Licensed Practical Nurse/ Nurse 1/ Nurse 2

Family & Community Services; Fairbanks (AK); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Alaska Pioneer Homes seeks qualified nursing staff to provide high‑quality, person‑centered care for residents in Fairbanks. The role focuses on clinical nursing, medication administration, and supporting care teams in a warm, supportive environment.

Applicants should hold or be eligible for Alaska LPN/RN licensure, with experience in elder care and a commitment to evidence‑based practice. This Eden Alternative facility emphasizes compassionate care and resident well‑being.

Qualifications

• Flexibility to adapt to changing conditions and unexpected obstacles.
• Interpersonal skills to interact with residents, families, and staff.
• Evidence‑based practice integrated with clinical expertise for optimum care.
• Knowledge of nursing care and resident health needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide high‑quality care for up to 91 assisted living residents.
• Administer medications and provide clinical support to care teams.
• Promote growth, development, and empowerment of health care teams.
• Support the Eden Alternative philosophy and resident‑centered care.

Skills

Flexibility

Interpersonal skills

Evidence‑Based Practice

Clinical knowledge

Education

LPN licensure eligibility

Nurse 1 RN licensure eligibility

Nurse 2 RN licensure eligibility

Job description

Job Description

This position is open to all applicants.

The Mission of the Division of the Alaska Pioneer Homes Is: “

Providing elder Alaskans a home and community, celebrating life through its final breath.

Our Division Values Are

:

Positive Attitude:

"We enjoy what we do." Optimism inspires open-mindedness and creativity.

Love

: "We love who we serve." Out of love and respect for our residents, we put their needs before staff convenience.

Accountability:

"We do what we say." We are accountable to our residents, to their families and to each other. Accepting responsibility is essential as we plan and deliver care.

Trust:

"We say what we mean." Open and honest communication is crucial to earning the trust of our residents, their families, and our coworkers.

Excellence:

"We provide excellent care, every resident, every day every time." Our own excellence inspires excellence in others, including residents, families, and our coworkers.

What You Will Be Doing

Provide high-quality care for up to ninety-one (91) assisted living home residents in a warm, supportive, and caring manner. This position provides clinical and medication administration to residents and clinical support to the care teams. Focus will be on quality resident care, the growth, development, and empowerment of health care teams, and the promotion of assisted living philosophy and statutes.

The Benefits to Joining Our Team

This position is part of an amazing team with opportunities to make a positive impact on the quality of life for Alaskan elders by providing excellent person-centered loving care and services. This position is surrounded by elder residents with many years of life experiences and wisdom who are in varying stages of their life journey.

The Working Environment You Can Expect

This job is located at the Fairbanks Pioneer Home, an assisted living home at 2221 Eagan Ave, Fairbanks, Alaska. It is nestled in 16 beautiful acres of birch and spruce trees, convenient to the local senior center next door.

Who We Are Looking For

Position-specific knowledge, skills and abilities that are desired or contribute to the success in this position:

• Medicine and Dentistry: Knowledge of the diagnosis and treatment of injuries, diseases, and deformities, including preventive health-care measures.
• Evidence-Based Practice: Integrates best research practices with clinical and/or subject matter expertise and patient values for optimum care and participates in learning and research activities to the extent feasible
• Flexibility: Is open to change and new information; rapidly adapts to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles.
• 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.

Other Job Information

This position is in support of the Pioneer Home, which is a 24-hour facility.

This Pioneer Home is an Eden Alternative facility, where the environment includes contact with plants, flowers, and pets including cats, dogs, fish, and birds.

Employees of the Pioneer Home receive continual screening for tuberculosis, criminal history and for COVID-19 as required by the facility.

Minimum Qualifications

LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE

A diploma or certificate from an accredited school in practical nursing and eligibility for licensure as a practical nurse with the State of Alaska.

NURSE 1

Eligibility for licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Alaska.

NURSE 2

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

AND EITHER

Successful completion of a formal training plan as a Nurse 1 with the State of Alaska;

OR

One year of entry level experience as a Registered Nurse. Examples of this experience include but are not exclusively limited to prior service as a Nurse I, Corrections Nurse I, or Psychiatric Nurse I with the State of Alaska or its equivalent with another employer.

Substitution

Combinations of prior training and experience as a Registered Nurse in other specializations of nursing care (e.g., Psychiatric, Corrections, Public Health, Critical Care, Surgical) will be evaluated for comparability on a case-by-case basis.

SPECIAL NOTE

Special Requirements: Physical strength to lift, assist and transfer patients.

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

Positions require the successful applicant to pass a background investigation, including fingerprinting, as a prerequisite to employment.

These requirements will be indicated at the time of recruitment.

Additional Required Information

At time of interview applicant must provide:

• Two (2) professional references (including work/supervisor-related) and three (3) character references (personal) with current contact information.

If selected and prior to hire, applicant will be asked to:

• Submit to fingerprinting and criminal background check screening.
• Provide current evidence to be free from active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) with test results dated within the last 12 months prior to start date.
• Provide a copy of current CPR and First Aid certificate(s), if available.

Please read the below information carefully. This applies to your application submission.

FLEXIBLY STAFFED

This position is flexibly staffed. This vacancy may be filled at either level, depending on the applicant's training and/or experience. It is recommended that you apply for all levels if you qualify.

EDUCATION

To verify education being used to meet the required minimum qualifications, you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials being used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position and are required with each application. (Unofficial are okay, please ensure that the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts). Transcripts can be attached at the time of application, provided at the time of interview or if not provided, transcripts will be required prior to appointment.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable. If utilizing this education you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university.

It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

Omission of required documentation listed will result in an incomplete applicatio

To view the general description and example of duties for the Licensed Practical Nurse/Nurse 1/Nurse 2 position, please go to the following link:

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/alaska/classspecs?keywords=licensed%20nurse&page=1