Public Health Nurse ; PCN
Listed on 2026-10-11
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Healthcare
Healthcare Nursing
Public Health Nurse 5 (PCN 061143) in Anchorage or Fairbanks or Juneau or Wasilla, AK | page has loaded.
State of Alaska
Location
Anchorage or Fairbanks or Juneau or Wasilla, AK
We’d be delighted to have you join our team.
This position is open to Alaskan Residents only.
This position is currently located in Fairbanks. The position may be in Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, or Wasilla, depending upon the location of the most qualified candidate.
Job DescriptionWelcome to the Department of Health!
We’d be delighted to have you join our team.
Provide statewide clinical leadership and oversight for Maternal Child Health and Immunization services while supervising APRNs and Nurse Consultants and supporting evidence-based practice, professional development, and consistent delivery of high-quality public health services across Alaska.
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
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:The position offers a flexible, collaborative work environment that includes a combination of office-based work, telework, and on-site work in Public Health Centers.
Who we are looking for:- Change Management
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Knowledge of change management principles, strategies, and techniques required for effectively planning, implementing, and evaluating change in the organization. - Team Building
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Inspires and fosters team commitment, spirit, pride, and trust. Facilitates cooperation and motivates team members to accomplish group goals. - Supervision
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Plans, distributes, and monitors work assignments; sets task priorities, 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. Assignments include the authority and responsibility to recommend or independently take action to employ (i.e., appoint, transfer, promote), discipline or discharge, or adjudicate grievances of direct reports.
Notice
- A valid Driver's License is required at the time of appointment
- Licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Alaska
- CPR Certification
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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