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Shift: Rotating, 4x12hrs
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Hours: 48 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Oct 6, 2026
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Length: 13 weeks
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Openings: 1
American Traveler is hiring an LPN/LVN for a long-term care unit, requiring an active AK license, prior travel experience, and at least 1 year of LTC experience.
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Long-term care facility with 40 staffed beds
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LTC unit with a 1:20 patient ratio
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Scheduled for 4x12 or 3x12 variable shifts, either days (0700-1930) or nights (1900-0730), traveler's choice
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Caregivers are not typically rotated between day and night shifts
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May be required to float within scope to meet facility needs, including to sister facilities nearby
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Uses ECS charting system
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No on-call requirements
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Current AK LPN/LVN license required in hand at time of submission if applicable
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Minimum 1 year of LTC experience required
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Current BLS certification required
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Must obtain Alaska Food Worker Certification during onsite orientation
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Previous travel healthcare experience required
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2 supervisory references covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years
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Responsibilities include patient admissions, communication of status changes to RN/MD, isolation precautions/PPE, vital sign monitoring, ambulation, skin and mouth care, blood glucose monitoring, medication administration (oral, IM/SQ, eye/ear drops), NG/G tube care, respiratory support (oxygen, nasal cannula, face masks), feeding tube management, and foley catheter insertion
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Scrub color is unrestricted
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Free parking available onsite
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Facility provides shuttle service to and from Anchorage at the start and end of assignment, plus local shuttle service in Seward
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First-time travelers are not accepted for this position
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Local candidates are not accepted; permanent address must be at least 50 miles from the facility
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No more than 2 weeks of RTO considered for a 26-week contract, and candidates must be willing to work at least 2 of 3 major winter holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's)
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All RTO requests must be submitted upfront and will not be considered after an offer or contract signing
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Former permanent staff must wait at least 3 months before returning as a traveler
