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Hours Full-time
Location Ketchikan, AK
Ketchikan, Alaska

About this job

Job Description & Requirements
Assisted Living Nurse - Long-Term Care Nurse - (LTC RN)
StartDate: ASAP Available Shifts: 8/12 D/N Pay Rate: $27.53 *

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REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Current AK license
BLS(AHA)
Geriatric and/or rehab nursing experience
Long Term Care experience

Start Date: ASAP

Shift: 8/12hr D/N (mostly nights) - variable shift
may work a mix of 8hr and 12hr shifts

Long-term care nurses / assisted living nurses provide medical, personal, and psychosocial care on a continual or recurring basis to patients with chronic mental or physical disorders. Requiring direct medical surgical experience (preparing IVs, ventilators and feeding tubes), LTC nurses typically administer in hospitals, extended-care facilities, nursing homes, sub-acute care units, retirement communities, and home-health agencies.

Required Qualifications
Current AK license
BLS(AHA)
Geriatric and/or rehab nursing experience
Long Term Care experience

About the Facility
Named the number-one healthcare facility for traveling nurses in the United States, this medical center also consistently ranks at the top of patient satisfaction surveys conducted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Facility Location
Beautifully situated on an inlet among the islands of southern Alaska, Ketchikan peers up at snow-capped mountains teeming with wildlife. Along the town’s boardwalk (called one of the best in the U.S. by USA Today) you’ll find restaurants, museums, galleries and gift shops buzzing with residents and tourists alike. Sport fishing, the annual Hummingbird Festival, and float plane tours are among the many other attractions.

Job Benefits
NursesRx travel nursing assignments typically last 13 weeks and include:
  • Competitive pay rates
  • Life Insurance
  • Medical, Dental, Vision
  • 401(k) and Flex Spending
  • Free Continuing Education and Tuition Assistance
  • Traveler Discounts and Referral Bonuses
  • No-Fee Direct Deposit
  • Daily Meal / Incidentals Allowance
  • Free, quality, private housing
  • Accident and Short-term Disability Coverage
  • Refer a friend and earn extra cash!


About the Company
NursesRx, an AMN Healthcare company, is a leading travel nursing staffing agency that can help you achieve the career you've trained for, and the lifestyle you've always wanted. With thousands of positions nationwide, NursesRx lets registered nurses (RN) choose from the very best assignments with top-ranked hospitals and facilities throughout the United States. AMN Healthcare is an EEO/AA/Disability/Protected Veteran Employer.  We encourage minority and female applicants to apply.

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