Public Health Nurse 4 (Juneau Public Health Center Nurse Manager PCN 061418)

This Individual Position is Exempt from the Hiring Freeze. Qualified Applicants are Encouraged To Apply.

Welcome to the Department of Health!

Wed be delighted to have you join our team.

If you envision yourself in this role and are ready to start an exciting career with us apply today!

This position is open to All Applicants.

What you will be doing:

• 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

Special Notice:

• Valid Alaska Registered Nursing License is required at time of employment per Alaska Nurse Practice Act: Nursing Statutes AS 08.68 Nursing Regulations 12 AAC 44
• Valid Drivers License at time of employment is required
• CPR Certification is also required

To view the general description and example of duties for this job class please go to the following link and search for Public Health Nurse 4: Qualifications

Competency-Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions
This job class uses competency-based minimum qualifications.Please ensure your application(work history volunteer experience (duties summary) training education licenses certifications etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge skills abilities and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Competency Description
The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge skills abilities (KSAs) tasks and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations instead of specific tasks and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competencys description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA task and behavior needed to meet the competency successfully but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.

Please ensure your application (through work history training education licenses certifications etc.) supports/demonstrates you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

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;

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.
• Standards: Knowledge of standards that either are compliant with or derived from established standards or guidelines.
• Managing Human Resources:Plans distributes coordinates and monitors work assignments of others; evaluates work performance and provides feedback to others on their performance; ensures that staff are appropriately selected utilized and developed and that they are treated in a fair and equitable manner.
• Developing Others:Develops the ability of others to perform and contribute to the organization by providing ongoing feedback and by providing opportunities to learn through formal and informal methods.
• Accountability:Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions and demonstrates commitment to accomplish work in an ethical efficient and cost-effective manner.

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 masters level study in nursing and/or public health;

AND/OR

Progressively responsible professional nursing experience in health care public health health care delivery systems nursing administration consultative nursing and/or a teaching capacity that is relevant to providing either public health services in a public health organization (e.g. tribal city county or state) or population health services in a hospital or primary care setting.

At the time of the interview please provide the following:

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. Current performance evaluation if available.
3. A copy of academic transcripts (unofficial is okay; please ensure that the institution name/URL is listed on the transcripts) is used to support that you meet the minimum qualification competencies.
4. A copy of your current Registered Nurse License (from any state)

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

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

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONS

For your application to be evaluated you mustanswer the Supplemental Questions.

The State of Alaska uses four proficiency levels to measure and describe an applicants level of competence in applying certain behaviors knowledge skills and abilities to accomplish a specific task. The four proficiency levels are Mastery Fluency Literacy and Discovery. You must rate your proficiency level for each competency listed in the supplemental questions.

If you have currently or previously been appointed to a flexibly staffed position please ensure 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 that 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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