ED RN
Soldotna, Alaska
Central Peninsula General Hospital

ER RN

Location: Soldotna, Alaska Contract Length: 8 weeks Shift: Day/Night rotation, 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

Required Qualifications

• Active Alaska RN licensure
• Certifications: ACLS, TNCC, ENPC, PALS, BLS
• Minimum of 2 years of ER or Critical Care nursing experience

Required Skills

• Rapid Response/Code Blue
• EMTALA
• Medtronic Life Pak 20 defibrillator/monitor
• 12-lead interpretation
• NIH Stroke Scale
• Management of neurological, respiratory, cardiac, and diabetic emergencies
• Laboratory values interpretation
• Restraints (medical/behavioral)
• Blood product administration

Equipment and Systems

• BBraun IV pumps, Glide scopes, Sonosite, Level I, Lucas II
• Systems: Optum Pulsecheck or Picis, Meditech, Pyxis (medications and supplies)

Unit and Staffing

• 14 beds
• Nurse-to-patient ratio varies; typically 3 nurses staffed for 24 hours and a 4th nurse staffed for 12 hours
• The employee will not work alone
• No floating to other units
• Client may call off up to 24 hours in a 13-week assignment with no penalty
• Accepts local placements

Schedule

• Rotating shifts; typically swing shifts, days, and weekends
• Weekends are included in the rotation
• No on-call required

Orientation and Dress Code

• Initial competency assessment completed by supervisor, including orientation to the department
• Dress code: scrubs