Public Health Nurse 3 - (PCN 062052

Public Health Nurse 3 - (PCN 062052) in Dillingham, AK

This position is open to All Applicants.

Are you passionate about community health and ready to make a difference? Public Health Nurses (PHNs) play a vital role in promoting wellness and protecting Alaska communities, such as:

• Health screenings and preventive care
• Infectious disease monitoring and treatment
• Community health assessments and improvement initiatives

As a Public Health Nurse 3, you’ll bring expert-level care, contribute to quality improvement efforts, and travel periodically to outlying communities to deliver care where it’s needed most.

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.

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.

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Dillingham sits on Nushagak Bay at the mouth of the Nushagak River, an inlet of Bristol Bay in southwestern Alaska. It serves as the regional hub for Bristol Bay’s salmon fishery, home to the world’s largest wild sockeye runs and other Pacific salmon species. Dillingham is also the headquarters for the nearby Togiak National Wildlife Refuge, home to walruses, seals, migratory birds, and fish, and includes one of the largest wild herring fisheries in the world.

Dillingham is most easily reached by air and is 360 air miles from Anchorage.

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

• Adaptability: adjusts planned work by gathering relevant information and applying critical thinking to address multiple demands and competing priorities in a changing environment.
• 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.
• Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge, experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary.

• A valid Driver's License is required at the time of appointment.
• Alaska Registered Nurse License – Alaska Nurse Practice Act:
  Nursing Statutes AS 08.68, Nursing Regulations 12 AAC 44.

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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.

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