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. This position will be filled at either the 2, or 3 level, depending on the applicant's qualifications and job experience. What You Will Be Doing:Join us as a Public Health Nurse (PHN) at the Bethel Public Health Clinic and make a significant impact on community health. As a PHN 2, you'll work at the Public Health Center and may travel to nearby areas to provide necessary nursing services. In the role of PHN 3, you'll collaborate with individuals, families, and organizations to support public health initiatives. Your efforts will focus on delivering essential health services and interventions. Together, we aim to improve health outcomes and reduce health disparities in the community. For more about what we do for Alaska, please visit our recruitment video: 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: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. 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: The Working Environment You Can Expect:You’ll have the opportunity to work in Bethel, a unique and remote Alaskan community that serves as the hub for roughly 50 surrounding villages. Located at the mouth of the Kuskokwim River—about 40 miles east of the Bering Sea and over 400 air miles west of Anchorage—Bethel is surrounded by the expansive Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge. In this role, you will provide vital public health services not only within Bethel but also throughout the region’s nearby communities, making a meaningful impact across western Alaska. 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. Professionalism: Consistently displays the collection of competencies and skill expected of a professional. Professionalism is defined by its key behaviors including being accountable for actions and assigned projects; practicing efficient work habits to effectively manage time and workload; clearly communicating and expressing thoughts and ideas in writing and in person; possessing the ability to understand how non-verbal communication impacts the workplace; working effectively as part of a team to achieve productive outcomes; and consistently demonstrating, emotional intelligence, integrity, and ethical behavior. Flexibility: Is open to change and new information; adapts behavior or work methods in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles; effectively deals with ambiguity. Special Notice:(example of items listed here)A valid Driver's License is required at the time of appointment. Alaska Registered Nurse License. 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 2 or Public Health Nurse 3: Alaska/classspecs Minimum Qualifications Competency-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. Public Health Nurse 2 Eligibility for licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Alaska;AND - 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. Public Health Nurse 3 Eligibility for licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Alaska;AND - 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;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. 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. 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. Partnering: Develops networks and builds alliances; collaborates across boundaries to build strategic relationships and achieve common goals. 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;AND/ OR - 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.