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

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