Public Health Nurse 3 (PCN 061224

Public Health Nurse 3

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.

The benefits of joining our team:
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.

The working environment you can expect:
Working in Sitka means joining a friendly, island community surrounded by stunning ocean and mountain views. You'll enjoy a vibrant mix of culture, outdoor adventure, and close community connections, all while working in a hub for healthcare, education, and public service. With easy access to hiking, fishing, and local arts, Sitka offers a unique balance of meaningful work and an active, coastal lifestyle.

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.

Special Notice:

• 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.

Eligibility for licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Alaska AND Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited college or university or Direct Entry Master of Science (MSN) in Nursing from an accredited college or university AND Any combination of additional education, certification, and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in:

• Public Health: Applies knowledge of the concepts, principles, theories, methods, and tools associated with protecting and improving the health of people and their communities, including promoting healthy lifestyles, researching disease and injury prevention, and detecting, preventing, and responding to infectious diseases.
• Decision Making: Makes sound, well-informed, and objective decisions; perceives the impact and implications of decisions; commits to action, even in uncertain situations, to accomplish organizational goals; causes change.
• 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.
• Partnering: Develops networks and builds alliances; collaborates across boundaries to build strategic relationships and achieve common goals.
• Analysis and Assessment: Uses information technology in accessing, collecting, analyzing, maintaining, and disseminating data and information.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:
Advanced post-secondary education in nursing, public health, healthcare services, healthcare administration, or a closely related field that includes master's level study in nursing and/or public health AND/OR Professional experience in public health, community health, international health, and/or occupational health nursing.

At the time of the interview, please provide the following:

If chosen for the position, the candidate will be required to provide the following items before employment: