Registered Nurse Job Code: 2026:OTZ-169 Location: Kotzebue, Alaska Program: Inpatient Services FT/PT Status: Full Time Job Responsibilities:
8/2025
Title: Registered Nurse Pay Grade: 31
Division: Nursing Status: Non-Exempt
Housing Priority: 3 Covered: Yes
POSITION SUMMARY
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 revises plan 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.
- Stays alert to patient and staff safety needs at all times, and completes reports as needed in SQSS.
- Documents appropriate fields in Cerner and telemetry strips.
- Embraces MHC's customer services model.
Job Qualifications:
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Associates degree in Nursing from an Accredited College. Must have RN license in good standing and be eligible to apply for an Alaska licensure as a Registered Nurse. AHA BLS required. Must be willing to get AHA ACLS and AHA PALS training within 6 months of hire . Must complete assigned Safety training within a year. Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and spend long periods standing or walking. Must be able to maintain annual core competencies.
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