Progressive Care Unit Registered Nurse
Anchorage, AK
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Rotating

Registered Nurse Travel/Contract Opportunity

Location: Anchorage, Alaska
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Details

• Unit: Progressive Care Unit (PCU)
• Shifts: Alternating day and night shifts
• Weekend Coverage: Every other weekend
• Scheduling: Block scheduling
• Patient Age Group: Adults and Geriatrics
• Staffing Ratios:

  • Days: 1:3
  • Nights: 1:3
  • Weekends: 1:3
• Float Assignment: May float to PCU assignment in the ICU
• Patient Diagnoses: CKD, ESRD, DMII, CHF, COPD, GIB, Post-op
• Special Procedures/Unit Details: Long term ventilators and tracheostomies
• Medication System: Pyxis
• Documentation System: Cerner
• Trauma Level: Level II experience needed

Experience Requirements

• Specialty: Registered Nurse
• Years of Experience Required: 2 years (will consider less based on experience)
• Prior Travel Experience: Not explicitly required (1st timers okay)

Certifications Required

• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
• BLS (Basic Life Support)
• NIHSS* (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale)
• CPI* (Crisis Prevention Institute)
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)

* CPI required for Behavioral Health and ER specialties; here it is listed as required.

Licensure

• Alaska State Nursing License required (out-of-state compact license may be accepted with facility approval and proof of Alaska application)

Health and Compliance Requirements

• Physical exam (renewed annually)
• Fit mask test (approved facility mask, renewed annually, must be completed prior to arrival)
• Tetanus/Diphtheria/Tdap proof
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray (within 1 year)
• TB questionnaire (renewed annually)
• Measles (Rubeola) immunity proof (titer or 2 vaccines)
• Mumps immunity proof (titer or 2 vaccines)
• Rubella immunity proof (titer or 2 vaccines)
• Hepatitis B immunity or vaccine series or declination (facility-specific declination required if declining)
• Varicella immunity proof (titer or 2 vaccines)
• Negative 10-panel drug test within 30 days of start
• Seasonal flu vaccination or medical exemption (declinations not accepted)
• COVID-19 vaccination required (initial series or J&J dose; medical exemptions accepted with doctor’s letter; religious exemptions not accepted)

Additional Requirements

• Background check within 90 days of start (includes SS trace and county searches for last 7 years)
• Sex offender search within 30 days of start
• Clinical skills checklist
• Two clinical references required
• Completion of facility-specific onboarding and pre-boarding tasks prior to start
• Various facility-specific forms and agreements to be completed prior to start

Notes

• Navy blue scrubs required
• Photo for badge highly preferred but not mandatory
• Prior travel experience is not required; first-time travelers are welcome
• Float to ICU PCU assignment may be needed

This position is suitable for RNs with PCU experience looking for a travel contract in Alaska with a Level II trauma center.