Registered Nurse (RN)

Job Description

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides professional nursing care across the lifespan in accordance with organizational standards, policies, and evidence-based practice. The RN utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care while delivering high-quality, culturally sensitive, and patient-centered services. The RN collaborates with providers and interdisciplinary teams to promote optimal patient outcomes, safety, and a positive patient experience.

Role Responsibilities

• 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.
• Coordinate perioperative workflow outside the sterile field, preparing the patient, verifying documentation, and ensuring equipment readiness.
• Serve as the patient’s advocate while maintaining situational awareness and anticipating needs.
• Document key intraoperative events to maintain a safe and efficient surgical environment.
• Participate in on-call coverage to support urgent and emergent surgical cases.

Care Coordination & Documentation

• 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.

Quality, Safety & Compliance

• Practice within nursing scope 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 according to policy.

Teamwork & Professional Practice

• Demonstrate professionalism, accountability, flexibility, and teamwork.
• Provide guidance and delegation to ancillary staff as necessary.
• Support orientation, mentoring, and education of staff, students, and peers.
• Float to other departments or assignments as needed.

Qualifications

• Associates degree in Nursing from an accredited program.
• Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse license in the State of Alaska.
• Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certifications are required.
• Clinical competency must be achieved within three months and assessed every three years.
• High-risk competency validation is required within three months and annually thereafter.
• Nurses entering a new specialty must obtain all required certifications within six months of hire.
• Proficiency in electronic health records and clinical systems is essential.

Physical & Work Requirements

• Ability to lift, push, pull, and move up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to stand for extended periods and perform bending, stooping, and kneeling.
• Ability to work in a moderate-to-high noise clinical environment.

Safety Responsibility

All employees are responsible for complying with safe work practices, reporting injuries and unsafe conditions, and cooperating in safety investigations.