Public Health Nurse 5

State of Alaska; Anchorage (AK); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12 paid holidays

Leave accrual

Annual/bi-annual pay increases

Job summary

State of Alaska, Department of Health, is seeking a Public Health Nurse 5 to provide statewide clinical leadership for Maternal Child Health and Immunizations. The PHN5 supervises APRNs, Preparedness PHNs, and Nurse Consultants, offering clinical direction and support for statewide programs.

The role works with Public Health Nurses, Senior Leadership, and external partners to advance statewide public health priorities and standardize practices across the section.

Qualifications

• RN license in Alaska is required.
• BLS for Providers required.

Responsibilities

• Provide statewide clinical leadership and oversight for Maternal Child Health and Immunizations.
• Supervise APRNs, Preparedness PHNs, and Nurse Consultants.
• Coordinate priority clinical initiatives and foster standardization and quality improvement.
• Collaborate with Public Health Nurses, Senior Leadership, and external partners to advance statewide public health priorities.

Skills

Leadership

Evidence Based Practice

Technical Competence

Education

Registered Nurse license (Alaska)

Tools

Driver's License

Basic Life Support for Providers

Job description

Public Health Nurse 5 (PCN 061020) | Workplace Alaska page has loaded.

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

This position is open to Alaskan Residents only.

What you will be doing

This Public Health Nurse (PHN) 5 provides statewide clinical leadership and oversight for Maternal Child Health and Immunizations, ensuring consistent, evidence-based public health nursing practice across the Section. This position directly supervises the Section’s Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs), Preparedness PHNs, and Nurse Consultants, providing clinical direction, consultation, and support for specialized programs and services. As a member of the leadership team, the PHN5 coordinates priority clinical initiatives, promotes standardization and quality improvement, and works collaboratively with Public Health Nurses, Senior Leadership, and internal and external partners to advance statewide public health priorities.

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. The Division of Public Health exemplifies these values:

• 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 the remote areas of Alaska 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 PHN5 works primarily in an office setting located within a Public Health Center or the Central Office. As a member of the Section of Public Health Nursing (SOPHN) leadership team, this position works closely with Senior Leadership, Public Health Nurses, APRNs, Nurse Consultants, and other staff across the Section. The position also collaborates with other Division of Public Health sections, state and community partners, healthcare organizations, and other agencies to coordinate statewide clinical programs, strengthen partnerships, and support consistent delivery of public health services.

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:

• Leadership: Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.
• Evidence Based Practice: 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.
• Technical Competence: Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.

Special Notice

• License to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Alaska
• A valid Driver's License is required at the time of appointment.
• Basic Life Support for Providers

To view the general description and examples of duties for this job class, please go to the following link and search for Public Health Nurse 5: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/classspecs

Minimum Qualifications