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Full-Time
Registered Nurse
Registered Nurse, Hospice
Posted on 9/10/2025
Deadline 12/15/27
Foundation Health Partners
Compensation Overview
$38.42 - $63.35/hr
Fairbanks, AK, USA
In Person
Relocation assistance up to $7,500 and 90 days temporary housing provided.
Category
 Medical, Clinical & Veterinary (1) |
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Requirements
- Must possess a valid current or temporary Alaska RN license.
- Requires the knowledge and skills normally demonstrated by an Associate's degree in nursing.
- BLS certification is required.
- May require ACLS, PALS, or additional certification and/or continuing education based on area of practice.
- Requires creative thinking, prioritizing, and flexible problem solving skills.
- Also requires the ability to communicate clearly in both verbal and written forms.
Responsibilities
- Assesses patient physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and discharge planning needs.
- Reviews patient history and physical with patient/family and assures completion within appropriate timeframe.
- Reviews available information obtained by other health care team members.
- Reviews diagnostics and laboratory data and reports abnormal results to the physician(s) and other appropriate caregivers.
- Completes assessment and reassessments according to patient need and as outlined in policy.
- Formulates a plan of care, including the discharge plan, utilizing assessment data and patient, family and health team input.
- Initiates a plan of care based on patient-specific needs, assessment data and the medical plan of care.
- Goals for patient are realistic, measurable and developed in conjunction with the patient/family.
- Considers the physical, cultural, psychosocial, spiritual, age specific and educational needs of the patient in the plan of care.
- Plans care in collaboration with members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Reviews and revises the plan of care to reflect changing patient needs based on evaluation of the patient's status.
- Implements the plan of care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation, and supervision of the activities of the health care team.
- Provides care based on physician orders and the nursing plan of care.
- Provides care in compliance with policies and procedures, standards of care, and regulatory agency requirements.
- Delegates appropriately, and provides nursing supervision in the provision of care to patients by other licensed nurses and other personnel.
- Promotes continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for whom care is provided.
- Evaluates patient and family response to care and teaching, and revises the plan of care as needed.
- Evaluates patient progress towards goals and expected outcomes in collaboration with other health care team members.
- Evaluates patient response and the effectiveness of teaching.
- Documents assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation in the patient record.
- Documentation is legible, timely, and in accordance with policy.
- Documentation reflects objective/subjective data, nursing interventions and patient response to treatment.
- Notes physician orders accurately and in a timely manner.
- Provides care based on the best evidence available, and may participate in research activities within clinical practice.
- Participates in unit or facility shared leadership.
- Interacts and participates in the education, role development, and orientation of facility personnel, patients, students, families and visitors.
- Promotes/supports growth of others by acting as a preceptor or mentor when appropriate.
- Contributes to society through activities that lead to excellent patient outcomes through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care.
- Actively participates in the improvement of national nursing quality indicators and outcomes.
- Such activities may include participating in professional organizations.
- In some roles, this position may supervise staff and work flow of the department.
- Performs all functions according to established policies, procedures, regulatory and accreditation requirements, as well as applicable professional standards.
- Provides all customers of Foundation Health with an excellent service experience by consistently demonstrating our core and leader behaviors each and every day.
Desired Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree preferred.
- Professional certification preferred.
- Experience working in an acute care setting within the past 12 months as a Registered Nurse in the specialty area.
- Additional related education and/or experience preferred.
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