Psychiatric Nurse 1, On-Call (PCN 06N07106) - State of Alaska

 
What you will be doing:
As a Psychiatric Nurse 1, you will be providing skilled nursing care to patients; individualized patient assessment and care; participating in therapeutic activities as facilitator, or co-facilitator. Administering medications to patients and providing education including expected outcomes, possible side effects, and any food/drug interactions. Transcribing all orders, recording this information in each patient's Medication Administration Record (MAR) and chart regarding patient behavior and responses to medication treatment. Completing nursing assessments on newly admitted patients, patients on close observation special status, or patients that may require emergency seclusion or restraint. Determine and prioritizes individual nursing needs. Giving direction to Office Assistant 1s and Psychiatric Nurse Assistants 1/2/3s, including work assignments and monitoring those assignments for both completion and accuracy. 

Our organization, mission, and culture:
The Alaska Psychiatric Institutes missions is to: Provide compassionate health care to support Alaskan's in living their best possible lives.

The Alaska Psychiatric Institutes vision is: An Alaska where everyone receives the care they need when they need it without judgement.
Our division values are:

• Safety
• Education
• Responsibility
• Valuing Hope and Recovery
• Integrity
• Compassion-Fairness and Honesty
• Excellence

If you are someone that embraces these values and want to assist in the mission of API, we encourage you to apply today.

The benefits of joining our team:
A position that offers competitive salary with opportunity for a flexible self-scheduling model with limited work requirements, ability to work "full time" hours if desired or work the ability to work as little as 3 days a month if you choose, overtime opportunities, professional certification in MANDT and CPR, opportunities for advanced training from specialist in advanced psychiatric and health care topics, comprehensive orientation and annual training.

The position also offers meaningful work in supporting the mission of API and will allow you to grow your skills and advance your career.    

The working environment you can expect:
The selected candidate will work in an environment that is fast paced, busy and challenging at times, but embraces collaboration through working closely with supervisors, managers, and personnel to assist in providing services to Alaska Psychiatric Institute.

This position is located at 3700 Piper Street in the U-MED district of east Anchorage which offers several maintained walking trails, parks and nearby lakes.  This area is filled with several restaurants, shopping stores, and has easy access to public transportation.
 
Who we are looking for:
We are looking for a candidate with the following competencies:

• Experience working with mentally ill or developmentally disabled individuals is preferred.
• Ability to work independently, as well as a team member, with good judgment.
• Ability to apply discretion in handling confidential information and situations, while exercising a high degree of tact, discretion, and sound judgment in the performance of the work.
• Possess good organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and productively manage time to ensure compliance with numerous deadlines while working effectively under pressure with continual interruption, reorganizing priorities in a dynamic, frequently changing work environment.
• Above average communication skills with the ability to convey information courteously, accurately, and effectively.  

BACKGROUND CHECK
The successful candidate must pass a comprehensive background investigation, which includes a state and FBI fingerprint-based background check.