THE RECRUITMENT PERIOD FOR THIS JOB ANNOUNCEMENT HAS BEEN EXTENDED
This Individual Position is Exempt from the Hiring Freeze. Qualified Applicants are Encouraged To Apply.
Effective July 1, 2026 the wage for this position increased by 3%.
The wage listed in this job posting reflects the increase.
Welcome to the Department of Health!
We’d 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:
Are you passionate about community health and ready to make a difference? Public Health Nurses (PHNs) play a vital role in promoting wellness and protecting Alaska communities, such as:
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Health screenings and preventive care
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Infectious disease monitoring and treatment
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Community health assessments and improvement initiatives
As a Public Health Nurse 3, you’ll bring expert-level care, contribute to quality improvement efforts, and travel periodically to outlying communities to deliver care where it’s needed most.
For more about what we do for Alaska, please visit our recruitment video: https://health.alaska.gov/dph/Nursing/Pages/recruitment/default.
Mission and Values/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:
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Accountability: We are committed to responsible use of human, financial, and environmental resources.
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Respect: We provide services without discrimination or judgment.
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Human potential: We are committed to developing each Alaskan’s potential as a healthy individual as well as fostering strong, healthy communities.
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Integrity: We are honest and ethical in all we do.
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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.
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 public’s health. Learn and grow in the remote areas of Alaska 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/bi-annual pay increases, and many more. For more in-depth benefit information, please visit: https://drb.alaska.gov/employee/.
The Working Environment You Can Expect:
Working in Tok gives you the chance to make a real impact in a close-knit community surrounded by Alaska’s stunning wilderness. As part of a small, dedicated team, you’ll build meaningful connections with residents while providing essential public health services. In addition, you’ll be supported by collaborative regional and statewide teams that value your contributions. If you enjoy a peaceful setting, strong community spirit, and work that truly matters, Tok offers a unique place to grow both personally and professionally.
Who We Are Looking For:
The ideal candidate will possess some or all of the following position-specific competencies in addition to the minimum qualifications listed below:
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Adaptability: adjusts planned work by gathering relevant information and applying critical thinking to address multiple demands and competing priorities in a changing environment.
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Self-Management: Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior.
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Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: uses a logical, systematic, sequential approach to address problems or opportunities or manage a situation by drawing on one’s knowledge and experience base and calling on other references and resources as necessary
Special Notice: (example of items listed here)
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A valid Driver's License is required at the time of appointment.
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Alaska Registered Nurse License
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Current CPR Certification
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 3: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/classspecsCompetency-Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions
This job class uses competency-based minimum qualifications. Please ensure your application(through 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 competency’s 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 (RN) in the State of Alaska;
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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;
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Any combination of additional education, certification, and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Partnering: Develops networks and builds alliances; collaborates across boundaries to build strategic relationships and achieve common goals.
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Analysis and Assessment: Uses information technology in accessing, collecting, analyzing, maintaining, and disseminating data and information.
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 master’s level study in nursing and/or public health;
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Professional experience in public health, community health, international health, and/or occupational health nursing.
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.
“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, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (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 profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment.
“Progressively responsible” means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility.
