Public Health Nurse 4 (Nurse Manager)

Health; Juneau (AK); Presencial; USD 90.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Alaska Department of Health in Juneau seeks a Public Health Nurse to provide a full range of public health nursing services to villages and rural communities. You will deliver holistic care to individuals, families, and communities, contributing to population health efforts that strengthen overall well-being.

To qualify, you must be eligible for Alaska RN licensure and hold a BSN or MSN; direct-entry MSN is acceptable. A valid driver's license and CPR certification are required for appointment.

Formación

• Eligibility for licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse 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 providing competencies in nursing/public health.

Responsabilidades

• Independently provide a full range of public health nursing services to villages and rural communities.
• Engage individuals, families, and communities, adopting a holistic approach to care.
• Contribute to system-level public health efforts that strengthen well-being.

Educación

BSN or MSN in Nursing (BSN/MSN)

Descripción del empleo

Job Description

Welcome to the Department of Health!

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

This position is open to All Applicants.

What you will be doing:

In this advanced role, you will have the opportunity to independently provide a full range of public health nursing services to villages and rural communities. You will take a holistic approach to care, engaging with individuals, families, and communities, and contributing to system-level public health efforts that strengthen overall well-being.

For more about what we do for Alaska, please visit our recruitment video:

https://health.alaska.gov/dph/Nursing/Pages/recruitment/default

Our organization, mission, and culture:

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 Alaskan cities and villages to create meaningful contributions to the public’s health. Learn and grow in Alaska's remote areas while making a difference where we live, work, and play. State of Alaska employees are eligible for benefits such as 12 paid holidays, leave accrual, annual/bi-annual pay increases, and many more.

For more in-depth benefit information, please go to:

https://drb.alaska.gov/employee/

The working environment you can expect:

This position is located at the Juneau Public Health Center, 3412 Glacier Highway. You’ll enjoy convenient parking and easy break-time access to Twin Lakes Park and other beautiful nature trails.

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:

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.

Special Notice

A valid Driver's License is required at the time of appointment.

A valid Alaska Registered Nursing License

CPR Certification

To view the general description and example of duties for this job class, please go to the following link and search for

Public Health Nurse 4

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/

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Minimum Qualifications

Competency-Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions

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.

Competency Description

The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations rather than specific tasks and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competency’s description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to successfully meet the competency, but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.

Please ensure your application (through work history, training, education, licenses, certifications, etc.) supports/demonstrates that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Eligibility for licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse 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.

Standards

Knowledge of standards that either are compliant with or derived from established standards or guidelines.

Managing Human Resources

Plans, distributes, coordinates, and monitors work assignments of others; evaluates work performance and provides feedback to others on their performance; ensures that staff are appropriately selected, utilized, and developed, and that they are treated in a fair and equitable manner.

Developing Others

Develops the ability of others to perform and contribute to the organization by providing ongoing feedback and by providing opportunities to learn through formal and informal methods.

Accountability

Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions and demonstrates commitment to accomplish work in an ethical, efficient, and cost-effective manner.

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

Progressively responsible professional nursing experience in health care, public health, health care delivery systems, nursing administration, consultative nursing, and/or a teaching capacity that is relevant to providing either public health services in a public health organization (e.g., tribal, city, county, or state) or population health services in a hospital or primary care setting.

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 post‑secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs.

“Professional experience” means work that is cre