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Cary Medical Center

Community hospital in northern Maine

Nurse Graduate

Full-Time
$34.50/hr
Entry
Caribou, ME, USA
In Person
Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryNursing & Frontline Patient Care

About the job

Requirements
  • Near completion of an approved nursing program.
  • Submit an application to take the NCLEX examination.
  • Submit a licensure application to the Board and be declared eligible to take the examination before beginning orientation; provide the employer with a copy of the Authorization to Test letter.
  • Pass the NCLEX examination within three months of starting orientation to continue beyond the unlicensed assistive personnel role.
  • Be available to work nights, weekends, and holidays depending on department staffing needs.
Responsibilities
  • Complete orientation under continuous, on-site supervision by a designated registered professional nurse preceptor; graduates of practical nursing programs may also be oriented with a licensed practical nurse participating.
  • During orientation before licensure, do not independently delegate nursing functions, pass medications, administer intravenous therapy, or carry a patient assignment.

About the company

Cary Medical Center is an independent community hospital serving Caribou and the surrounding communities of northern Maine. Its services span emergency and inpatient care, surgery, maternity care, cancer treatment and rehabilitation, with all private patient rooms. The hospital works with Pines Health Services, a community health center, to connect hospital services with primary care and specialty clinics. Its campus also hosts a veterans outpatient clinic and long-term and residential care facilities operated by Maine Veterans Homes. Founded in 1924, Cary is a nonprofit hospital based in Caribou, Maine, with roots in a community hospital funded through a local physician's estate.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Caribou, ME

Founded

1924

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What believers are saying

  • Maine DHHS invited Cary into the 2026 Rural Health Transformation Program.
  • Cary delivered 228 babies in 2025, its third-highest total in three decades.
  • Pines and Cary keep recruiting trainees and offering clinics, supporting workforce retention.

What critics are saying

  • Maine's $30 million rural fund ends August 2027; Cary must prove sustainability fast.
  • The 2019 negligence verdict shows litigation exposure still haunts Cary's brand.
  • A deeper rural staffing crunch could force service cuts, threatening Cary's entire hospital model.

What makes Cary Medical Center unique

  • Cary Medical Center anchors labor-and-delivery care in Caribou as of August 2026.
  • It has won Maine's Best Places to Work six straight years through September 2026.
  • Its local scale and community ties distinguish it from distant regional competitors.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Paid Vacation