Licensed Practical Nurse​/Nurse​/Nurse

Job Description

This position is open to all applicants.

The Mission of the Division of the Alaska Pioneer Homes Is: “

Providing elder Alaskans a home and community, celebrating life through its final breath.

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Positive Attitude:

"We enjoy what we do." Optimism inspires open-mindedness and creativity.

Love

: "We love who we serve." Out of love and respect for our residents, we put their needs before staff convenience.

Accountability:

"We do what we say." We are accountable to our residents, to their families and to each other. Accepting responsibility is essential as we plan and deliver care.

Trust:

"We say what we mean." Open and honest communication is crucial to earning the trust of our residents, their families, and our coworkers.

Excellence:

"We provide excellent care, every resident, every day every time." Our own excellence inspires excellence in others, including residents, families, and our coworkers.

Provide high-quality care for up to ninety-one (91) assisted living home residents in a warm, supportive, and caring manner. This position provides clinical and medication administration to residents and clinical support to the care teams. Focus will be on quality resident care, the growth, development, and empowerment of health care teams, and the promotion of assisted living philosophy and statutes.

This position is part of an amazing team with opportunities to make a positive impact on the quality of life for Alaskan elders by providing excellent person-centered loving care and services. This position is surrounded by elder residents with many years of life experiences and wisdom who are in varying stages of their life journey.

This job is located at the Fairbanks Pioneer Home, an assisted living home at 2221 Eagan Ave, Fairbanks, Alaska. It is nestled in 16 beautiful acres of birch and spruce trees, convenient to the local senior center next door.

Position-specific knowledge, skills and abilities that are desired or contribute to the success in this position:

• Medicine and Dentistry:
  Knowledge of the diagnosis and treatment of injuries, diseases, and deformities, including preventive health-care measures.
• Evidence-Based 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
• Flexibility:
  Is open to change and new information; rapidly adapts to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles.
• 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.

This position is in support of the Pioneer Home, which is a 24-hour facility.

This Pioneer Home is an Eden Alternative facility, where the environment includes contact with plants, flowers, and pets including cats, dogs, fish, and birds.

Employees of the Pioneer Home receive continual screening for tuberculosis, criminal history and for COVID-19 as required by the facility.

A diploma or certificate from an accredited school in practical nursing and eligibility for licensure as a practical nurse with the State of Alaska.

Eligibility for licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Alaska.

Eligibil…