Perm - RN - ICU Nights Homer AK

Utilizes the nursing process to plan and provide total direct patient care to patients on the nursing unit according to established standards and practices.

NATURE AND SCOPE:
The Registered Nurse (RN) (ICU) provides primary patient care and supervision for other care team providers as outlined in this position description. Standards for nursing practice have been established by the Alaska State Board of Nursing state statute and the American Nurses Association. The Registered Nurse provides care to clients of SPH in accordance with established policies and evidencebased practice standards as well as state and federal regulations. The Registered Nurse performs all of the activities required to provide primary patient care on a specialtybased medical/surgical unit and works in other areas as appropriate based on experience and training. The Registered Nurse may be required to provide nursing care in other nursing departments of the facility to meet patient/resident care needs. S/he will support and rolemodel SPH s values and behaviors while working as a collaborative and interdisciplinary team member providing high quality safe and costeffective patient care.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:
The position of Registered Nurse requires that the person possess a current license to practice as a registered nurse in the state of Alaska. Speaking listening and basic writing skills are required to communicate with others and to document care given. Numerical ability is required to calculate drug dosages.