TDY Licensed Practical Nurse Covid
Bethel, Alaska
The vision: Through Native Self-Determination and Culturally Relevant Health Systems, we strive to be the healthiest people.
At the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation (YKHC) we administer a comprehensive healthcare system throughout 58 rural communities with a mission of Working Together to Achieve Excellent Health.
YKHC serves 58 federally-recognized Tribes and operates 41 Village Clinics. Our five larger communities are served by five Sub-Regional Clinics. All communities in our service area are served by the 55 bed regional hospital in Bethel.
For more information about our hospital or the region please visit
Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation - We Strive to be the Healthiest People (www.ykhc.org)
Position Summary: To provide quality nursing care to all patients. To serve as a viable member of the Covid Response Team, utilizing scope of practice. The following duties are specific to this position
Nurses are a critical part of the COVID response team and will have the following job duties, which may change or increase in accordance with YKHC's response to the global pandemic.
1. Responsible for collecting specimens from patients to test for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that is responsible for causing the disease known as COVID 19, in the multiple locations that YKHC has designated. This will include testing in the out of doors in inclement weather.
2. Responsible for traveling to villages (with short lead time - generally hours) to perform village-based testing and patient health screening along with the COVID response team.
3. The role will include variable duty hours on weekends and evenings. May include more than 40 hours a week.
4. This role will include assisting with maintaining supplies for testing as well as disinfection, cleaning and stocking of testing areas.
5. This role will have other duties as assigned as the response to the global pandemic is refined.
Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation's mission statement. Is responsible for care of all patients from birth to elderly.
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