Registered Nurse (RN) - Intensive Care Unit

About the role

Foundation Health Partners (FHP) is seeking Registered Nurses to join the ICU team. Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, a Joint Commission-accredited facility with 152 licensed beds, is the primary referral center for residents of Alaska's interior. Fairbanks offers a unique blend of large-town amenities, breathtaking landscapes, and plenty of wide-open space, making it a special place to live, work, and play.

Responsibilities

• Affirms patient physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and discharge planning needs.
• Reviews patient history and physical with patient/family and assures completion within appropriate timeframe.
• Reviews available information obtained by other health care team members.
• Reviews diagnostics and laboratory data and reports abnormal results to the physician(s) and other appropriate caregivers.
• Formulates a plan of care, including the discharge plan, utilizing assessment data and patient, family and health team input.
• Initiates a plan of care based on patient-specific needs, assessment data and the medical plan of care.
• Plans care in collaboration with members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Reviews and revises the plan of care to reflect changing patient needs based on evaluation of the patient's status.
• Provides care based on physician orders and the nursing plan of care.
• Delegates appropriately, and provides nursing supervision in the provision of care to patients by other licensed nurses and other personnel.
• Promotes continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for whom care is provided.
• Evaluates patient and family response to care and teaching, and revises the plan of care as needed.
• Evaluates patient progress towards goals and expected outcomes in collaboration with other health care team members.
• Evaluates patient response and the effectiveness of teaching.
• Documents assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation in the patient record.
• Communicates effectively in both verbal and written forms.
• Participates in unit or facility shared leadership.
• Interacts and participates in the education, role development, and orientation of facility personnel, patients, students, families and visitors.
• Promotes/supports growth of others by acting as a preceptor or mentor when appropriate.
• Contributes to society through activities that lead to excellent patient outcomes through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care.
• Actively participates in the improvement of national nursing quality indicators and outcomes.

Requirements

• Must possess a valid current or temporary Alaska RN license.
• BLS certification is required.
• May require ACLS, PALS, or additional certification and/or continuing education based on area of practice.

Qualifications

• Requires the knowledge and skills normally demonstrated by an Associate's degree in nursing.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Professional certification preferred.
• Experience working in an acute care setting within the past 12 months as a Registered Nurse in the specialty area.

Skills

• Knowledgeable in assessing patient needs.
• Skilled in reviewing patient history and physical.
• Proficient in reviewing diagnostics and laboratory data.
• Capable of formulating and implementing a plan of care.
• Effective in communicating with healthcare team members.
• Skilled in delegating tasks and providing nursing supervision.
• Experienced in evaluating patient progress and response to care.
• Proficient in documenting care plans and evaluations.
• Skilled in promoting patient continuity of care.
• Capable of participating in shared leadership and education.
• Experienced in contributing to societal improvements in healthcare.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, dental coverage.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Tuition assistance.
• Student loan forgiveness.
• Onsite gym.
• Wellness programs.
• Discount programs.
• The Learning Center (childcare services).

Pay & Schedule

• $38.42-$63.35 hourly wage based on experience and education.
• Relocation Assistance up to $7,500.
• Temporary Housing 90 Days Temporary Housing Provided.
• Shift Differential, Annual Increases, Paid Time Off.

Schedule

• Full Time; Nights; 36hr/wk; 12hr Shifts; Part Time/PRN.

Application

No application instructions provided.