Itinerant Public Health Nurse 3

State of Alaska; Wasilla (AK); Presencial; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

12 paid holidays annually

Generous leave accrual

Descripción de la vacante

The State of Alaska is hiring an Itinerant Public Health Nurse 3 based in Wasilla, traveling to Alaska’s villages to deliver full public health nursing services. You’ll work within a community- and systems-based approach and support the Matsu Public Health Center when not traveling.

Requirements include RN licensure in Alaska and BSN or Direct Entry MSN; you’ll join a team focused on improving health outcomes with accountability, respect, integrity, and scientific excellence.

Formación

• Eligibility for licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Alaska.
• BSN from an accredited college or university or Direct Entry MSN in Nursing from an accredited college or university.
• Any combination of additional education, certification, and/or experience that provides competencies in public health, decision making, interpersonal skills, partnering, and analysis/assessment.

Responsabilidades

• Deliver the full range of public health nursing services to Alaska's villages and communities using an individual, community, and systems approach.
• Collaborate with communities across Alaskan cities and villages to contribute to public health.
• Support and work within the Matsu Public Health Center when not traveling.

Conocimientos

Self-Management

Stakeholder Management

Flexibility

Educación

BSN or Direct Entry MSN

Descripción del empleo

Itinerant Public Health Nurse 3 (PCN 061138M) | Workplace Alaska page has loaded.

We’d be delighted to have you join our team.

This position is open to All Applicants.

What you will be doing:

Do you love meeting new people? Would you like a job where you can travel across beautiful Alaska? As an Itinerant Public Health Nurse 3, you will do that! You will be responsible for delivering the full range of public health nursing services to Alaska's villages and communities using an individual, community, and systems approach. As a member of our team, you will collaborate with communities across Alaskan cities and villages to create meaningful contributions to the public's health. When not traveling, you will have the opportunity to support and work within the Matsu Public Health Center.

Our organization, mission, and culture:

As a member of the Section of Public Health Nursing, you will contribute every day to the improvement of the health of Alaskans and their families.

• Accountability- We are committed to responsible use of human, financial, and environmental resources.
• Respect- We provide services without discrimination or judgment.
• Human potential- We are committed to developing each Alaskan’s potential as a healthy individual as well as fostering strong, healthy communities.
• Integrity- We are honest and ethical in all we do.
• Scientific Excellence- We are committed to adding to and contributing to the body of scientific knowledge and using the best available knowledge and data to set public health policy.

The benefits of joining our team:

Become a member of an innovative team that collaborates with communities across Alaska to create meaningful contributions to the public’s health. Learn and grow in the Last Frontier while making a difference where we live, work, and play. Enjoy excellent benefits, including meaningful work, generous leave accrual, and 12 paid holidays annually.

For more in-depth benefit information, please go to: https://drb.alaska.gov/employee/

The working environment you can expect:

This position is based in Wasilla, Alaska, in the heart of the Mat-Su Valley, surrounded by the stunning Talkeetna and Chugach Mountains. The area offers year-round outdoor recreation, from hiking, fishing, and wildlife viewing in the summer to skiing, snowmachining, and northern lights viewing in the winter, with easy access to uniquely Alaskan adventures and scenic wilderness. The itinerant service area includes communities throughout the Alaska Peninsula, Aleutian Chain, Pribilof Islands, and other rural and remote communities across Alaska. When not traveling and serving the itinerant communities, PHNs will support the mission of the Matsu public health center. Learn and grow in the Last Frontier while making a difference where we live, work, and play.

Who we are looking for:

The ideal candidate will possess some or all of the following position-specific competencies in addition to the minimum qualifications listed below:

• Self-Management: Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior.
• Stakeholder Management:Knowledge of the concepts, practices, and techniques used to identify, engage, influence, and monitor relationships with individuals and groups connected to a work effort, including those actively involved, those who exert influence over the process and its results, and those who have a vested interest in the outcome (positive or negative)
• Flexibility: Is open to change and new information; adapts behavior or work methods in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles; effectively deals with ambiguity

Special Notice

• A valid Driver's License is required at the time of appointment.
• A valid Alaska Registered Nurse License will be required at the time of appointment.
• Will be required to maintain CPR Certification while working.

Minimum Qualifications

This job class uses competency-based minimum qualifications.Please ensure your application (through work history, volunteer experience (duties summary), training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Eligibility for licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Alaska;

AND

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited college or university or Direct Entry Master of Science (MSN) in Nursing from an accredited college or university;

AND

Any combination of additional education, certification, and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in:

• Public Health: Applies knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, methods, and tools associated with protecting and improving the health of people and their communities, including promoting healthy lifestyles, researching disease and injury prevention, and detecting, preventing, and responding to infectious diseases.
• Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
• Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, courtesy, tact, empathy, concern, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others; may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed; relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disabilities, and other individual differences.
• Partnering: Develops networks and builds alliances; collaborates across boundaries to build strategic relationships and achieve common goals.
• Analysis and Assessment: Uses information technology in accessing, collecting, analyzing, maintaining, and disseminating data and information.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

Advanced post-secondary education in nursing, public health, healthcare services, healthcare administration, or a closely related field that includes master’s level study in nursing and/or public health;

AND/OR

Professional experience in public health, community health, international health, and/or occupational health nursing.

Special Notes:

Candidates not currently licensed by the State of Alaska, who otherwise meet the eligibility requirements for licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Alaska and requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities, may apply for vacancies in this job class. Applicants qualifying under this option may receive a conditional job offer; however, proof of RN licensure will be required prior to appointment and reporting for duty.

“Training” and “education” are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs.

“Professional experience” means work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment.

“Progressively responsible” means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility.

Additional Required Information

At the time of the interview, please provide the following:

• Three (3) professional references whom we may contact by phone, one (1) of whom must be your current or most recent supervisor, if not already provided in the application.
• A copy of the current nursing license (from any state).
• A copy of academic transcripts (unofficial is okay; please ensure that the institution name/URL is listed on the transcripts) is used to support that you meet the minimum qualification competencies.

If chosen for the position, the candidate will be required to provide the following items before employment:

• Proof of Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis (Tdap), Mumps, Measles, Rubella (MMR), and Varicella immunizations.
• Proof of Hepatitis B (immunity or a signed declination statement).
• Annual influenza vaccination or a signed declination statement.
• Proof of Tuberculosis screening within the past 12 months.
• A copy of your current driver’s license.

Multiple Vacancies

This recruitment may be used for more than one (1) vacancy. The applicant pool acquired during this recruitment may be used for future vacancies for up to ninety (90) days after this recruitment closes. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply to each recruitment notice to ensure consideration for all vacancies.

EEO Statement

The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodations, auxiliary aids, or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1-800-587-4095 in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1-800-770-8973 or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at P.O. Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal-opportunity employer.

Contact Information

For specific information about the position, feel free to contact the hiring manager at: Drew Shannon, Public Health Nurse 4 Email: [e-mail]

Phone [phone] (Statewide toll-free number)

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