24 Clinical Nurse Consultant - Wound Nurse Jobs in Anchorage, AK
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium is Hiring a Clinical Nurse Consultant - Wound Nurse Near Anchorage, AK
The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium is a non-profit Tribal health organization designed to meet the unique health needs of Alaska Native and American Indian people living in Alaska. In partnership with the more than 171,000 Alaska Native and American Indian people that we serve and the Tribal health organizations of the Alaska Tribal Health System, ANTHC provides world-class health services, which include comprehensive medical services at the Alaska Native Medical Center, wellness programs, disease research and prevention, rural provider training and rural water and sanitation systems construction.
ANTHC is the largest, most comprehensive Tribal health organization in the United States, and Alaska’s second-largest health employer with more than 3,100 employees offering an array of health services to people around the nation’s largest state.
Our vision: Alaska Native people are the healthiest people in the world.
Benefits include:
- Generous Paid Time Off and holiday schedule with 4 weeks paid vacation per year to start and 12 paid holidays.
- More than 19 Federal healthcare plans with plans for employee, employee plus one, and employee plus family available. ANTHC covers 80% of all health insurance premiums and 100% of Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Dental, Vision, Basic Life, and AD&D.
- 401(a) retirement plan; ANTHC will contribute 3% of your annual compensation to the plan account each year, with up to an additional 5% match with a 6-year vesting schedule.
- 403(b) retirement savings plan with pre-tax and Roth options. Flexible Spending Accounts for Health Care and Dependent care are also available.
- Onsite Child Care is available in a brand new education facility.
- Onsite free gym access. Additional gym, rock climbing wall and salt-water pool available at the Alaska Pacific University for a small fee per semester. Steep discounts on outdoor equipment rentals for your Alaskan adventures!
- Tuition reductions for employees and their eligible dependents at the Alaska Pacific University.
or contact Recruitment directly at HRRecruiting@anthc.org.
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium has a hiring preference for qualified Alaska Native and American Indian applicants pursuant to P.L. 93-638 Indian Self Determination Act.
Summary:
Under general supervision the Clinical Nurse Consultant (CNC) facilitates a multidisciplinary and collaborative approach in the provision of healthcare within a specialty area. The Wound CNC is a “clinical expert” in evidence-based nursing practice as related to treatment and management of wounds. With responsibility for monitoring and sustaining excellence in the provision of nursing care through the support and development of clinical standards of practice, implementation of education, and establishing competency for staff members, the Wound CNC will demonstrate a firm knowledge base and clinical expertise, function as a clinical resource, conduct and facilitate patient care consultation, and assess the impact of appropriate practice on patient outcomes. The Wound CNC will work closely and collaboratively with all disciplines to establish and provide collegial relationships that benefit our staff, patients and the community.
Responsibilities:
Works closely with all nursing staff to provide and evaluate hands on patient care. Assesses patients and provides recommendations for treatment of all wounds and skin disorders as requested by physician order. Implements interventions as agreed upon by provider and educates bedside nurse in wound management. Rounds on patients and provides clinical oversight to management of wounds. Consultant responsibilities: Enhances the quality of patient care by providing consultation to bedside nurses and care providers. Enhances the quality of the nurse experience by providing expert guidance, problem solving, and assistance with developing plan of care as it relates to wound care. Maintains up to date knowledge of best practice in wound care and leads efforts to keep nursing and treatment strategies in line with evidence-based practice. Assess needs, develops plans, and leads performance improvement projects that decrease development of pressure injuries and wound complications. Demonstrates effective leadership skills when planning, problem solving, and evaluating nursing practice as it relates to specialty area. Works cohesively as part of the Acute Care administrative team to maintain clinical alignment with Inpatient and Organizational goals and expectations. Performs other duties as assigned.
Other information:
- K nowledge of professional nursing principles, practices, concepts, and procedures as applied to skin and wound.
- K nowledge of culture and diversity of the Native population.
- K nowledge of relevant educational content and appropriate methods of delivery and the ability to develop and facilitate relevant and effective education for adult learners.
- K nowledge on collecting pertinent information related to potential educational needs of the nurse, assess this data to determine the target audience and the learner needs, implement the program and evaluate a program and revise as necessary.
- K nowledge of variety of treatment and management options as it relates to skin and wound care including but not limited to: pressure/support surfaces & tools for prevention, bed options, skin care products, wound management supplies & products. As it relates to specialty area:
- S kill in assessment, diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the plan of care and plan of care is patient/family-centered, developmentally and age-appropriate, and culturally relevant.
- S kill in initiating prevention strategies, interventions, and treatments of skin disorders and wound management.
- S kills to develop activities to facilitate learners’ achievement of the educational objectives.
- S kills to ensure planned educational activities are implemented and the knowledge to conduct comprehensive evaluations of all educational activities.
Job Summary
Full Time
$105k-128k (estimate)
05/28/2023
05/23/2024
anthc.org
Anchorage, AK
1,000 - 3,000
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