Registered Nurse - Long Term Care

About the role

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides professional nursing care across the lifespan in accordance with organizational standards, policies, and evidence-based practice. The RN utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care while delivering high-quality, culturally sensitive, and patient-centered services. The RN collaborates with providers and interdisciplinary teams to promote optimal patient outcomes, safety, and positive patient experience. The Long-Term Care Registered Nurse provides direct nursing care to patients across the lifespan with acute, chronic, and post operative conditions across a broad range of diagnoses. This role requires strong clinical assessment skills, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the ability to manage fluctuating patient needs in a group setting. Must be competent in the use of all equipment in specialty. On call may be required. SEARHC is a non-profit health consortium which serves the health interests of the residents of Southeast Alaska. We see our employees as our strongest assets. It is our priority to further their development and our organization by aiding in their professional advancement. Working at SEARHC is more than a job, it’s a fulfilling career.

Responsibilities

• Patient Care – Performs comprehensive patient assessments and develops individualized plans of care; implements and evaluates nursing interventions and patient responses; administers medications and treatments safely and accurately per provider orders and policy; recognizes changes in patient condition and initiates appropriate interventions or escalation of care; provides patient and family education related to care, medications, and discharge needs; delivers culturally responsive, patient-centered care.
• Nursing Judgment & Clinical Decision‑Making – Applies critical thinking and professional judgment to perform and interpret comprehensive assessments, recognize significant changes in patient condition requiring nursing intervention or provider notification; exercises