Physician Assistant​/Advanced Practice Registered Nurse ; PCN

Job Overview

Physician Assistant / Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) – Hiland Mountain Correctional Center (HMCC), Eagle River, Alaska.

Provide medical care to inmates, act as liaison among the facility, local hospitals, and external physicians, and prescribe Schedule II‑V controlled substances in compliance with state licensing and regulatory requirements.

• Deliver urgent, emergent, and chronic care to inmates.
• Coordinate care with mandatory 24‑hour nursing support staff.
• Self‑manage self‑prescription responsibilities and mandatory self‑self‑self‑self‑self self‑self‑self‑self‑self‑self‑self‑self‑self‑self‑self‑self‑self‑self‑self‑self‑self‑self‑self‑self‑self‑self‑self‑self‑self‑self‑self‑self‑self‑self‑self‑self‑self‑self‑self‑self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self
• Mandate self‑self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self self‑self mandatory self‑self prescribing authority, record‑keeping, and monitoring of controlled substances.
• Adhere to all background, fingerprint, tuberculosis, and DEA registration protocols per regulatory exposure.

Clinically collaborate with nurses, behavioral health staff, and social workers in a secured correctional facility.

• State licensure as a Physician Assistant or Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in Alaska.
• DEA registration and registration with the Alaska Prescription Drug Monitoring Program to prescribe Schedule II‑V drugs.
• Current certifications (AHA, ACLS, BLS) and completion of Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support as required.
• Clear Anterior Specialist Status via fingerprint and background check.
• Valid Alaska driver’s license.
• Ability to work a rotational shift schedule and on‑call times.

All employees are required to participate in background investigations, provide health screenings (e.g., tuberculosis), acquire necessary DEA registrations, and comply with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) and other federal/state standards.

State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The State of Alaska is an equal‑opportunity employer.

Hope Zachman
Chief Clinical Officer
907‑269‑7301
hope.zachman