Registered Nurse I, II - Emergency Department

The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium is a non-profit Tribal health organization designed to meet the unique health needs of Alaska Native and American Indian people living in Alaska. In partnership with the more than 171,000 Alaska Native and American Indian people that we serve and the Tribal health organizations of the Alaska Tribal Health System, ANTHC provides world-class health services, which include comprehensive medical services at the Alaska Native Medical Center, wellness programs, disease research and prevention, rural provider training and rural water and sanitation systems construction.

ANTHC is the largest, most comprehensive Tribal health organization in the United States, and Alaska’s second-largest health employer with more than 3,100 employees offering an array of health services to people around the nation’s largest state.

Our vision: Alaska Native people are the healthiest people in the world.

ANTHC offers a competitive and comprehensive Benefits Package for all Benefit Eligible Employees, which includes:

• Medical Insurance provided through the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program as a Tribal Employee, with over 20 plans and tiers.
• Cost-Share Dental and Vision Insurances
• Discounted Pet Insurance
• Retirement Contributions with Pre-Tax or Roth options into a 403(b).
• 401(a) ANTHC Retirement Plan: After one year of employment, ANTHC will begin making matching contributions of up to 5% of your eligible pay, based on your own contributions. In addition, you may be eligible for an annual discretionary contribution of up to 3% from the employer.
• Paid Time Off starts immediately, earning up to 6 hours per pay period, with paid time off accruals increasing based on years of service.
• Eleven Paid Holidays
• Paid Parental Leave or miscarriage/stillbirth eligibility after six months of employment
• Basic Short/Long Term Disability premiums, Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance, and Basic Life Insurance are covered 100% by ANTHC, with additional options for Short-Term Disability Buy-Up Coverage and Voluntary Life for yourself and your family members.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Healthcare and Dependent Care.
• Ancillary Cash Benefits for accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness.
• On-Site Child Care Facility with expert-designed classrooms for early child development and preschool.
• Employee Assistance Program with support for grief, financial counseling, mental/emotional health, and discounted legal advice.
• Tuition Discounts for you and your eligible dependents at Alaska Pacific University.
• On-Site Training Courses and Professional Development Opportunities.
• License and certification reimbursements and occupational insurance for medical staff.
• Gym Access to Alaska Pacific University includes a salt water pool, rock climbing, workout gym, and steep discounts for outdoor equipment rentals.
• Emergency Travel Assistance
• Education Assistance or Education leave eligibility
• Discount program for travel, gym memberships, amusement parks, and more.
  
  

Visit us online at www.anthc.org or contact Recruitment directly at HRRecruiting@anthc.org.

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium has a hiring preference for qualified Alaska Native and American Indian applicants pursuant to P.L. 93-638 Indian Self Determination Act.

Summary

Following unit-based orientation commensurate with core standards, provides preceptor guided professional nursing services to accomplish the individual patient plan of care. Utilizes the nursing process to care for patients with subtle and sometimes unidentified needs consistently, safely, therapeutically, and efficiently. Supports the operations of the Alaska Native Medical Center (ANMC) and programs.

Responsibilities

Use nursing education to collect patient health data, analyze the data to determine diagnoses, identify expected outcomes individualized to the patient, develop a plan of care that prescribes interventions to attain the expected outcomes, implement the interventions identified in the plan of care, and evaluate the patient’s progress toward attainment of the outcomes, working collaboratively with the healthcare team.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES

Evaluates one’s own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and relevant statutes and regulations, identifying short and long term professional goals.

Utilizes the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice and the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements as the foundation for nursing practice.

Interacts with and contributes to the professional development of peers and others practicing in a Shared Governance model of nursing practice.

Makes decisions and takes actions on behalf of patients are determined in an ethical manner, and care is delivered in a nonjudgmental and nondiscriminatory manner that is sensitive to patient diversity and maintains patient autonomy, dignity, and rights.

Collaborates with the patient, family, and other health care providers in the formation of overall goals and the plan of care, as well as in decisions related to care and the delivery of services.

Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, evidence based-practice, and cost when planning and delivering patient care. Assists the patient and family in identifying and securing appropriate and available services to address health-related needs.

Delivers timely and effective nursing care according to established standards including physical, social and emotional care.

Performs nursing assessments, interventions, and evaluations.

Delegates tasks and directs the day-to-day activities of Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA's), Patient Care Technicians (PCT’s), and Patient Observers (PO’s).

Performs other duties as assigned.

Other Information

KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS

• Knowledge of nursing science, principles, techniques, and procedures for the care of patients.
• Knowledge of healthcare terminology, anatomy, physiology and concepts of disease.
• Knowledge and ability to utilize evidence based practice to develop the plan of care and interventions.
• Knowledge of the hospital environment and how the services and functions interact.
• Knowledge of the Alaskan culture.
• Knowledge of a shared governance environment with shared decision-making.
• Skill in providing cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
• Skill in assessing patient situations and taking effective courses of action.
• Skill in critical thinking to provide effective and compassionate nursing care.
• Skill in assessing patient situations and taking effective courses of action.
• Skill in assessing and prioritizing multiple requests by patients, families, and team members.
• Skill in evaluating health problems and making recommendations based on observations.
• Skill in operating a personal computer utilizing a variety of software applications.
  
  

MINIMUM EDUCATION QUALIFICATION

An Associate’s Degree in Nursing or equivalent.

Minimum Experience Qualification

Specific experience may be required for each work area.

MINIMUM CERTIFICATION QUALIFICATION

• Current temporary permit as a Registered Nurse issued by the State of Alaska.
• Temporary permit is valid for up to 6 months, in which time the employee must pass the NCLEX exam. Employee will notify supervisor of the exam date and will inform supervisor of the outcome immediately upon posting of the results. If unsuccessful, the State of Alaska will revoke the temporary permit and the employee will no longer qualify for the Graduate Nurse position.
• Must be licensed by the State of Alaska as a Registered Nurse within 6 months of hire.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) card required.
  

Preferred Education Qualification

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing preferred.

Additional Requirements

• May be required to work outside the traditional work schedule.
• May be called out to work off-shift in emergency situations.
• According to the needs of the organization, some incumbents in this job class may be required to obtain specific technical certifications and programming language skills.