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 All Applicants. What you will be doing:As the Chief of Public Health Nursing, you will lead the statewide vision, strategy, and operations for Alaska’s largest public health nursing workforce. This role drives innovative initiatives, shapes policy, and guides the effective use of resources for more than 125 staff across the state. You will collaborate closely with Division leadership, legislators, and partner agencies to strengthen and modernize public health services. In this role, you will directly impact goals such as increasing immunization rates, reducing ST - Is and tobacco use, and improving community emergency preparedness. It is a rare opportunity to lead transformational, statewide public health work that truly improves the lives of Alaskans. 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 contributing to the body of scientific knowledge and to 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. Enjoy excellent benefits, flexibility, generous leave accrual, and 12 paid holidays a year. For more in-depth benefit information, please go to: The working environment you can expect:This position is based in Midtown Anchorage, a central hub with easy access to restaurants, shops, parks, and public transportation. The work location offers convenient parking and proximity to both urban amenities and outdoor recreation. Anchorage provides year-round opportunities for hiking, skiing, wildlife viewing, and enjoying the city’s vibrant cultural scene. This location combines the convenience of city life with quick access to Alaska’s incredible natural landscapes. Who we are looking for:We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position-specific competencies:Employee Development: Knowledge of employee development concepts, principles, and practices related to planning, evaluating, and administering training, organizational development, and career development initiatives. 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. Partnering: Develops networks and builds alliances; collaborates across boundaries to build strategic relationships and achieve common goals. Special Notice:This position requires the following:A license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Alaska is required by AS 08.68.340 and AS 08.68.410. Valid Driver’s License at time of employment is required. Basic Life Support for Providers (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 6: Alaska/classspecs Minimum 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 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 in the State of Alaska:AND - Master’s degree in nursing, public health, healthcare services, healthcare administration, or a closely related field;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. Performance Measurement: Knowledge of the principles and methods for evaluating program or organizational performance using financial and nonfinancial measures, including identification of evaluation factors (for example, workload, personnel requirements), metrics, and outcomes. Human Capital Management: Builds and manages workforce based on organizational goals, budget considerations, and staffing needs. Ensures that employees are appropriately recruited, selected, appraised, and rewarded; takes action to address performance problems. Manages a multi-sector workforce and a variety of work situations. Strategic Thinking: Formulates objectives and priorities; implements plans consistent with the long-term interests of the organization in a global environment. Capitalizes on opportunities and manages risks. Leadership: Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations. Equivalent to those typically gained by:Progressively responsible professional nursing experience that includes prior management responsibility 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. 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.