What Registered Nurse contributes to Cardinal Health
Nursing is responsible for the delivery of safe and efficient quality nursing care. Examines patients and administers prescribed medications to facilitate healing and increase comfort. Nursing requires training and or licensed to care for patients.
The Registered Nurse, in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, will deliver treatment with an emphasis on assessment, education, prevention, maintenance, and restoration of health and when indicated end of life comfort care in a supportive and culturally sensitive manner.
This position is located at Denali Biomedical, which is a surgery center that sees patients from Fairbanks Urology. All surgeries take place on Wednesdays. This person will be working Tuesday-Thursday on a regular basis. They will be assisting with pre-op, pre-admission testing, chart preparation on Tuesdays, assisting with urology surgeries on Wednesdays and assisting with post-op triage and follow up on Thursdays.
Responsibilities
Identifies patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with potential and actual patients and other persons in a position to understand care requirements.Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.Promotes patient's independence by establishing patient care goals; teaching patient, friends, and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills; answering questions.Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and standards; making or recommending necessary adjustments; following company and nursing division's philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, Oncology Nursing Society and other governing agency regulations.Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with policies, procedures, rules, and regulations; calling for assistance from health care support personnel when necessary.Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, safe medication administration, mixing, and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.Maintains nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level; anticipating needed supplies; placing and expediting orders for supplies; verifying receipt of supplies; using equipment and supplies as needed to accomplish job results.Updates and maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.Maintains a respectful cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests; building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods.
Qualifications
2-4 years of experience, preferredAssociate's degree in NursingBachelor's Degree in Nursing, preferredActive Alaska state RN license in good standingAbility to work Tuesdays-ThursdaysOR, PACU or pre-op RN experience preferred but not required. Team is willing to train on urology cases
Location
Denali Biomedical
2485 Chief Williams Dr
Fairbanks, AK 99709
Anticipated hourly range: $36.30 per hour - $54.60 per hour
Bonus eligible: No
Benefits: 401k Contributions, Paid Time Off, Access to wages before pay day with myFlexPay
Application window anticipated to close: 6/23/2025 *if interested in opportunity, please submit application as soon as possible.
The hourly range listed is an estimate. Pay at Cardinal Health is determined by multiple factors including, but not limited to, a candidate’s geographical location, relevant education, experience and skills and an evaluation of internal pay equity.
What is expected of you and others at this level
Applies working knowledge in the application of concepts, principles and technical capabilities to perform varied tasksWorks on projects of moderate scope and complexityIdentifies possible solutions to a variety of technical problems and takes action to resolveApplies judgment within defined parametersReceives general guidance and may receive more detailed instruction on new projectsWork reviewed for sound reasoning and accuracy
Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply.
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