Public Health Nurse 2 (PCN 061236) - State of Alaska

What you will be doing:
This Public Health Nurse 2 is the journey level of the series and applies generalized knowledge of public health nursing competencies, principles, and procedures. Incumbents independently provide a broad range of services to individuals, families, communities, and systems. At this level, the Public Health Nurse 2 has onsite support from a higher-level Public Health Nurse to assist with care of highly complex and/or unique situations, primarily working in the Public Health Center and occasionally traveling to outlying areas or communities to perform itinerant nursing services; however, itineration is not the incumbent’s predominant responsibility.
       
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 Alaskan's potential as a healthy individual as well as fostering strong, healthy communities. 
• Integrity- We are honest and ethical in all we do. 
• Scientific Excellence- 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 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.
 
The working environment you can expect:
Kenai is surrounded by recreational opportunities unique to Alaska. The Kenai National Wildlife Refuge encompasses approximately two million acres and provides over 200 miles of established trails and water routes. Kenai Public Health Center is located near Old Town Kenai, just half a mile from the beach. The Health Center is staffed with six Public Health Nurses, an APRN, and three support staff.  

Who we are looking for:
To be successful in the position the candidate will need the following core competencies:

• 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.
• Partnering: Develops networks and builds alliances; collaborates across boundaries to build strategic relationships and achieve common goals.
• 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.
• Manages and Organizes Information: Identifies a need; gathers, organizes, and maintains information; determines its importance and accuracy, and communicates it by a variety of methods.

Special Note: 

• Valid Alaska Registered Nursing License--Alaska Nurse Practice Act: Nursing Statutes AS 08.68, Nursing Regulations 12 AAC 44;
• Valid Driver’s License;
• CPR Certification

A cover letter is NOT required for this position. Your complete application, including supplemental questions 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 the position please go to the following link: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/classspecs