Job Description

Job Description

Malone Healthcare - Nursing is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Sitka, Alaska.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Med Surg
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: 12 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Infection Prevention (IP) Control Nurse – RN

📍 Sitka, AK 99835
🏥 Department : Infection Prevention
🩺 Specialty : RN – Infection Control
⏳ Contract Type : Direct Hire or Travel

✅ Required Credentials

• RN license (Full, unrestricted – Alaska or compact state)

  Agency staff must have an active Alaska license.

• Certification in Infection Control (CIC)

  Required at start or within 6 months if eligible sooner

• BLS – Current (within 3 months of hire, then biannually)
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Public Health, Microbiology, Epidemiology, or related field
• Preferred : Master’s degree (MPH, MSN), CPHQ

🧠 Experience Required

• 3+ years of acute care / infection control OR data collection/performance improvement/risk management
• Proficiency with basic statistics & epidemiological principles
• Long-Term Care IPC experience is a plus

📌 Job Duties

• Lead surveillance, analysis, and reporting of HAIs and reportable infections
• Develop and enforce infection control policies and procedures in line with:
  • CDC, OSHA, CMS, Joint Commission, FDA, APIC
• Provide ongoing education to staff, patients, families, and community
• Submit data to NHSN and other agencies
• Collaborate with the Infection Prevention and Control Committee to set goals
• Serve as a liaison across departments and co-chair the IPC committee
• Travel required within SEARHC network for on-site assessments & training

💻 Technical Skills

• MS Office, data collection platforms
• Comfortable with data analysis , policy writing, and compliance reporting

🎯 Key Strengths Needed

• Strong communicator with cultural sensitivity
• Self-starter who works independently & collaboratively
• Educator and policy interpreter
• Capable of turning clinical data into actionable safety practices

About Malone Healthcare - Nursing

With a commitment to providing a higher standard of service and experience in patient care, Malone Healthcare places expert nurses and allied health professionals in rewarding careers throughout the United States. As a leading healthcare staffing agency, Malone’s focus on compliance and integrity translates to a seamless experience for our team members and partner facilities. When you work with Malone Healthcare, you can rely on over 50 years of proven experience placing exceptional professionals in quality healthcare settings.

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Holiday Pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• Continuing Education
• 401k retirement plan
• Pet insurance
• Referral bonus
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• License and certification reimbursement
• Life insurance

Job Tags

Weekly pay, Contract work, Shift work, Night shift,

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