Matron Job - Ketchikan, AK, United States - PeaceHealth

Description

PeaceHealth is seeking an experienced Family Medicine Nurse Practitioner to join our team in Ketchikan, Alaska_* Experience Ketchikan, Alaska - a friendly, family-oriented community in scenic Southeast Alaska.

Enjoy the small-town island lifestyle, idyllic scenery, abundant wildlife, and endless opportunities for outdoor adventures.

Entrance to the famed Inside passage, Ketchikan is on an island accessible by air or ferry and boasts an incredibly rich native culture.

Certified Family Medicine Nurse Practitioner with an interest in rural medicine

• Post-training experience in a primary care setting preferred
• Ability to work well as part of a 7-member primary care team

*Full scope Family Medicine (no OB)

• Beautiful building; well equipped for a Critical Access facility
• Clinic Hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm
• Large, shared office with windows
• EPIC EMR

Check out these videos depicting what it is like to live and practice at PeaceHealth in Ketchikan:
Living and Practicing with PeaceHealth in Ketchikan - YouTube
PeaceHealth Ketchikan 100 years of caring - YouTube

_PeaceHealth has been serving the communities of Southeast Alaska since 1923 with Ketchikan Medical Center, a 25-bed critical-access hospital offering comprehensive trauma care, outpatient and home health services, and a 29-bed long-term care facility.

Primary and specialty medical care is provided by PeaceHealth Medical Group—Ketchikan and Prince of Wales Island.

Our Trauma IV emergency department operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, staffed by physicians who are independent contractors employed by National Emergency Services (NES).

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* _Relocation stipend based on miles between locations_
* _Education Loan Reimbursement program (if applicable and eligible)_
* _Comprehensive Benefit package including Medical /Dental / Vision / Disability / Life / Wellness_

_Within scope of practice and in alignment with both hospital staff bylaws and PHMGs physician supervision expectations, responsible for advanced level of nursing evaluation, clinical assessment, prescribing and monitoring medications and follow-up care for patient.

Effectively identifies, evaluates, and addresses disease prevention and health promotion issues of the population in the practice while administering quality patient care.

• Works in an independent and interdependent relationship with members of the medical staff, which allows for consultation, collaboration, or referral.
• Gives directions to nursing and other staff.
• Educates patients and/or families about preventive care, medical issues, and use of prescribed medical treatments and/or medications.
• Maintains legible, accurate, and confidential medical records. Documents all medical evaluations, diagnoses, procedures, treatment, outcomes, education, referrals and consultations according to established standards.
• Analyzes new knowledge gained from conferences, workshops, professional literature, or "hands-on training" and assimilates this knowledge into clinical practice.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to work productively with patient, families, nursing staff, and other departments. (Personal responsibility for ongoing educational growth and collaborating with others to provide solutions for continued patient quality.

(Behavioral Health:

• Requires training in psychopharmacology.

Oregon West Network:

• Oregon West Network – Wound and Ostomy:
• Wound care experience required.
• If not certified, must obtain CWCN (Wound Care Certification) within 6 months of hire and COCN (Ostomy Care Certification) within 18 months of hire.

Oregon West Network – Sacred Heart Medical Center –

Neurohospitalist Nurse Practitioner:

• Must complete at least eight hours annually of education and training related to the care of acute stroke patients.

Oregon West Network – Orthopedic Comprehensive Total Joint Care service

• This position provides direct support to patients entering in to the orthopedic total-joint service line at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend, in direct collaboration with the orthopedic surgeons and other specialty disciplines, with the goal of optimizing the surgical episode of care for high surgical risk patients.

Palliative Care:

• Supporting management of pain and other symptoms, assesses the impact of functional status on quality of life. Leads care of the patient with serious illness, guiding the team through ethical principles to represent the patients' preferences.
• Effectively identifies, evaluates, and addresses disease process and symptom management of the patients in Palliative care.
• Visits patients and families at their place of residence/clinic/acute care setting. Assesses condition, symptoms and manages patient's condition related to palliative care.
• Educates patients and/or families about symptom care.
• Hospice and Palliative Care Certification for Nursing within 2 years of hire.
• ANP-Adult Nurse Practitioner; May include providing services in a walk-in clinic

PHSW Psychiatry Clinic:

• Provide advanced practice medical nursing services to patients on the inpatient and partial hospital psychiatric units including direct clinical assessment, general medical care and collaboration with multidisciplinary treatment team. Provide patient, family and staff education and consultation.

PHSW O/P Behavioral Health:

• One year experience as an advanced practice psychiatric-mental health nurse preferred.

Advanced nursing knowledge related to cardiovascular disease management in adults required.

• Assess health status through obtainment of relevant health history, physical exam, preventative screening and identification of risk factors. Coordinate access for appropriate testing modalities (i.e. stress testing vs. CTA), to diagnose and direct plan of care to appropriate path for patient condition. May develop program guidelines, protocols, policies and procedures to facilitate organizational management of patient populations on cardiac and vascular-related topics. Participate as a clinical resource for nursing staff, physicians, hospital and other health care providers. Serve as an advocate for patients, staff and management. Assist in the assessment of clinical nurse performance and validates clinical competencies. Role model clinical expertise by educating community and hospital staff.

Manage basic care complications and medications as part of the pain management team.

• Extensive knowledge of psychological issues and expertise with counseling, limit setting and liaison work with health care providers.
• Five years' advanced nursing practice in pain management preferred.
• Demonstrated success in quality improvement and legislative change in area of pain management or either acute and/or chronic pain preferred.
• Experience designing/implementing clinical trials or studies preferred

PHSW

Palliative Care:

• Five years' advanced nursing practice preferred.
• Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (ACHPN) preferred.

Proven ability to teach/train and advanced nursing knowledge related to weight management and diabetes.

PHSW Hospice Medicare Certified:

• Ability to provide advanced nursing knowledge related to hospice, adult medicine and the death and dying process.

Expected to perform cardiac stress testing and serve as the interventional RN for procedural imaging, as well as PICC line placement and management.

• Advanced nursing knowledge related to cardiovascular disease management.
• Consistently operates computer and other medical equipment. Fine motor skills to be able to grasp and control medical equipment.

* without the use of assistive equipment and/or devices. Time spent on site in medical/hospital setting.
Mental/Visual

• See how PeaceHealth is committed to Inclusivity, Respect for Diversity and Cultural Humility.

EEO Affirmative Action Employer/Vets/Disabled in accordance with applicable local, state or federal laws.


Job Type:
Full-time