Registered Nurse; RN - Float Pool

Job Overview

$15,000 - $20,000 incentive. Hourly wage $38.42-$63.35 based on experience and education. Relocation assistance up to $7,500. 90 days temporary housing provided. Additional pay includes shift differential, annual increases, paid time off. Benefits: medical, vision, dental, 401k with employer match, tuition assistance, student loan forgiveness, onsite gym, wellness programs, discounts. Shifts available:
Full Time, nights, 36hr/week, 12hr shifts.

Responsible for staffing 6 units across the hospital:
Behavioral Health;
West surgical unit;
Pediatrics;
South medical unit;
Women’s Center for mother/baby couplet care;
Intensive Care unit.

Non‑profit facility, Joint Commission‑accredited, 152 licensed beds, primary referral center for residents of Alaska’s interior. Strong patient‑to‑nurse ratio and culture of shared leadership.

• No state income tax and no sales tax.
• Second largest city in Alaska at approximately 100,000 residents.
• College town – University of Alaska Fairbanks, UAF Community & Technical College.
• Military community – Ft. Wainwright Army Post & Eielson Air Force Base.
• 10 schools of choice and robust youth sports programs.

Summer activities: midnight sun, hiking, fishing, camping, gold panning, kayaking, berry picking, rafting, rock climbing, recreational flying, community festivals, live music, events. Winter activities: northern lights, skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, hockey, curling, ice fishing, dog mushing, ice climbing, hunting, ice art, hot springs, community art shows.

• Assesses 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; completes assessment and reassessments according to patient need and as outlined in policy.
• 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; goals for patient are realistic, measurable and developed in conjunction with the patient/family; considers the physical, cultural, psychosocial, spiritual, age specific and educational needs of the patient in the 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.
• Implements the plan of care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation, and supervision of the activities of the health care team; provides care based on physician orders and the nursing plan of care; provides care in compliance with policies and procedures, standards of care, and regulatory agency requirements; 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; documentation is legible, timely, and in accordance with policy; documentation reflects objective/subjective data, nursing interventions and patient response to treatment; notes physician orders accurately and in a timely manner.
• Provides care based on the best evidence available, and may participate in research activities within clinical practice; participates in unit or facility shared leadership; interacts…