Nursing, Healthcare Nursing

Job Title: OR
Location: Sitka, Alaska
Schedule: 8:00AM - 5:00PM x 5
Term: Permanent
Salary
: $85000.00 - $116000.00

Astrya Global, a San Diego based medical staffing agency, is hiring a OR for a permanent assignment in Sitka, Alaska.

• Perform comprehensive patient assessments and develop individualized plans of care
• Implement and evaluate nursing interventions and patient responses
• Administer medications and treatments safely and accurately per provider orders and policy
• Recognize changes in patient condition and initiate appropriate interventions or escalation of care
• Provide patient and family education related to care, medications, and discharge needs
• Deliver culturally responsive, patient-centered care
• Apply independent critical thinking and professional nursing judgment to assess, plan, and intervene based on patient needs and clinical circumstances
• Perform and interpret comprehensive assessments and recognize significant changes in patient condition requiring nursing intervention or provider notification
• Exercise independent nursing judgment in determining appropriate nursing actions, interventions, and priorities
• Identify when consultation, collaboration, or escalation to a licensed independent provider is required
• Develop, implement, evaluate, and revise individualized nursing plans of care based on patient needs, responses, preferences, and clinical circumstances
• Integrate clinical findings with ethical principles, cultural considerations, patient safety standards, and regulatory requirements when making nursing decisions
• Accept accountability for nursing decisions, delegated tasks, and outcomes of nursing care
• Collaborate with providers and interdisciplinary team members to coordinate care
• Facilitate referrals, follow-up care, and continuity of services
• Document assessments, interventions, and outcomes accurately and timely in the electronic health record
• Advocate for patient care and assist patients in navigating the healthcare system
• Practice within nursing scope of practice and adhere to regulatory, safety, and infection prevention requirements
• Participate in quality and performance improvement activities
• Maintain required competencies and certifications
• Report adverse events, near misses, and unsafe conditions per policy
• Demonstrate professionalism, accountability, flexibility, and teamwork
• Provide appropriate guidance and delegation to ancillary staff
• Support orientation, mentoring, and education of staff, students, and peers
• Float to other departments or assignments as needed
• Coordinate perioperative workflow outside the sterile field as a circulator nurse
• Prepare patients, verify documentation, ensure equipment readiness, and complete safety checklists
• Facilitate communication among the surgical team and serve as patient advocate in the perioperative setting
• Maintain situational awareness, anticipate needs, support sterile staff, and document key intraoperative events
• Participate in on-call coverage to support urgent and emergent surgical cases
• Comply with safe work practices, report injuries and unsafe conditions, and cooperate in safety investigations

• Salary: $85000.00 - $116000.00
• Full-service Credentialing and Corporate Travel Team
• Referral Bonus up to $1,500

Astrya Global Medical Staffing offers 10+ years of staffing experience, 100% domestic support, and is certified by both the Joint Commission and National Association of Locum Tenens Organizations. At Astrya, we are dedicated to helping healthcare professionals find the perfect job.