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PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center

Travel Nurse RN - Long Term Care - $3,162 per week

PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center, Ketchikan, Alaska, United States, 99901


Travel Nurse RN - Long Term Care - $3,162 per week at PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center summary: As a Travel Nurse RN specializing in Long Term Care, I provide essential medical care in a nursing facility, managing patient ratios and ensuring quality treatment for various diagnoses. My role requires certification in BLS and experience in home health or long-term care, alongside skills like IV insertion and the use of specialized medical equipment. I work night shifts with guaranteed hours, under compliance with state licensing requirements to deliver comprehensive nursing services.

Certification Details

BLS - Basic Life Support State License 1 Verification Job Details

LONG TERM CARE RN - For Auto Offers, RTO must be 3 days max Start Date: ASAP (4-6 weeks from offer for compliance requirements) IF NOT LICENSED, WILL NEED TO BOOK 10-12 WEEKS OUT TO ALLOW ENOUGH TIME FOR LICENSE TO POST. Shift: 3x12 Night (7pm-7:30am) Ratios: 8:1 days; 13:1 nights Years of Experience REQ: Home Health or LTC exp preferred. Travel experience is preferred. Epic REQ? 1 year of Epic experience is preferred. First-Timers Accepted: Yes Weekend REQ: TBD Certs REQ: BLS Skills REQ: IV Insertion, PICC Lines Is on-call REQ? No Will clinician float within scope to meet facility needs? Rarely Open to accommodating block schedule? TBD Locals Accepted: No Pending License Accepted: Yes but w/o an AK license they have to be booked 10-12 weeks out RTO Restrictions: We do not have any specific requirements around Holidays, however if the traveler is here for more than one recognized holiday we would ask them to work one of the holidays. Guaranteed Hours: 48 per week Top 10 Diagnosis/Procedures: CVA, Dementia, RA, Afib, Hip fx, Parkinsons, BKA, PNA, COPD, BKA, Hunntington's dx Common Equipment: Hoyer lift, SARA lift, tube feeding pump, IV pump This is an LTC unit; however, since it is the only LTC/Nursing Home in the PeaceHealth system, it functions more like an LTAC or step-down unit to MedSurg. Job Requirements

Valid state licensure/certification as required for services being performed Home Health or LTC experience preferred 1 year of Epic experience preferred Schedule Information

Shift: 3x12 Night (7pm-7:30am) Weekend REQ: TBD Guaranteed Hours: 48 per week Unit Specific Information

This is an LTC unit; however, since it is the only LTC/Nursing Home in the PeaceHealth system, it functions more like an LTAC or step-down unit to MedSurg. Additional Details

Must sign SS verification release. Pending License Accepted: Yes but w/o an AK license they have to be booked 10-12 weeks out. Orientation Manual - Traveler must review prior to start. Nothing to turn in.

Keywords: Travel Nurse, Long Term Care, Registered Nurse, Healthcare, Nursing, BLS Certification, Patient Care, Home Health, IV Insertion, Night Shift