Title:  Registered Nurse                                                                                                                    Pay Grade: 16

Program: Long Term Care                                                                                                                Status:  Non-Exempt         

Housing Priority: 3                                                                                                                             BCP: Yes

POSITION SUMMARY

Performs professional nursing duties in the care of geriatric residents. Uses evidence based practice in providing direct care to the residents and supervision of paraprofessional staff. Reports directly to the Long Term Care Director of Nursing or designee.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Initiates and utilizes the nursing process to meet the holistic needs of the patient and family while adhering to the professional standards of conduct, ethics, and practice.

1. Observes the resident’s clinical condition: recognizes, identifies, and interprets serious and/or emergent situations while initiating appropriate nursing interventions.
2. Integrates evidence based practices when developing plan of care and interventions.
3. Develops and implements patient/family teaching programs based on mutually identified health care goals.
4. Documents all observations, nursing interventions, therapeutic measures administered, and status of coordinated activities between nursing and other professional disciplines.
5. Evaluates the residents’ plan of care and revises plan as needed.
6. Safeguards the resident’s right to privacy by judiciously protecting information of a confidential manner.
7. Understands and practices facility safety and emergency preparedness procedures.
8. Assumes responsibility and accountability for individual nursing judgments and actions.
9. Provides guidance and leadership to other personnel in the form of in‑services and orientation/preceptorship and participates in committee activities.
10. Assumes charge nurse duties as assigned, including staffing, supervision and decision-making responsibilities.
11. Participates in departmental and organizational performance improvement activities.
12. Utilizes incident and medication error reporting protocols per policies.
13. Facilitates resident care across multiple disciplines as a member if the interdisciplinary team.
14. Supervises and mentors paraprofessional personnel in the delivery of care in accordance with an established plan of care.
15. Monitors, evaluates and responds to CNA observations and documentation of residents’ behaviors, physical condition, and abilities.
16. Recognizes respects and promotes the integration traditional native values and customs into daily care and routines of the resident.
17. Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

Associate or Diploma in Nursing from an Accredited College. Current licensure as a Registered Nurse.  Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and spend long periods of time standing or walking.  May be exposed to communicable diseases and hazardous materials.  Must be able to pass the annual core competencies assigned to the unit.  Must maintain continuing education requirements as mandated by state in which license is held.

DISCLAIMER

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the person assigned to this job.  They are not intended as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel in this job, and the employer reserves the right to revise or change this description.  This description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.  To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each of the above essential duties and meet the physical demands.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to meet these conditions.

Join a compassionate and adventurous team that delivers tribal, health and social services to Kotzebue and its 11 surrounding villages above the Arctic Circle!

PLEASE APPLY ONLINE AT:  www.maniilaq.org/careers  

COMPENSATION:

Increases depending on experience, education and as determined by the hiring manager. 

BENEFITS INCLUDE:

Relocation, sign-on and retention bonuses, free medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability and retirement for employee, IHS, NHSC and Alaska State loan repayment site, CEU/CME/CDE allowance and paid days, furnished hospital housing for rent, 30 days accrued leave in first year, 11 paid holidays, leave cash out option, no State Income Tax, Alaska’s Permanent Fund Dividend, employee gym and saunas, close knit community, 5 minute commute/walk to work, endless year-round outdoor activities and ways to enjoy the beauty of Alaska, and more!

We hope to hear from you soon!