Registered Nurse II Day Surgery - Day Surgery

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC); Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide professional nursing services as part of the patient care team at the Alaska Native Medical Center.

The role supports the patient care plan, nursing process, and the organization’s standards.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of nursing science, principles, techniques, and procedures.
• Knowledge of healthcare terminology, anatomy, physiology and disease concepts.
• Knowledge and ability to utilize evidence‑based practice to develop plans of care.
• Knowledge of hospital environment and inter-service interactions.
• Knowledge of Alaskan culture.
• Knowledge of nursing theories and theory‑based care.
• Understanding of shared governance and decision making.
• Critical thinking to provide effective, compassionate care.
• CPR skills.
• Ability to evaluate health problems and make recommendations.
• Ability to operate a PC with various software.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates one’s own nursing practice against standards and regulations.
• Uses ANA Scope and Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics as foundation.
• Supports professional development in Shared Governance setting.
• Makes ethical decisions prioritizing patient autonomy, dignity and rights.
• Collaborates with patient, family and providers on goals and care plan.
• Considers safety, effectiveness, evidence‑based practice and costs in care planning.
• Delivers timely nursing care per established standards.
• Performs nursing assessments, interventions and evaluations.
• Directs day‑to‑day activities of LPNs, NAs, and PSAs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Nursing knowledge

Critical thinking

CPR

Electronic health records

Alaskan culture knowledge

Education

Associate Degree in Nursing

Job description

The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium is a non‑profit Tribal health organization designed to meet the unique health needs of Alaska Native and American Indian people living in Alaska. In partnership with the more than 171,000 Alaska Native and American Indian people that we serve and the Tribal health organizations of the Alaska Tribal Health System, ANTHC provides world‑class health services, which include comprehensive medical services at the Alaska Native Medical Center, wellness programs, disease research and prevention, rural provider training and rural water and sanitation systems construction.

ANTHC is the largest, most comprehensive Tribal health organization in the United States, and Alaska’s second‑largest health employer with more than 3,100 employees offering an array of health services to people around the nation’s largest state.

Our vision: Alaska Native people are the healthiest people in the world.

Summary

Provides professional nursing services to accomplish the individual patient plan of care; independently and consistently using the nursing process to safely, therapeutically, and efficiently care for a full assignment of patients with subtle and sometimes unidentified needs. Supports the operations of the Alaska Native Medical Center and programs.

Responsibilities

• Evaluates one’s own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and relevant statutes and regulations, identifying short and long‑term professional goals.
• Utilizes the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice and the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements as the foundation for nursing practice.
• Interacts with and contributes to the professional development of peers and others practicing in a Shared Governance model of nursing practice.
• Makes decisions and takes actions on behalf of patients in an ethical manner; care is delivered in a non‑judgmental and nondiscriminatory manner that is sensitive to patient diversity while preserving patient autonomy, dignity, and rights.
• Collaborates with the patient, family, and other health care providers in the formation of overall goals and the plan of care, and in decisions related to care and the delivery of services.
• Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, evidence‑based practice, and cost in planning and delivering patient care, and assists the patient and family in identifying and securing appropriate and available services to address health‑related needs.
• Delivers timely and effective nursing care according to established standards, including physical, social, and emotional care.
• Performs nursing assessments, interventions, and evaluations.
• Directs the day‑to‑day activities of LPNs, NAs, and PSAs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge and Skills

• Knowledge of nursing science, principles, techniques, and procedures for the care of patients.
• Knowledge of healthcare terminology, anatomy, physiology and concepts of disease.
• Knowledge and ability to utilize evidence‑based practice to develop the plan of care and interventions.
• Knowledge of the hospital environment and how the services and functions interact.
• Knowledge of Alaskan culture.
• Knowledge of nursing theorists and ability to provide theory‑based care for patients.
• Knowledge of shared governance environment with shared‑decision making.
• Skill in critical thinking to provide effective and compassionate nursing care, assessing patient situations and taking effective courses of action.
• Skill in providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
• Skill in evaluating health problems and making recommendations based on observations.
• Skill in operating a personal computer utilizing a variety of software applications.

Minimum Education Qualification

An Associate Degree in Nursing. Equivalent knowledge, experience, education, or training may be substituted for education. Must have participated in 30 hours every 2 years of continuing education in nursing in general, 16 of which are in the specific area of practice.

Minimum Experience Qualification

Specific experience may be required for each work area.

Minimum Certification Qualification

• Current registered nurse license in the State of Alaska.
• Current Basic Life Support card required.
• All other certifications as required for specific work area: new employees must obtain the required certifications within six months of hire; new graduates must obtain the required certifications within 18 months of hire; contract and MOA employees must come to us with the required training completed as outlined in their individual contracts/MOAs, and must be licensed as a registered nurse by the State of Alaska and remain active with all annual licensing requirements.

Preferred Education Qualification

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.

Preferred Certification Qualification

National certification is preferred.

Additional Requirements

Depending on the needs of the organization, some incumbents in this job class may be required to obtain additional certifications or training in one or more specialty areas.

EEO Statement

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium has a hiring preference for qualified Alaska Native and American Indian applicants pursuant to P.L. 93‑638 Indian Self Determination Act.

Visit us online at www.anthc.org or contact Recruitment directly at [e-mail].