Registered Nurse - Emergency Department
Sitka, Alaska
Mount Edgecumbe Hospital

Registered Nurse - Emergency Department

Location: Sitka, Alaska
Employment Type: Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: Nights/Days/Variable
Hours per Week: 36

Position Summary

• Provide nursing care for patients of all ages, independently managing assignments based on provider orders, standards of care, and hospital policies.
• Make clinical decisions independently during shifts and maintain accountability for all actions.
• Supervise and delegate tasks to CNAs/Techs as appropriate.
• Deliver safe, therapeutic, and efficient care for patients with multisystem diseases and treatment complications.
• Administer age-specific medications and therapeutics accurately.
• Coordinate patient care activities with physicians and healthcare team members.
• Educate patients and families about tests, procedures, disease processes, and coping strategies.
• Document patient assessments, care plans, progress, and responses thoroughly and accurately.
• Participate in patient discharge planning and provide aftercare instructions.
• Maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
• Engage in ongoing education, in-services, and competency checks.
• Support orientation and mentoring of new staff, travelers, and students.
• Participate in departmental meetings and unit goal setting.
• Comply with dress code, scheduling guidelines, and hospital policies.

Required Qualifications

• Valid, current, full, and unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Alaska.
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN).
• Minimum of one year of recent Emergency Department (ED) experience within the last year.
• Experience in supervisory roles.
• Current BLS (Basic Life Support) certification.
• Current PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support) certification.

Additional Requirements

• Must have or obtain flu vaccination.
• Start date will be no less than 6 weeks after fingerprint cards are processed.
• Must live at least 50 miles away from the facility to be eligible for this travel contract.

Work Environment & Expectations

• Ability to work independently and as part of a healthcare team.
• Must be able to handle routine and emergent situations calmly and effectively.
• Participate in quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.
• Support the nursing mission by assisting with staffing needs and floating to other units as required.

Note: Housing and travel expenses are not provided.