Registered Nurse (RN)

Job Description

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides professional nursing care across the lifespan according to organizational standards, policies, and evidence-based practices. The RN utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care while delivering high-quality, culturally sensitive, and patient-centered services. Collaboration with providers and interdisciplinary teams is essential to promote optimal patient outcomes, safety, and positive patient experiences.

Responsibilities

• Provides OTP medication and nursing services in collaboration with providers and clinic staff to ensure high-quality care and compliance.
• Maintains medication inventory and completes required quality control checks for point-of-care testing.
• Documents all patient care and clinical services according to professional nursing standards.
• Manages daily operations of the medication room, including opening and closing.
• Communicates effectively with other departments to serve as a resource for patients, providers, and staff.

Patient Care

• Performs comprehensive patient assessments and develops individualized plans of care.
• Implements and evaluates nursing interventions and patient responses.
• Administers medications and treatments safely and accurately per provider orders and policy.
• Recognizes changes in patient conditions and initiates appropriate interventions or notifications.
• Provides education to patients and families related to care, medications, and discharge needs.
• Delivers culturally responsive, patient-centered care.

Nursing Judgment & Clinical Decision-Making

• Applies critical thinking and professional judgment in nursing care delivery.
• Performs and interprets comprehensive assessments, recognizing significant changes in patient conditions.
• Exercises independent judgment in determining nursing actions and interventions.
• Develops, implements, and revises individualized nursing care plans based on patient needs and clinical circumstances.
• Integrates clinical findings with ethical principles and patient safety standards in decision-making.
• Is accountable for nursing decisions, delegated tasks, and outcomes of nursing care.

Care Coordination & Documentation

• Collaborates with providers and interdisciplinary team members to coordinate patient care.
• Facilitates referrals, follow-up care, and continuity of services.
• Documents assessments, interventions, and outcomes accurately and timely in the electronic health record.
• Advocates for patient care and assists patients in navigating the healthcare system.

Quality, Safety & Compliance

• Practices within nursing scope and adheres to regulatory, safety, and infection prevention requirements.
• Participates in quality and performance improvement activities.
• Maintains required competencies and certifications.
• Reports adverse events and unsafe conditions per policy.

Teamwork & Professional Practice

• Demonstrates professionalism, accountability, flexibility, and teamwork.
• Provides guidance and delegation to ancillary staff.
• Supports orientation, mentoring, and education of staff, students, and peers.
• May float to other departments or assignments as needed.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in Nursing from an accredited program.
• Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse license in the State of Alaska.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Clinical competency required within three months and every three years.
• High Risk Competency required within three months and annually thereafter.

New Nursing Program Graduates

• BLS certification is required at the time of hire.
• All required certifications for the area of practice must be obtained within six months of hire.

Experienced Nurses – New to a Specialty Area

• Must obtain all required specialty-specific and advanced certifications within six months of hire.

Experienced Nurses

• Must provide evidence of current required certifications for the position at the time of hire.

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