imaging department with in-house CT scanner, MRI unit, nuclear medicine scanner, digital mammography and digital ultrasound; a medical oncology and infusion therapy clinic; a sleep disorders Laboratory; advanced cardiology and pulmonary testing; the Voice and Swallowing Center of Maine; a mobile PET scanner; and a Dialysis Clinic.

Waldo County General Hospital is part of the Coastal Healthcare Alliance and the MaineHealth system.

• Position Summary This position consistsof 24 hours per week.
  • Under the direction of the Director of Nursing ICU, Clinical Supervisor, or charge nurse, the ICU CNA performs these major functions: Assists the licensed nurse and other members of the health care team in the delivery of direct care to patients in ICU, performs secretarial, receptionist and computer functions, observes ICU and Telemetry cardiac monitors reporting alarms to charge nurse, and must work effectively with medical and nursing staffs, administration, support and ancillary services, at all times maintaining a co-operative working relationship.
• Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)
  • Education: High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
  • License/Certifications: Certification as a nursing assistant and current registry with the State of Maine. CPR.
  • Experience: Previous experience in a clinical setting.
  • Knowledge of medical terminology.
  • Knowledge of alarms on cardiac monitoring equipment.
  • Good organizational skills.
  • Computer skills.