Data from the State of the State’s Health Workforce: Aligning Resources to Meet Maine’s Needs By Employment Times Staff with Information provided by the Maine Department of Labor
Maine’s most significant job producing sector over the last 10 years has been health care and for the next 10 years it is projected to have the highest demands and job growth in our state, according to information provided at the Maine Health Workforce Forum Summit on October 18 in Orono. The Summit is one of a number of ongoing initiatives of the Maine Health Workforce Forum, a statewide group created by the Maine Legislature in 2005 of public and private sector health care stakeholders. More than 160 Health care professionals and employers, state government leaders, policy makers,
college and university leaders, and workforce specialists from around the state attended the Summit to learn about health care workforce data, trends, issues, strategies and solutions from state and national experts, and how workforce planning is essential to ensure a sufficient supply of qualified professionals to meet health care, long-term care, and public health needs in Maine. “I think it went great,” said Garret Oswald, Director, Maine Jobs Council. “There was a packed house with a great mix of employers, educators from various institutions – both secondary and post-secondary – policy makers, and the four
Commissioners from Labor, Economic Development, DHHS, and Education.” Oswald said the goals of the Summit were to present trends and issues within the health sector to the audience and to establish an understanding of the data and demographics of the health workforce, including hearing from policy makers how the State is addressing issues both current and future. Focus on Jobs Stats provided at the Summit say current Maine Department of Labor (MDOL) data shows that: • Projected health sector job growth through 2018 exceeds all other
industry sectors in the state; • The over 60 occupational titles have job requirements ranging from a high school diploma/GED with on-the-job training, to professional certification programs and advanced degrees, and professional credentials, some of which are among the highest paying jobs in the state, and provides employment in every county; • In addition to direct care and health professional occupations the industry employs a wide array of technical and support staff and computer/health information technologists, jobs that extend into Maine’s private and public sectors, working in biotechnology research, regulatory and >>>
The Department of Health & Human Services, Riverview Psychiatric Center is seeking motivated, qualified psychiatric Nurses to fill full-time vacancies. Riverview provides state of the art care to individuals with serious and persistent mental illness.
Spring Harbor Community Services ACCESS & ACTION
HOSPITAL NURSE II’s
Adult ACT Team
Responsibilities would include, but are not limited to, providing psychiatric assessment, treatment, and ongoing medication management services to adults with chronic mental illness as well as co-occurring disorders. Candidates must have keen interpersonal and clinical skills, and must enjoy working in a Portland, Maine dynamic, fast-paced team setting. Must be licensed to practice in the State of Maine and have at least two years of experience in 24 hours per week. Work collaboratively on psychiatric practice. In addition, experience working within a Cognitive/Behavioral and/or our multidisciplinary DBT treatment approach preferred. Adult ACT Team.
$18.20/hr – $23.68/hr*
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Applicants must have BS/BA in Nursing or related field OR graduation from an accredited school of nursing plus one year of professional nursing experience. Salary is contingent upon education and experience.
HOSPITAL NURSE III’s $19.55/hr – $25.62/hr* Applicants must have a BS/BA in Nursing or related field and two (2) years of nursing experience OR graduation from an accredited school of nursing plus three (3) years of professional nursing experience. Experience must include one (1) year of related supervisory experience as a charge nurse.
Apply with resume to: recruitment@memhp.org
*Benefit package includes: A $3.00/hr nursing stipend and $0.60 direct care stipend is also paid in addition to hourly base wage. Shift differential and weekend differential paid. State-paid health and dental insurance (value: $341.08 biweekly); Maine State Retirement System (value: 11.54% of salary); 12 paid holidays; sick leave and vacation benefits, and tuition reimbursement.
Assistant Nurse Manager
For more information on these positions, please see www.maine.gov/dhhs/riverview/employment/index.html.
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If you are interested in a challenging and rewarding work environment please submit a State of Maine employment application and cover letter. The application can be found at: http://www.maine.gov/bhr/state_jobs/how_to/direct.htm.
Please submit State of Maine employment application materials to: RIVERVIEW PSYCHIATRIC CENTER Kristine Albert, Personnel Officer, Human Resources Department P.O. Box 724; 250 Arsenal St, Augusta, Maine 04332-0724 E: Kristine.albert@maine.gov I P: 207.624.4660 I F: 207.287.7205 I TTY: 1.800.606.0215 AAE/EOE
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