Travel Nurse RN - Home Health
Ketchikan, Alaska
PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center

ACLS, PALS, NRP, CHEMO, TNCC, EFM certifications mentioned for various roles within the system. Specific to the LTC position, BLS is the only one mentioned.

Shift: 3x12 Night (7pm-7:30am)

Ratios: 8:1 days; 13:1 nights

Epic REQ? 1 year of Epic experience is preferred

First-Timers Accepted: Yes

Weekend REQ: TBD

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: 36 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. We do not take trach patients, acute rehab, TPN, Bi-PAP, etc. We use a Pyxis medication system to load our Work Stations on Wheels. We DO NOT USE MedPacks which is what a lot of the LTC’s down south utilize, our Medpass process is a hybrid between a LTC /MedSurg process. Epic was designed as an acute care EMR and has been modified to accommodate LTC; however, the modifications make the charting labor-intensive.

1 year of Epic experience is preferred.

Skills REQ: IV Insertion, PICC Lines

Will clinician float within scope to meet facility needs? Rarely

Locals Accepted: No

Pending License Accepted: Yes but without an AK license they have to be booked 10-12 weeks out

Weekend REQ: TBD

Open to accommodating block schedule? TBD

Pending License Accepted: Yes but without 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.