Public Health Nurse 2 PCN 061666

What you will be doing:
As a Public Health Nurse 2 in the Juneau Public Health Center you will have the opportunity to work in diverse settings including clinics homes schools community centers and more. In this role youll play a key part in promoting community health by conducting health assessments offering preventive services and providing health screenings. Youll also monitor and manage infectious diseases provide case management and treatment and support emergency preparedness efforts. You will independently deliver a wide range of services to individuals families and communities helping to improve overall public health.

Our organization mission and culture:
As a member of the Section of Public Health Nursing you will contribute every day to the improvement of the health of Alaskans and their families. The Division of Public Health exemplifies these values:

• 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 Alaskans potential as a healthy individual as well as fostering strong healthy communities.
• Integrity We are honest and ethical in all we do.
• ScientificExcellence 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.

The benefits of joining our team:
Become a member of an innovative team that collaborates with communities across Alaskan cities and villages to create meaningful contributions to the publics health. Learn and grow in the Last Frontier 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/biannual pay increases health insurance etc. For more indepth benefit information please go to: working environment you can expect:

This position is at 3412 Glacier Highway at the Juneau Public Health Center. Youll enjoy convenient parking and easy breaktime access to Twin Lakes Park and other beautiful nature trails.

Who we are looking for:

To be successful in the position the candidate will need the following core competencies as shown in the application:

• 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/or injury prevention and/or detecting preventing and responding to infectious diseases.

• Decision Making: Makes sound wellinformed 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.

• Customer Service:Works with clients and customers (that is any individuals who use or receive the services or products that your work unit produces including the general public individuals who work in the agency other agencies or organizations outside the Government) to assess their needs provide information or assistance resolve their problems or satisfy their expectations; knows about available products and services; is committed to providing quality products and services.

Special Note:

• This position may require travel to remote areas of Alaska via small aircraft or boat
• This position requires a valid Alaska Registered Nursing LicenseAlaska Nurse Practice Act: Nursing Statutes AS 08.68 Nursing Regulations 12 AAC 44
• Valid Drivers License must be maintained in this position
• CPR Certification is required

A cover letter is NOT required for this position.Your complete application 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 this job class please go to the following link and search forPublic Health Nurse 2: Qualifications

Eligibility for licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse 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.

Special Notes:

Candidates not currently licensed by the State of Alaska who otherwise meet the eligibility requirements for licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Alaska and requisite knowledge skills and abilities may apply for vacancies in this job class. Applicants qualifying under this option may receive a conditional job offer; however proof of RN licensure will be required prior to appointment and reporting for duty.

Candidates not actively enrolled but who can provide proof of acceptance into an accredited Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RNtoBSN) bridge program may apply for vacancies in the Public Health Nurse I job class. Continued employment of the successful candidate is contingent upon active enrollment and attendance in the program commencing within six months of initial hire.

Successful performance of this work requires knowledge of principles and concepts of professional nursing public and community health and health care systems typically acquired through a course of study resulting in a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or Direct Entry Master of Science in Nursing (MSN). Continued employment and advancement from Public Health Nurse 1 to Public Health Nurse 2 is contingent upon maintaining active enrollment in good academic standing and successful completion of an accredited Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RNtoBSN) bridge program within twentyfour months of initial hire including time devoted to completing the enrollment process.

Training and education are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom online selfstudy and onthejob) from accredited and unaccredited sources and longduration (such as a postsecondary degree) and shortduration (such as a seminar) programs.

Professional experience means work that is creative analytical evaluative and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the professions principles concepts theories and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to ones own judgment.

At the time of interview please provide the following if not included at time of application:

1. Three 3 professional references whom we may contact by phone one 1 of whom must be your current or most recent supervisor if not already provided in the application.
2. Copy of current nursing license from any state.
3. A copy of academic transcripts (unofficial are okay; please ensure that the institution name/URL is listed on the transcripts) is used to verify that you meet the minimum qualifications.

If chosen for the position you will be required to provide the following items prior to employment:

1. A copy of a current Alaska Registered Nurse license.
2. Proof of Tetanus Diphtheria Pertussis (Tdap) Mumps Measles Rubella (MMR) and Varicella immunizations.
3. Proof of Hepatitis B (immunity or a signed declination statement).
4. Annual influenza vaccination or a signed declination statement.
5. Proof of Tuberculosis screening within past 12 months.
6. A copy of current drivers license.

Please read the below information carefully. This applies to your application submission.

EDUCATION
To verify that education is being used to meet the required minimum qualifications you must fill out the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree please indicate the units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position and are required with each application. (Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts). Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or interview; if not provided at these times transcripts will be required before employment.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION
If education is completed in a foreign college or university it may be used to meet the above requirements if applicable. If utilizing this education you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.The omission of the required documentation listed will result in an incomplete application and you will not receive further consideration.

WORK EXPERIENCE

When using work experience not documented in your application please provide the employers name job title employment dates and whether you worked fulltime or parttime. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and if minimum qualifications are met. Work experience needed to meet the minimum qualifications must be documented in the application. If the application does not support minimum qualifications the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.A resume will not be used to determine that minimum qualifications have been met for the position you are applying for.

If you have currently or previously been appointed to a flexibly staffed position please make sure that your work experience within a flexibly staffed position indicates the actual dates employed at each level. Ensure your time and any subsequent flex promotion(s) are documented as a separate position. This is required as minimum qualifications require experience at a particular level in which the lower level may not be considered. If this information is not accurately reflected in your application this may cause the processing of your application for consideration to be delayed. NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application.Noting see resume or CV or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.

The State of Alaska does not provide VISA Employer sponsorships.

MULTIPLE VACANCIES
This recruitment may be used for more than one 1 vacancy. The applicant pool acquired during this recruitment may be used for future vacancies for up to ninety 90 days after this recruitment closes. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply to each recruitment notice to ensure consideration for all vacancies.

APPLICATION NOTICE
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