Travel Nurse RN - Case Management - $4,099 per week

Med Ninjas is seeking a travel nurse RN Case Management for a travel nursing job in Juneau, Alaska.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Case Management
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 9 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 9 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

 

Alaska license required at time of submission

NO Housing or transportation provided by facility.

2 fingerprint cards must be submitted upon acceptance. Start date may be changed based on submission of fingerprint cards and receipt of background check results from State of Alaska.

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides professional nursing care across the lifespan in accordance with organizational standards, policies, and evidence-based practice. The RN utilizes the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care while delivering high-quality, culturally sensitive, and patient-centered services. The RN collaborates with providers and interdisciplinary teams to promote optimal patient outcomes, safety, and positive patient experience.<.><.>The Breast and Cervical Registered Nurse provide comprehensive care management for Breast and Cervical cancer prevention, screening, and diagnostic services for patients. This role requires close collaboration with providers, radiology, members of the health care team and Community Wellness. Requires case management certification within 2 years of hire. Must be competent in the use of all equipment in specialty.

Patient Care

• Performs comprehensive patient assessments and develops individualized plans of care.
• Implements and evaluates nursing interventions and patient responses.
• Administers medications and treatments safely and accurately per provider orders and policy.
• Recognizes changes in patient condition and initiates appropriate interventions or escalation of care.
• Provides patient and family education related to care, medications, and discharge needs.
• Delivers culturally responsive, patient-centered care.

Nursing Judgment & Clinical Decision-Making (Alaska BON-Aligned)

Consistent with the Alaska Board of Nursing scope of practice for Registered Nurses, nursing judgment is essential to the safe, effective, and accountable delivery of nursing care. The Registered Nurse independently applies critical thinking and professional judgment to:

• Perform and interpret comprehensive assessments and recognize significant changes in patient condition requiring nursing intervention or provider notification.
• Exercise independent nursing judgment in determining appropriate nursing actions, interventions, and priorities, and in identifying when consultation, collaboration, or escalation to a licensed independent provider is required.
• Develop, implement, evaluate, and revise individualized nursing plans of care based on patient needs, responses, preferences, and clinical circumstances, rather than relying solely on standardized protocols.
• Integrate clinical findings with ethical principles, cultural considerations, patient safety standards, and regulatory requirements when making nursing decisions.
• Accept accountability for nursing decisions, delegated tasks, and outcomes of nursing care in accordance with Alaska statutes, regulations, and organizational policy.

Care Coordination & Documentation

• Collaborates with providers and interdisciplinary team members to coordinate care.
• Facilitates referrals, follow-up care, and continuity of services.
• Documents assessments, interventions, and outcomes accurately and timely in the electronic health record.
• Advocates for patient care and assists patients in navigating the healthcare system.

Quality, Safety & Compliance

• Practices within nursing scope of practice and adheres to regulatory, safety, and infection prevention requirements.
• Participates in quality and performance improvement activities.
• Maintains required competencies and certifications.
• Reports adverse events, near misses, and unsafe conditions per policy.

Teamwork & Professional Practice

• Demonstrates professionalism, accountability, flexibility, and teamwork.
• Provides appropriate guidance and delegation to ancillary staff.
• Supports orientation, mentoring, and education of staff, students, and peers.
• Floats to other departments or assignments as needed.

Qualifications Education & Licensure

• Associate’s degree in Nursing from an accredited program.
• Current, unrestricted Registered Nurse license in the State of Alaska or other U.S. state required. Direct Hire must have applied for an Alaska nursing license at time of hire. Agency staff must have an active Alaska license.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) is required.
• Case Management certification within 2 years of hire is required.
• Clinical competency required within 3 months and every 3 years.
• High Risk Competency required within 3 months and every year.

High‑Risk Competency:

• High‑risk competency validation is required for direct patient care nursing roles.  The high-risk competencies are specific to the area of practice (e.g., proficiency in complex medical equipment, procedures, interventions, etc.).   Competency will be assessed before ending initial preceptorship and no less than annually thereafter. 

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of nursing principles, evidence-based practice, medication safety, and infection prevention.
• Strong clinical judgment, organization, prioritization, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with electronic health records and clinical systems.

Physical & Work Requirements

• Ability to lift, push, pull, and move up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to stand for extended periods and perform bending, stooping, and kneeling.
• Ability to work in a moderate-to-high noise clinical environment.

Safety Responsibility

• Employees are responsible for complying with safe work practices, reporting injuries and unsafe conditions, and cooperating in safety investigations.

 

Med Ninjas Job ID #19748. Pay package is based on 9 hour shifts and 40 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.

About Med Ninjas

Benefits

• 401k retirement plan
• Medical benefits