Corrections Nurse 3 (Nursing Supervisor, PCN 20-8680)
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Job Location:
Palmer, MA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 4622 - 5117
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Description
- The Department of Corrections Division of Health and Rehabilitation Services is recruiting for a Corrections Nurse 3 at the Palmer Correctional Center (PCC) and Mat-Su Pretrial (MSPT) in Palmer Alaska.Watch Alaska DOC HARS video here:you will be doing:
The primary responsibilities of this position include but are not limited to:
- Supervise mentor and evaluate nursing staff to ensure quality and compliance with established policies and procedures.
- Triage and assess patients
- Maintain patient medical records;
- Observe document and report changes in the physical and mental conditions of the inmates;
- Handle crisis situations in a calm and effective manner.
Our mission values and culture:
The HARS Mission Statement:
To provide timely access to essential care through an evidence-based multidisciplinary approach. We are committed to a culture of professionalism quality and safety.
HARS Vision Statement
We are committed to the wellbeing of those under the care of the Alaska Department of Corrections. Individuals will be treated in a safe respectful and compassionate manner. We are dedicated to providing essential care and to promoting health and rehabilitation.
The benefits of joining our team:
As a Corrections Nurse you will be part of a team and enjoy work/life balance.
HARS offers free online education for CEUs through Relias.
The working environment you can expect:In this role you will oversee the nursing teams at Palmer Correctional Center (PCC) and Mat-Su Pretrial (MSPT) providing comprehensive nursing care and professional guidance to ensure the delivery of high-quality inmate health services. You will serve in a leadership capacity to plan organize and evaluate health operations and electronic health record systems in compliance with institutional policies regulatory standards and legal requirements.
Who we are looking for:We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:
- Leadership: Inspires motivates and guides others toward goal accomplishment; coaches mentors and challenges subordinates; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.
- Managing Human Resources: Plans distributes and monitors work assignments of others; evaluates work performance and provides feedback to others on their performance.
- Technical Competence: Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform ones job; works with understands and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.
- 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.
- Oral 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 presentations; listens to others attends to nonverbal cues and responds appropriately.
Minimum Qualifications
Eligibility for licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Alaska.
AND
Two years of professional experience as a Registered Nurse one of which must have been at the full-performance/journey level. Examples of this latter experience include but are not exclusively limited to prior service as a Corrections Nurse 2 Psychiatric Nurse 2 or Nurse 2 with the State of Alaska or its equivalent with another employer.
Substitution:
Combinations of prior training and experience in other specializations of nursing care (e.g. Med-Surg Psychiatric Public Health Critical Care) will be evaluated for comparability on a case-by-case basis.
Special Note:
Candidates not currently licensed by the State of Alaska who otherwise meet the eligibility requirements for licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Alaska and requisite qualifying experience may apply for vacancies in this job class. Applicants qualifying under this option may receive a conditional job offer; however proof of licensure will be required prior to final appointment and reporting for duty.
Some positions may require the successful applicant to pass a background investigation including fingerprinting as a prerequisite to employment. These requirements will be indicated at the time of recruitment.
Some positions may require the successful applicant to provide proof they are free from active pulmonary tuberculosis at the time of hire. Employees are required to be tested annually. These requirements will be indicated at the time of recruitment.Additional Required Information
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
Applicants are required to either attach to their application or provide at time of interview the following:- Professional Licenses: Alaska Registered Nursing License
- List of three (3) professional references
- Resume
RECRUITMENT DIFFICULTIES
Starting salary may be approved up to Step D-$5117.60 if criteria are met.
EDUCATIONIf post-secondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials if used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position. Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview at the discretion of the hiring manager.
LEGAL EMPLOYMENT
The States online recruitment system Workplace Alaska requires applicants to certify that they have a legal right to accept employment in the United States. It is the responsibility of the employee to maintain the appropriate documentation to accept or continue legal employment. The State of Alaska does not function in the role as an employer sponsor.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATIONEducation completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the minimum qualifications listed above. 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. post-secondary institution 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 post-secondary institution. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
WORK EXPERIENCEIf using work experience not already documented in your application also provide the employers name job title employment dates and whether full or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and if minimum qualifications are clearly met. If they are not the applicant may not advance to the recruitment interview and selection phase.
Note:Attaching a resume is not an alternative to filling out the application in its entirety. Noting see resume or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination that your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.
PREA NOTIFICATIONThe Department of Corrections follows and maintains federal and state requirements standards including but not limited to Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards which apply to all public and private institutions that house adult or juvenile offenders. PREA standards preclude the department from hiring or promoting anyone who has engaged in or been convicted of any conduct which would violate PREA standards related to sexual assault including:
- Sexual abuse in a prison jail lockup community confinement facility juvenile facility or other institutions.
- Convicted of engaging or attempting to engage in sexual activity in the community facilitated by force overt or implied threats of force or coercion or if the victim did not consent or was unable to consent or refuse; or
- Has been civilly or administratively adjudicated to have engaged in the activity described above.
CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS/APSIN/ACOMSPlease be aware this position requires the use of the Alaska Public Safety Information Network (APSIN)/Alaska Corrections Offender Management System (ACOMS). A security clearance issued by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) is necessary to use APSIN/ACOMS. DPS will deny security clearance for any applicant who has beenconvicted of a felony or misdemeanor in this state or another jurisdiction or who may be a fugitive from justice. Additionally security clearance will be withdrawn if DPS discovers that material information was falsified or omitted at the time of the initial application for security clearance.
FINGERPRINTNOTICE
All Department of Corrections employees are required to be fingerprinted. The successful candidate must pass a criminal history check.
EEO STATEMENTThe State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodation auxiliary aides or services or alternative communication formats please call 1- or 465-4095 in Juneau or (TTY) or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at: P. O. Box 110201 Juneau AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal-opportunity employer.
WORKPLACE ALASKA APPLICATION QUESTIONS & ASSISTANCEQuestions regarding application submission or system operation errors should be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 1- (toll-free) or if you are in the Juneau area. Requests for information may also be emailed to
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Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Crisis Management
- Nurse Management
- Nursing Home Experience
- Acute Care
- Assisted Living
- Home Care
- Nursing
- Alzheimers Care
- Critical Care Experience
- Program Development
- Medication Administration
- Supervising Experience
