RN - ICU, 0.9 FTE in beautiful KETCHIKAN

Description

Full-Time | 0.90 FTE | Variable or Night Shift
Peace Health Ketchikan Medical Center | Ketchikan, Alaska

Peace Health is seeking experienced ICU Registered Nurses (RNs) to join our team in Ketchikan, Alaska
, where world-class healthcare meets unparalleled outdoor adventure.

Known as the gateway to Alaska's famed Inside Passage, Ketchikan offers a unique lifestyle surrounded by breathtaking wilderness, abundant wildlife, rich Alaska Native heritage, and endless opportunities for fishing, hiking, kayaking, and exploration. This vibrant island community combines small-town charm with extraordinary natural beauty, making it an exceptional place to live and work.

Ketchikan Medical Center is far more than a typical Critical Access Hospital. We provide a broad range of specialty services, including:

• Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
• Labor & Delivery
• Surgical Services/Operating Room
• Emergency Care
• Transitional Care and Skilled Nursing Services
• And more

As an ICU nurse, you'll have the opportunity to provide high-acuity care while working alongside a collaborative team dedicated to exceptional patient outcomes.

• Pay Range: $44.77 to $71.09 per hour
• Compensation is based on years of paid registered nursing experience in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement.
• Generous hiring bonus and relocation assistance may be available.

The ICU Registered Nurse provides direct patient care in accordance with professional nursing standards, evidence-based practice, and departmental policies. This role collaborates closely with physicians, patients, families, and interdisciplinary team members to deliver safe, compassionate, and high-quality care.

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized patient care plans.
• Accurately document patient care and clinical information in the electronic health record.
• Delegate and direct patient care activities in accordance with team members' education, licensure, and demonstrated competencies.
• Maintain professional knowledge and clinical competency through ongoing education and development.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives, patient safety efforts, infection prevention activities, and departmental goals.
• Support and uphold Peace Health policies, procedures, and standards of care.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required

• Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing

Preferred

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Specialty certification

Required

• Minimum of one year of recent ICU experience as a Staff Nurse

Required

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license
• Basic Life Support (BLS) upon hire
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

ACLS and PALS must be obtained upon hire or in accordance with Peace Health Resuscitation Training Completion Requirements.

Additional requirements:

• Telemetry certification within 90 days of hire
• 12-Lead EKG Basics within 12 months of hire

• Demonstrated ability to apply age-specific growth and development principles when caring for patients across the lifespan.
• Strong commitment to patient- and family-centered care.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to interpret and support organizational policies, procedures, and standards.
• Basic computer proficiency.

• Safely handle patients in accordance with NIOSH guidelines and established patient-lifting protocols.
• Frequent pushing and pulling of equipment up to 45 lbs.
• Ability to perform prolonged CPR when required.
• Frequent standing, walking, bending, stooping, kneeling, reaching, and squatting.
• Ability to perform fine motor tasks and operate medical equipment safely and accurately.
• Occasional lifting of non-patient loads up to 20 lbs.

• Exposure to biohazardous materials, body fluids, and airborne particles.
• Ability to work effectively in fast-paced and occasionally noisy clinical environments.

• Functional vision and hearing with or without corrective…