Rural Registered Nurse

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Pay Range: $44.57 - $62.80

Provides professional nursing care to patients of all ages from infant to elderly including after-hours urgent/emergent clinic. Performs professional nursing duties utilizing the nursing process and initiating nursing actions, providing comprehensive nursing care to meet the physical, emotional, spiritual, and socio-cultural needs of the patient and family. Demonstrates initiative and ability to work independently on a variety of tasks during times when patient load is light.

• Knowledge of nursing care principles, practice and procedures required to assess and care for patients of all ages and conditions. In conjunction with the primary care provider, develops a plan of care from assessment data for individual patients. Observes, assesses, recognizes, identifies, and interprets the patient condition. Document observations, nursing interventions, health teaching, therapeutic measures, and the coordinated activities between nursing and other professional disciplines.
  
  Evaluates to what extent nursing interventions have met the health care goals the patient and revises the plan of care accordingly.
• Administers therapeutic measures as ordered by a physician or other qualified health care provider and appropriates within scope of practice and department protocol. Operates specialized equipment. Demonstrates correct utilization of computer-based health information system.
• Performs triage of patients requesting other than routine clinic appointments. Assesses patient according to established protocol and provides appropriate advice or directs patient to level of care. Recognizes signs and symptoms requiring intervention and acts appropriately. Maintains a safe and aseptic environment by carrying out sterile and aseptic technique and procedures. Maintains equipment and adequate level of medical and nursing supplies.
  
  Identifies safety concerns and quickly takes steps to correct the situation.
• Nursing staff is responsible for the weekend, on-call, and secondary coverage of the moderate complexity lab which includes but not limited to phlebotomy, QA/QI of instrumentation, testing of lab specimens, documenting of lab specimens, proficiency testing, and shipping of lab specimens. Nursing is also responsible for respiratory therapy functions such as: pulmonary function testing, peak flow test, 12 lead EKG’s, Nebulizer treatments, and oxygen therapy.
  
  Radiology is another function of the nursing staff which includes registering and editing x-rays in the Nova Rad system, taking of films, editing, transferring, and printing of x-rays when needed, erasing and cleaning of cassettes, and documentation of all radiology studies both electronically and hard copy. Case management is another function of the nursing staff as occasionally the need to assist the referral care coordinator and establish care plans with the patient’s provider.

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. We offer generous benefits, including retirement, paid time off, paid parental leave, health insurance, dental, and vision benefits, life insurance and long and short-term disability, and more.

• Current full, unrestricted Registered Nursing license in Alaska or other U.S. state required.
• Direct Hire must have applied for an Alaska nursing license before start date. Agency staff must have an active Alaska license.
• Successful completion of a BSN, Diploma, or Associated Nursing Degree Program.
• BLS.
• ACLS/PALS required within 1 year of hire.
• Limited Radiology online course will be required and provided by employer.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Clinical Competency required within 3 months of hire and every three years.
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