RN - Emergency Department, 0.9 FTE, Evening Shift

PeaceHealth; Ketchikan (AK); On-site; USD 44,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous hiring bonus

Relocation assistance

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

PeaceHealth is looking for a Registered Nurse for the Emergency Department in Ketchikan, Alaska. This full-time position requires comprehensive direct patient care, including assessment and evaluation. Candidates should have a degree from an accredited nursing school and at least one year of ER experience.

This role offers a competitive salary range of $44.27 – $71.09, depending on experience, along with various benefits such as medical coverage and retirement plans.

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate independent management of various patient types in ER.
• Minimum of 1 year as a primary clinical provider in the ER setting preferred.
• IV skills for all ages required.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care needs.
• Document patient care according to established standards.
• Direct and delegate care to other team members.

Skills

Demonstrated knowledge of growth and development principles

Ability to promote positive interpersonal relationships

Basic computer skills

Acute care emergency department experience

Education

Degree from an Accredited School of Nursing

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Job description

Job Description

PeaceHealth is seeking a RN - Emergency Department for a Full Time, 0.90 FTE, Evening position.

Description

The salary range for this job opening at PeaceHealth is $44.27 – $71.09. The hiring rate is dependent upon several factors, including but not limited to education, training, work experience, terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreement, seniority, etc.

This position is represented by a collective bargaining agreement. There may be more than one opening on this posting.

Generous hiring bonus and relocation assistance may be available.

Ketchikan, Alaska is the beginning of the last frontier. Set at the southernmost entrance to Alaska's famed Inside Passage—a network of waterways that snake through some of the most jaw‑droppingly beautiful wilderness in the world—Ketchikan is best known for abundant salmon, idyllic scenery, rich hunting grounds, and an incredibly rich Alaska Native culture.

Ketchikan Medical Center is not your ordinary Critical Access Hospital. We provide comprehensive services to take care of every patient that comes through our doors.

Job Summary

Provides professional nursing direct patient care in compliance with professional practice and unit standards. Promotes a collaborative, interdisciplinary approach towards patients, families and all members of the care delivery team.

Essential Functions

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care needs.
• Documents patient care in the healthcare record according to established standards.
• Directs and delegates care to other team members in accordance with their education, credentials, and demonstrated competence.
• Ensures own professional effectiveness through education and professional development.
• Participates in the development of and maintains established hospital policies, procedures and objectives, quality improvement, safety, environmental and infection prevention program.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education

• Required: Degree from an Accredited School of Nursing
• Preferred: Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Experience

• Must demonstrate independent management of cardiac, critical care, complex care med/surg, psychiatric, and multiple trauma patients of all age groups. The ability to work in an intermittently fast paced, high volume, high‑risk environment is required. IV skills for all ages required. Computer charting required. Telemetry experience.
• Minimum of 1 year as a primary clinical provider in the ER setting is preferred. RN's with prior clinical practice, New Grad RN's with prior experience in other emergency type situations, paramedic, EMS etc will also be taken into consideration. ABG experience preferred.

Credentials

• Required: Registered Nurse
• Required: Upon Hire Basic Life Support
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required within 6 months.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) required within 6 months.
• Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum (TNCC) required within 12 months.
• National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certification (NIHSS) required within 6 months.

Skills

• Required: Demonstrated knowledge of and ability to apply age specific principles of growth and development and life stages to meet each patient’s needs.
• Strongly preferred: At least one year of acute care emergency department experience.
• Demonstrated ability to promote positive interpersonal relationships and patient/family centered work environment (Required).
• Able to support and interpret medical center philosophy, policy and procedures (Required).
• Basic computer skills (Required).

Working Conditions

Lifting

• Patient handling no greater than 35 lbs. without the use of assistive equipment and/or devices (NIOSH).
• Fine motor skills to be able to grasp and control medical equipment and perform precise procedures.
• Push/Pull: Frequently up to 45 lbs. force (i.e., medical carts).
• Perform hands on CPR at least 20 mins using 100‑125 lbs. of force (National Assoc. of EMS Physicians and AHA) Frequency should be seldom or occasionally.
• Ability to move around area with frequent sitting.
• Bending/ stooping/ squatting/ reaching/ kneeling frequently.
• Lifting (non-patient) up to 20 lbs. occasionally and 5 lbs. frequently.

Environmental Conditions

• Exposure to biohazard, body fluids and airborne particles.
• Must be able to complete tasks in a noisy environment.

Mental/Visual

• Vision and hearing required within normal limits (glasses, contacts, hearing aids permitted).
• Ability to communicate and exchange accurate information.

Benefits

PeaceHealth is committed to the overall wellbeing of our caregivers: physical, emotional, financial, social, and spiritual. We offer caregivers a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package. Some of the many benefits included in this package are full medical/dental/vision coverage; 403b retirement plan employer base and matching contributions; paid time off; employer‑paid life and disability insurance with additional buy‑up coverage options; tuition and continuing education reimbursement; wellness benefits, and expanded EAP and mental health program.

EEO: Affi­mative Action Employer/Vets/Disabled in accordance with applicable local, state, or federal laws.