Inpatient L&D Registered Nurse Sign-on & Relocation Included

Job Description

Performs professional nursing duties in the care of adult and pediatric patients in medical/surgical, pediatric, obstetric, ambulatory and emergency room settings in the hospital and during medical evacuation situations.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

· Initiates and utilizes the nursing process to meet the holistic needs of the patient and family while adhering to the professional standards set forth by American Nurses' Association.

· Observes the patient's clinical condition: recognizes, identifies, and interprets serious and/or emergent situations while initiating appropriate nursing interventions.

· Develops and implements patient/family teaching programs based on mutually identified health care goals.

· Documents all observations, nursing interventions, therapeutic measures administered, and status of coordinated activities between nursing and other professional disciplines.

· Evaluates the patient's plan of care and offers recommendations as needed.

· Safeguards the patient's right to privacy by judiciously protecting information of a confidential manner.

· Understands the developmental needs of all patients throughout the continuum of life; is able to adjust care to these needs; and documentation reflects this understanding.

· Assumes responsibility and accountability for individual nursing judgments and actions.

· Provides guidance and leadership to other personnel in the form of in‐services and orientation/preceptorship and participates in committee activities.

· Assumes charge nurse duties as assigned, including staffing, supervision and decision-making responsibilities.

· When qualified, volunteers to participate in emergency medevac procedures as needed.

· Participates in departmental and organizational performance improvement activities.

· Utilizes incident and medication error reporting protocols per MHC policies.

· Participates in continuing education activities.

· Facilitates patient care across multiple disciplines, departments and other non-MHC agencies through referrals and other business operations.
Company DescriptionManiilaq Health Services mission is to work together to provide high quality, culturally relevant health, social, and tribal services.
Come join a compassionate and adventurous team in a wonderful professional work environment. You will get to live above the Arctic Circle, discover Inupiat culture and experience life on the tundra with intriguing people who are balancing the preservation of their traditional language and customs while implementing the knowledge and skills necessary to provide quality service.

Benefits include
• Relocation for the employee and family
• Sign on/Retention Bonus
• Yearly continuing education compensation
• Housing Priority or stipend
• Retirement
• PTO earnings & cash out options
• Free health, dental, vision, life, short and long term disability insurance for the employee
• And more! Please contact jeanne.lawless@maniilaq.org for additional information.

Job Location- https://www.nwabor.org/village/kotzebue/

Kotzebue is located 549 air miles northwest of Anchorage and is 33 miles above the Arctic Circle. There are no highway systems that connect the region with the rest of the state, however Kotzebue's Ralph Wein Memorial Airport supports daily jet service to Anchorage and Nome as well as smaller bush planes to the 11 surrounding communities.