Travel Nurse RN - Medical-Surgical in Sitka, AK

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: Nursing Specialty: Floor Nurse Duration: Full Time Shift: Days Hours per Shift: 8 Experience: Minimum 1 year License: Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse license Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) required Must-Have: - Associate's degree in Nursing from an accredited program - Clinical competency required within 3 months and every 3 years - High-Risk Competency required within 3 months and every year Description: The Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care across the lifespan in accordance with organizational standards, policies, and evidence-based practice. The RN utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care while delivering high-quality, culturally sensitive, and patient-centered services. The RN collaborates with providers and interdisciplinary teams to promote optimal patient outcomes, safety, and positive patient experience. The role involves performing comprehensive patient assessments and developing individualized plans of care. The RN implements and evaluates nursing interventions and patient responses. Administer medications and treatments safely and accurately per provider orders and policy. Recognize changes in patient condition and initiate appropriate interventions or escalation of care. Provide patient and family education related to care, medications, and discharge needs. Deliver culturally responsive, patient-centered care. Consistent with the scope of practice for Registered Nurses, nursing judgment is essential to the safe, effective, and accountable delivery of nursing care. The Registered Nurse independently applies critical thinking and professional judgment to perform and interpret comprehensive assessments and recognize significant changes in patient condition requiring nursing intervention or provider notification. Exercise independent nursing judgment in determining appropriate nursing actions, interventions, and priorities. Develop, implement, evaluate, and revise individualized nursing plans of care based on patient needs, responses, preferences, and clinical circumstances. Integrate clinical findings with ethical principles, cultural considerations, patient safety standards, and regulatory requirements when making nursing decisions. Accept accountability for nursing decisions, delegated tasks, and outcomes of nursing care in accordance with statutes, regulations, and organizational policy. Collaborate with providers and interdisciplinary team members to coordinate care. Facilitate referrals, follow-up care, and continuity of services. Document assessments, interventions, and outcomes accurately and timely in the electronic health record. Advocate for patient care and assist patients in navigating the healthcare system. Practice within nursing scope of practice and adhere to regulatory, safety, and infection prevention requirements. Participate in quality and performance improvement activities. Demonstrate professionalism, accountability, flexibility, and teamwork. Provide appropriate guidance and delegation to ancillary staff. Support orientation, mentoring, and education of staff, students, and peers. Float to other departments or assignments as needed. Knowledge of nursing principles, evidence-based practice, medication safety, and infection prevention is essential. Strong clinical judgment, organization, prioritization, and communication skills are required. Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment is important. Proficiency with electronic health records and clinical systems is necessary. Physical work requirements include the ability to lift, push, pull, and move up to 50 pounds. Candidates should be able to stand for extended periods and perform bending, stooping, and kneeling. Ability to work in a moderate-to-high noise clinical environment is expected. Employees are responsible for complying with safe work practices, reporting injuries and unsafe conditions, and cooperating in safety investigations.