Northern Light Acadia Hospital (Bangor, ME)
Department: Adult and Pediatric Opportunities Available!
Spring 2025 New Grad RN Cohort now accepting applications! Apply today and we will be in touch to discuss what unit you are interested in!
About you:
The Nursing School New Graduate has graduated from an accredited school and is eligible to sit for the Maine NCLEX exam. The Graduate Orientee is not expected to have a skill set beyond what is learned in the clinical and classroom setting. The Nursing School New Graduate is engaged in an intensive orientation that involves learning Psychiatric Nurse specific skills. Authorization to Test has been provided prior to hire and test date is within 90 days of hire.
Education
- Required Associate's Degree
Working Conditions
- Potential exposure to abusive and/or aggressive people.
- Potential exposure to diseases or infections.
- Potential exposure to noise levels being uncomfortable.
- Potential exposure to noxious odors.
- Potential exposure to very hot or cold temperatures.
- Work with computers, typing, reading or writing.
- Extend body and limbs to reach items.
- Lifting, moving and loading less than 20 pounds.
- Lifting, moving and loading 20 to 30 pounds.
- Prolonged periods of sitting.
- Prolonged periods of standing.
- Prolonged periods of walking.
About us:
Northern Light Acadia Hospital in Bangor, Maine, is a leading provider of comprehensive behavioral health services. The hospital offers a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services, tele-psychiatry, consultations, school-based and employer-based services, and integration into primary and specialty care practices.
Acadia Hospital is at the forefront of innovative programming, offering specialized services such as eating disorder treatments and a geriatric mood and memory clinic that actively participates in clinical trials for promising Alzheimer's medications. As the parent organization of Northern Light Acadia Healthcare, the hospital also provides substance use disorder treatment programs, case management, and outpatient mental health services that cater to patients across the state of Maine.
Northern Light Acadia Hospital is committed to achieving excellence in behavioral health services, as demonstrated by its pursuit of Center of Excellence status. The hospital embraces service excellence and high-quality care, ensuring that patients receive the best possible treatment and support.
Northern Light Health is an integrated statewide health delivery system in Maine that is raising the bar with no-nonsense solutions that are leading the way to a healthier future for our state. Our system offers a broad range of providers and services, including ten hospitals, primary care and specialty physician practices, long-term care, home health and hospice agencies, and emergency ground and air transport. Note: Acadia Healthcare, Inc. d/b/a Northern Light Acadia Healthcare, and likewise, Acadia Hospital, Corp. d/b/a Northern Light Acadia Hospital, are members of Northern Light Health; Acadia Healthcare, headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee, is not associated with Northern Light Health.
Bangor, Maine is a vibrant small city with easy access to Maine's spectacular coast, mountains, and lakes. Schools rank among New England's best with the flagship campus of the University of Maine located in the neighboring town of Orono, and professional development partnerships exists between Northern Light Health and nearby Husson University. Bangor serves as the regional hub for medicine, the arts, and commerce. Bangor International Airport offers direct and one-stop service to many major destinations