JOB
This Individual Position is Exempt from the Hiring Freeze. Qualified Applicants are Encouraged To Apply.
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 Alaskan Residents only.
Please check out the residency definition to determine if you qualify.
What you will be doing:
As a Public Health Nurse 2 within the Section of Epidemiology (EPI), you will play a key role in protecting the health of Alaskans through tuberculosis (TB) prevention, investigation, and treatment support. Based primarily in the Public Health Center, you will apply your public health nursing knowledge to support individuals with TB infection and disease, including helping ensure treatment completion. This position may also include travel to communities across Alaska to provide direct nursing services, education, and consultation in support of the Division’s statewide public health mission.
Our organization, mission, and culture:
Join our dynamic team, where you'll not only be a collaborator, but a catalyst for positive change! At the heart of the Division of Public Health are values that resonate with individuals eager to make a difference.
Our team is founded on a set of core values that shape our commitment to public health:
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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.
The benefits of joining our team:
Working as a Public Health Nurse in Alaska offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the health and well-being of individuals and communities while helping to reduce health disparities. You will receive a comprehensive State of Alaska benefits package, including health insurance, retirement benefits, 12 paid holidays, leave accrual, and potential performance-based pay increases. This position also includes on-the-job training to support your professional development and growth. Alternate work arrangements may be available to support work-life balance. Learn more about employee benefits here: https://drb.alaska.gov/employee/
The working environment you can expect:
Fairbanks Public Health Center provides a one-of-a-kind working environment that blends professional growth with an immersive natural experience. As a member of our team, you will work in a supportive and friendly environment that encourages a work-life balance with a hybrid work option, allowing you time to explore outdoor activities like hiking, fishing, and wildlife viewing.
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:
- 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.
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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.
Special Notice:
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This position requires frequent travel (1 to 3 times a month) to remote areas of Alaska via small aircraft.
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A valid Driver's License is required at the time of appointment.
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 2: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/classspecs
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
Eligibility for licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse 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.
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.
Candidates not actively enrolled, but who can provide proof of acceptance into an accredited Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN-to-BSN) bridge program, may apply for vacancies in the Public Health Nurse I job class. Continued employment of the successful candidate is contingent upon active enrollment and attendance in the program commencing within six months of initial hire.
Successful performance of this work requires knowledge of principles and concepts of professional nursing, public and community health, and health care systems typically acquired through a course of study resulting in a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or Direct Entry Master of Science in Nursing (MSN). Continued employment and advancement from Public Health Nurse 1 to Public Health Nurse 2 is contingent upon maintaining active enrollment, in good academic standing, and successful completion of an accredited Registered Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN-to-BSN) bridge program within twenty-four months of initial hire, including time devoted to completing the enrollment process.
“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. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
For specific information in reference to the position, feel free to contact the hiring manager at:
Dana Mitchell
Public Health Nurse 5, TB Program Manager
Phone: (907) 310-8971
