Licensed Practical Nurse On-Call; PCN N

Position: Licensed Practical Nurse On-Call (PCN 06N20005)
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."

This on-call part-time position is a member of and outstanding nursing and direct care staff at the Juneau Pioneer Home and plays a vital role in providing person-centered support in a safe environment for up to forty-nine (49) elder residents.

Our division values are:

* 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.

What you will be doing:
Provide high quality personal care to 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.

The benefits to joining our team:
This position is part of an amazing team with opportunities to make a positive impact on the quality of life for our 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.

The working environment you can expect:
This job is located in the Juneau Pioneer Home, an assisted living home at 4675 Glacier Hwy. Juneau, Alaska. The home is nestled near Twin Lakes with breathtaking views of nearby mountains, the Gastineau Channel, and wildlife such as brown bears, eagles, ravens, blue herons, kingfishers, porcupines, deer, and squirrels.

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

* Oral and Written Communication:
Expresses information (for example ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral and written presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

* 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

* Physical Strength and Agility:
Ability to bend, lift, climb, stand, and walk for long periods of time; ability to perform moderately heavy laboring work.

* Accountability:
Holds self and others accountable for measurable high quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions. Complies with established control systems and rules

Other Job information:

* 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 or regular screening for tuberculosis, criminal history and for COVID-19 as required by the facility.

A cover letter is NOT required for this position. Your complete application [, including supplemental questions,] will be used to determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment and selection process.

To view the general description and example of duties for the Licensed Practical Nurse position, please go to the following link:

Minimum Qualifications

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

Special Requirements :
Physical strength to lift, assist and transfer patients.

Special

Note:

Applicants who have or obtain a temporary permit issued under 12 AAC 44.320 may report for duty; however, the job offer will remain conditional, for a timeframe not to exceed six months, pending the applicant showing proof of licensure during their initial probationary period.

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