Job Title: Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Location: Sitka, AK
Shift: Night 3x12
Guaranteed Hours: 36
Length of Contract: 13 Weeks
Qualifications:
Education/Experience
- Education required to obtain a valid, current, full and unrestricted RN license in the State of Alaska
- One-year clinical nurse experience preferred
- Prior experience in the area of specialty is preferred
License/Certification
- Valid, current, full and unrestricted RN license in the State of Alaska
- Must have BLS and PALS upon hire, ACLS
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
- Knowledge of nursing care principles, practices, diagnosis and processes (assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation) including specialty areas when appropriate, to provide professional nursing care to patients.
- Competency to recognize emergently ill patients and adverse signs and symptoms and to act promptly in emergency situations.
- Knowledge of general pharmaceuticals, their desired effects, side effects and complications in their use. For specialty nursing units, knowledge should include the medication used in to area.
- Skills to apply scientific principles in operating and monitoring of basic medical equipment (ex: defibrillator, monitors, beds/lifts, etc.), Specialty area equipment might also include chest tube set up, immobilization, EKG machines, ventilators, etc.
- Specialty areas will require proficiency in assisting with emergency procedures (i.e. intubations, arterial line set up, arterial blood gas puncture, thoracentesis, lavage, etc.).
- Oral and written communication skills, can enter and retrieve patient data accurately, can verbally communicate findings with healthcare team.
- Ability to provide guidance, leadership and work cooperatively with others by establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships with patients, visitors and other healthcare team members.
- Ability to implement appropriate nursing therapeutic interventions based on the knowledge of a wide variety of nursing diagnosis, evidenced based practice, medical and psychosocial disorders, the normal courses of disease and anticipated complications.
- Ability to recognize adverse signs and symptoms, which are not always apparent and to intervene promptly in emergency situations including the implementation of life saving procedures.
Job Types: Travel nursing, Contract
Pay: $87.48 - $100.00 per hour
Expected hours: 36 per week
Benefits:
Medical Specialty:
Physical Setting:
Supplemental Pay:
- Differential pay
- Overtime pay
Experience:
License/Certification:
- BLS Certification (Required)
- RN (Required)
- ACLS Certification (Required)
- PALS Certification (Required)
Work Location: In person
