Registered Nurse (RN) Registered Nurse (RN) Preadmission Testing

Foundation Health•Fairbanks, AK

10d

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) in Preadmission Testing assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents nursing care for acute patients in an acute care environment. The role provides care consistent with organizational policies and professional nursing standards, using specialized nursing knowledge and judgment to address patients’ physical and developmental needs. The RN is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by themself and by personnel under their direction. The schedule is four days per week, with eight-hour days. Fairbanks Memorial Hospital is a nonprofit, Joint Commission-accredited facility owned by the Greater Fairbanks Community Hospital Foundation. It has 152 licensed beds and serves as the primary referral center for residents of Alaska’s interior. The hospital describes its clinical environment as having a strong patient-to-nurse ratio and a Shared Leadership Infrastructure.

Requirements

Must possess a valid current or temporary Alaska RN license.
Requires knowledge and skills normally demonstrated by an associate degree in nursing.
BLS certification is required.
May require ACLS, PALS, or additional certification and/or continuing education depending on the area of practice.
Requires creative thinking, prioritization, and flexible problem-solving skills.
Requires clear verbal and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Professional certification preferred.
Experience working as a Registered Nurse in the specialty area in an acute care setting within the past 12 months.
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and discharge-planning needs.
Review patient history and physical information with patients and families, and ensure completion within the appropriate timeframe.
Review information gathered by other health care team members, as well as diagnostic and laboratory data; report abnormal results to physicians and other appropriate caregivers.
Complete assessments and reassessments according to patient needs and policy.
Formulate, initiate, review, and revise plans of care, including discharge plans, using assessment data and input from patients, families, and the health care team.
Develop realistic, measurable patient goals in collaboration with patients and families, considering patients’ physical, cultural, psychosocial, spiritual, age-specific, and educational needs.
Plan care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
Implement care through direct patient care and through coordination, delegation, and supervision of health care team activities.
Provide care in accordance with physician orders, nursing plans of care, policies and procedures, standards of care, and regulatory requirements.
Delegate appropriately and provide nursing supervision to other licensed nurses and personnel providing patient care.
Promote continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating patients’ status to other caregivers.
Evaluate patient and family responses to care and teaching, patient progress toward goals and expected outcomes, and the effectiveness of teaching; revise the plan of care as needed.
Document assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation in patient records in a legible and timely manner and in accordance with policy; record objective and subjective data, interventions, responses to treatment, and physician orders accurately and promptly.
Provide evidence-based care and, when applicable, participate in research activities within clinical practice.
Participate in unit or facility shared leadership and in improvement of nursing quality indicators and outcomes.
Participate in education, role development, and orientation of facility personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors; serve as a preceptor or mentor when appropriate.
Contribute to excellent patient outcomes through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care, including possible participation in professional organizations.
In some roles, supervise department staff and workflow.
Follow established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, and applicable professional standards.
Provide Foundation Health customers with excellent service by consistently demonstrating core and leader behaviors.