Long Term Care RN
Ketchikan, AK
Access Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Rotating

Long Term Care RN (LTC), Ketchikan, Alaska

Employment type: Travel/Contract Contract length: 13 weeks Start date: ASAP (about 4 weeks from offer, due to compliance requirements)

Schedule and Assignment

• Shifts: 3x12-hour shifts, variable. Day is 0700-1900 and night is 1900-0700. The traveler may be scheduled days or nights depending on unit need.
• Hours: 36 guaranteed hours per week
• Ratios: 8:1 days, 13:1 nights
• Weekend requirement: TBD
• On-call requirement: TBD
• Block schedule: TBD
• Holidays: No specific holiday requirements. If the traveler is working more than one recognized holiday, they will be asked to work one of them.
• Float: The clinician will float within scope to meet facility needs.

Facility and Unit

• Facility type: Critical Access, Nonprofit, Level IV Trauma Center
• Total staffed beds: 54
• Common diagnoses and procedures: CVA, dementia, RA, Afib, hip fracture, Parkinson's, BKA, PNA, COPD, Huntington's disease
• Common equipment: Hoyer lift, SARA lift, tube feeding pump, IV pump
• Charting system: Epic
• Scrub color: Blue (provided for LTC)
• Parking: Free

Requirements and Qualifications

• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Valid RN license in Alaska
• Long Term Care experience (1 year), with Long Term Care experience within the last year
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Passing results on a background check (7-year search), exclusion checks, Social Security verification, and education verification
• Facility-specific: no local candidates accepted

Preferred Qualifications

• 2 years of experience
• Travel experience
• Facility EMR (Epic) experience, 1 year

Eligibility

• First-time travelers accepted

Pre-Start Requirements

• Background and screening: Background check within 60 days of start. Exclusion checks (EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG) run 15 days before start and every 45 days after. Two fingerprint cards are required, submitted to the state and the facility, with the state fingerprint results.
• Health clearance: Physical exam within 1 year of start, TB screening (negative IGRA or 2 PPDs within 1 year, with an annual TB questionnaire), drug screen within 30 days of start, and immunity documentation or declinations for measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, and hepatitis B. Also required: Tdap vaccine or declination, and a flu vaccine or declination during flu season.
• Respirator fit testing: Required within 1 year of start for onsite staff and updated annually. RespSafety clearance is required for onsite staff and updated annually.
• Orientation: Online orientation quiz completed in the training system before start, with a required score of 100%. Traveler must review the orientation manual, dress code, and other policies before start.
• Paperwork: Employment application, SSA release, demographic form, criminal disclosure statement, ID badge and parking form, photo for badge (passport style with white or gray background), and references (two positive references).