Job Title: Registered Nurse
Location: Haines, Alaska
Schedule: 8:00AM - 5:00PM x 5
Term: Permanent
Salary: $86000.00 - $117000.00
Astrya Global, a San Diego based medical staffing agency, is hiring a Registered Nurse for a permanent assignment in Haines, Alaska.
Responsibilities for a Registered Nurse:
- 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 perform and interpret comprehensive assessments
- 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
- Provide comprehensive care management for Breast and Cervical cancer prevention, screening, and diagnostic services
- Collaborate closely with providers, radiology, members of the healthcare team, and Community Wellness
- 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
- Maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Obtain Case Management certification within 2 years of hire
- Complete Clinical Competency validation within 3 months and every 3 years
- Complete High Risk Competency validation within 3 months and annually thereafter
- Comply with safe work practices, report injuries and unsafe conditions, and cooperate in safety investigations
- Demonstrate proficiency with electronic health records and clinical systems
- Maintain current, unrestricted Registered Nurse license in the State of Alaska
Benefits for a Registered Nurse:
- Salary: $86000.00 - $117000.00
- 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.