Psychiatric Nurse 1/2

Holland America-Princess (Holland America Dawson City Inn); Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible scheduling

Overtime opportunities

MANDT and CPR training

Advanced training opportunities

Orientation and annual training

Career growth

Job summary

Alaska Psychiatric Institute is seeking a dedicated nurse to provide skilled care, perform patient assessments, and participate in therapeutic activities. You will administer medications, educate patients on outcomes and interactions, transcribe orders, and document in MAR.

Strong clinical judgement and teamwork are essential. Responsibilities include comprehensive nursing assessments for new admissions and those requiring close observation or emergency interventions.

Qualifications

• Oral communication: conveys information clearly to individuals or groups.
• Written communication: writes concisely and persuasively for the audience.
• Decision making: makes informed, decisive choices impacting outcomes.
• Listening: interprets verbal cues and responds appropriately.
• Decisiveness: acts timely even with limited data and potential consequences.

Responsibilities

• Provide skilled nursing care to patients with individualized assessments and care plans.
• Administer medications and educate patients on outcomes, side effects, and interactions.
• Transcribe orders and document in MAR; record patient behavior and responses.
• Complete nursing assessments for new admissions or high-need patients; manage emergencies.

Skills

Oral Communication

Written Communication

Decision Making

Listening

Decisiveness

Job description

Effective July 1, 2026 the wage for this position increased by 3%. The wage listed in this job posting reflects the increase.

This position is open to

All Applicants

.

What You Will Be Doing:

Provide skilled nursing care to patients; individualized patient assessment and care; participates in therapeutic activities as facilitator, or co‑facilitator. Administers medications to patients and provides education including expected outcomes, possible side effects, and any food/drug interactions. Transcribe all orders, recording this information in each patient’s Medication Administration Record (MAR) and chart regarding patient behavior and responses to medication treatment. Completes nursing assessments on newly admitted patients, patients on close observation special status, or patients that may require emergency seclusion or restraint. Determines and prioritizes individual nursing needs. Gives direction to Office Assistant Is and Psychiatric Nurse Assistants I/II/III including work assignments and monitoring those assignments for both completion and accuracy.

Our Organization, Mission, and Culture:

The Alaska Psychiatric Institute’s mission is to: Provide compassionate healthcare to support Alaskans in living their best possible lives.

The Alaska Psychiatric Institute vision is: An Alaska where everyone receives the care they need when they need it without judgment.

Our division values:

• Integrity
• Dignity
• Excellence
• Accountability
• Safety

The Benefits of Joining Our Team:

• Position that offers competitive salary with opportunity for a flexible self‑scheduling model with limited work requirements
• Ability to work "full time" hours if desired or work the ability to work as little as 3 days a month if you choose
• Overtime opportunities
• Professional certification in MANDT and CPR
• Opportunities for advanced training from specialist in advanced psychiatric and health care topics
• Comprehensive orientation and annual training
• Position offers meaningful work in supporting the mission of API and will allow you to grow your skills and advance your career.

The Working Environment You Can Expect:

The selected candidate will work in an environment that is fast paced, busy and challenging at times, but embraces collaboration through working closely with supervisors, managers, and personnel to assist in providing services to Alaska Psychiatric Institute.

This position is located at 3700 Piper Street in the U‑MED district of east Anchorage which offers several maintained walking trails, parks and nearby lakes. This area is filled with several restaurants, shopping stores, and has easy access to public transportation.

Who We Are Looking For:

We are looking for a candidate with the following competencies:

• Oral Communication (*) | Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.
• Written Communication | Writes in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the intended audience.
• 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.
• Listening | Receives, attends to, interprets, and responds to verbal messages and other cues such as body language in ways that are appropriate to listeners and situations.
• Decisiveness | Makes well‑informed, effective, and timely decisions, even when data are limited or solutions produce unpleasant consequences; perceives the impact and implications of decisions

A cover letter is NOT required for this position.

.Your complete application, including supplemental questions, will be used to determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment and selection process.

To view the general description and example of duties, please go to the following link:

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/alaska/classspecs?keywords=psychiatric%20nurse