PICU Registered Nurse
Anchorage, Alaska
Alaska Native Medical Center
$2,361-2,946/weekHost Healthcare will give you the best chance of placement for this opportunity
Job info
Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse (PICU) - Anchorage, Alaska
Position Details
- Specialty: Registered Nurse (PICU assignments possible, but not primary)
- Location: Anchorage, Alaska
- Employment Type: Travel/Contract
- Contract Length: 13 weeks
- Start Date: ASAP
- Facility Type: Acute Care Hospital, Magnet Facility
- Total Staffed Beds: 152
- Work Schedule: Every other weekend required; block scheduling available
- Guaranteed Hours: Up to 36 hours/week (40 hours/week for 12-hour OR nurses/techs)
- Floating: Yes, within scope to NICU and Pediatrics
- Local Radius Rule: No locals within 100 miles accepted
- On-call: Not required
- First-time Travelers: Accepted
Experience Requirements
- Years of Specialty Experience Required: 2 years
- Prior Travel Experience: Not explicitly required
Licensure
- Alaska RN License Required: Yes
- Pending License Accepted: Compact license accepted at time of submittal with proof of full Alaska license application; must have Alaska license prior to starting.
Certifications Required
- BCLS (Basic Life Support)
- PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)
- Additional Certifications (if applicable):
- ACLS required for certain specialties (ER, OR, Cardiology, etc.)
- NRP required for NICU, PICU, Mother Baby Unit
- TNCC required for ER/ED
- CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute) certification required for Behavioral Health and ER specialties
- Cultural Sensitivity: Must be culturally sensitive to Native Population
Patient Ratios & Unit Info
- Pediatric floor ratio: 1:4
- PICU ratio: 1:2
- Ventilated patients: 1:1 ratio due to unit geography
- Support staff includes CNAs and med clerks
- No pod structure in unit
Required Health & Compliance Documents
- Physical exam (annual)
- Fit mask test (annual, must be completed prior to arrival)
- Immunizations and titers: TDAP, Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Hepatitis B, Varicella
- Negative TB test or chest X-ray (within 1 year)
- Drug screening (10 panel, within 30 days)
- Seasonal flu vaccination or medical exemption (required during flu season)
- COVID vaccine (initial series or J&J dose; medical exemptions accepted, religious exemptions not accepted)
- References: 2 clinical references required
- Clinical skills checklist required
Background & Facility Requirements
- Standard background check within 90 days
- Sex offender search within 30 days
- Education verification not required for RN
- Facility-specific forms and onboarding tasks must be completed prior to start
- Fingerprinting not required for this facility
- Photo for badge highly preferred but not mandatory
This position offers a unique opportunity to work in a culturally rich environment serving the Native population in Alaska, with support for first-time travel nurses and a structured orientation process.
Facility
Alaska Native Medical Center
3 nurses recommend working with Alaska Native Medical Center
Pros
None
Cons
A lot of department drama in the respiratory therapy department
- Short Term Acute Care
- 152 beds
Anchorage, AK
About
Anchorage is a unique city surrounded by 5,000-foot-high peaks in the south-central part of Alaska along the Cook Inlet, where abundant salmon and whales swim through. It's filled with cultural sites, including many museums and the Alaska Native Heritage Center, which offers stage performances and displays traditional crafts and replicas of dwellings from indigenous groups in the area. Top-notch eateries serving dishes with locally grown produce and fresh seafood abound, while the two roads running in and out of town lead to some of the world's most majestic wilderness areas. Outdoor activities are plentiful, including hiking and fishing within the city’s borders but only minutes from downtown is Chugach State Park, a 9,000-square-mile park with spectacular terrain for hiking, biking, ATV rides, kayaking, rafting and fishing. Nearby at Beluga Point, watch for the famous white whales that look like they sport permanent grins.
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