Registered Nurse - Internal Med SIGN ON and RELO

About the role

The Registered Nurse (RN) and Ambulatory Registered Nurse (ARN) positions at SEARHC provide comprehensive, patient-centered nursing care in various settings. These roles utilize the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care, collaborating with providers and interdisciplinary teams to ensure optimal patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Performs comprehensive patient assessments and develops individualized plans of care.
• Administers medications and treatments safely and accurately per provider orders and policy.
• Recognizes changes in patient condition and initiates appropriate interventions or escalates care as necessary.
• Provides patient and family education related to care, medications, and discharge needs.
• Delivers culturally responsive, patient-centered care.
• Consistently applies critical thinking and professional judgment to perform and interpret comprehensive assessments and recognize significant changes in patient condition requiring nursing intervention or provider notification.
• Develops, implements, evaluates, and revises individualized nursing plans of care based on patient needs, responses, preferences, and clinical circumstances.
• Collaborates with providers and interdisciplinary team members to coordinate care.
• Facilitates referrals, follow-up care, and continuity of services.
• Documents assessments, interventions, and outcomes accurately and timely in the electronic health record.
• Advocates for patient care and assists patients in navigating the healthcare system.
• Participates in quality and performance improvement activities.
• Demonstrates professionalism, accountability, flexibility, and teamwork.
• Provides appropriate guidance and delegation to ancillary staff.
• Supports orientation, mentoring, and education of staff, students, and peers.
• Floats to other departments or assignments as needed.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in Nursing from an accredited program.
• Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse license in the State of Alaska.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) is required.
• Clinical competency required within 3 months and every 3 years.
• High Risk Competency required within 3 months and every year.
• New Nursing Program Graduates: BLS required at the time of hire.
• All certifications required for the area of practice must be obtained within six (6) months of hire (e.g., ACLS, PALS, NRP, TNCC, ENPC, as applicable).
• Experienced Nurses - New To a Specialty Area: Must obtain all required specialty-specific and advanced certifications within six (6) months of hire (e.g., ACLS, PALS, NRP, TNCC, ENPC, based on practice area requirements).
• Experienced Nurses - Direct Patient Care: Must provide evidence of current required certifications for the position at the time of hire (e.g., ACLS, PALS, NRP, TNCC, ENPC, as applicable to practice area).
• Nurses With Float Areas: Must complete the required certifications for the highest level specialty in which they will provide care.
• High-Risk Competency Validation is required for direct patient care nursing roles.
• Knowledge of nursing principles, evidence-based practice, medication safety, and infection prevention.
• Strong clinical judgment, organization, prioritization, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with electronic health records and clinical systems.
• Ability to lift, push, pull, and move up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to stand for extended periods and perform bending, stooping, and kneeling.
• Ability to work in a moderate-to-high noise clinical environment.

Skills

• Knowledge of nursing principles, evidence-based practice, medication safety, and infection prevention.
• Strong clinical judgment, organization, prioritization, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with electronic health records and clinical systems.

Benefits

• Retirement
• Paid time off
• Paid parental leave
• Health insurance
• Dental
• Vision
• Life insurance
• Long and short-term disability

Pay

Pay Range: $41.66 - $58.69