Licensed Practical Nurse, LPN - Emergency Department
LEWISTON, MEFull-time$27–30.75/hrPosted 5 days agoStill listed today
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Job overview
The Licensed Practical Nurse provides direct and indirect patient care in Central Maine Medical Center’s fast-paced Emergency Department under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. The role supports urgent and emergent care, patient safety, rapid response, and quality outcomes. The position is full-time, working night shifts from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. in 12-hour shifts.
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Bonus Amount $5,000 Bonus Information Sign-On Bonus Available for Qualified Candidates. Eligibility and payout terms apply. Details discussed during the interview process. Overview
LPN / LVN – Emergency Department (ED)
Location: Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston, ME
Full-time | Nights | 7p–7a | 12-Hour Shifts
Pay: $27.00 to $30.75
The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN/LVN) provides direct and indirect patient care in a fast-paced Emergency Department (ED). Under the supervision of a Registered Nurse (RN), this role supports urgent and emergent patient care, ensuring patient safety, rapid response, and quality outcomes.
Central Maine Healthcare (CMH), a member of Prime Healthcare Foundation, is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving approximately 400,000 residents across central, western, and midcoast Maine through a network of more than 40 primary and specialty care locations. The system includes Central Maine Medical Center (CMMC) in Lewiston, a 250-bed, not-for-profit regional referral hospital that is home to the region's only Cancer Care Center, an orthopedic ambulatory surgery center, and the Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute. CMMC also serves as the central Maine base for LifeFlight of Maine, the state's only medical helicopter service.
CMH also includes Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital, two 25-bed critical access hospitals that provide essential care to Maine's rural communities.
As part of its commitment to healthcare education and workforce development, CMH is home to the Maine College of Health Professions, Maine's first nursing and medical imaging school. The private, not-for-profit institution is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education and plays an important role in training the next generation of healthcare professionals.
To learn more, visit www.cmhc.org.
Responsibilities
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Deliver bedside care in a high-volume emergency setting
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Monitor vital signs, patient condition, and acuity changes
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Assist with medication administration, IV therapy, and blood draws
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Support trauma, triage, and emergency interventions
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Collaborate with RNs, physicians, and care teams
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Ensure patient safety, infection control, and ED protocols
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Document care in EMR/EHR systems
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Communicate changes in condition quickly and accurately
Qualifications
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING
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High School Diploma or equivalent required.
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Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) required.
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IV certification and Blood Withdrawal (BW) certification within 90 days of hire date.
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Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.
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Work experience in health care preferred.
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Pay Transparency
Central Maine Medical Center offers competitive compensation and a reasonable compensation estimate for this role is $27.00 to $30.75. The exact starting compensation to be offered will be determined at the time of selecting an applicant for hire, in which a wide range of factors will be considered, including but not limited to, skillset, years of applicable experience, education, credentials and licensure.
The company is dedicated to empowering its staff with a comprehensive, competitive benefits package, allowing them the freedom to customize their benefits to fit their unique needs. Our abundant resources, programs, and voluntary options serve as a foundation for individual growth and well-being. Learn more here: https://www.primehealthcare.com/benefitsthatmattermost/
Employment Status Full Time Shift Nights Equal Employment Opportunity
Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf
How this job compares
Set against the 9,965 open Licensed Practical Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$27–30.75/hr
- Maine median$31–36/hr59 hourly ranges
- US median$28–35/hr5,350 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $28.88/hr, is 14% below the Maine median midpoint ($34/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Licensed Practical Nurse hourly ranges in Maine.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 87 open Licensed Practical Nurse jobs in Maine and 9,965 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Maine
- First Atlantic Health Care18 open
- Genesis Healthcare11 open
- Amergis8 open
- Experience
- Licensed Practical Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median (2,614 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 1,488 of the 9,965 open Licensed Practical Nurse jobs (15%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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