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Public Health Nurse I/II
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Position ID Number: 06-1520
Application Period: 06/20/2012 through 07/20/2012Position open to: All Applicants
Department: Health & Social ServicesDivision: Public Health
Location: BethelRegion: Southwest
Salary: $7,343.00 PHN I
$8,393.00 PHN II Monthly		Range: 19/21
Job Status: Full-TimeBargaining Unit: GP

Job Description:

Are you interested in a great entry-level professional opportunity in public health?

Are you interested in making a difference in the health of Alaskans?

Are you interested in a uniquely Alaskan experience in public health nursing?

This position is flexibly staffed. It may be filled at either the PHN I or PHN II level depending on the applicant's training and/or experience.

Public Health Nurse I (PHN I) is the entry level position of the series. Incumbents have received training in general professional nursing skills and practices, may have experience in other nursing specialties, but have not had actual practical work experience directly in the specialty of public health nursing. Positions in this class generally work out of a larger health center where supervision and guidance are available. This is a training position, where incumbents can gain experience in all phases of public health nursing. A holistic preventative approach is emphasized as the successful applicant provides services to individuals, families, communities, and systems. If you are a new graduate from an accredited nursing program with a bachelor’s degree in nursing, we encourage you to apply at this level. In addition, experienced nurses without direct public health nursing experience would apply at this level. Successful incumbents at the PHN I level, after completing orientation and a set of defined core competencies, would flex up to the PHN II level.

Public Health Nurse II (PHN II) is the full working or journeyman level of public health nursing. Incumbents are fully skilled in and participate in most or all areas of public health nursing. Successful applicants will have a bachelor’s degree in nursing and at least one (1) year of direct public health nursing experience. Note: public health nursing experience includes employment as a public health nurse for a state, county, city, or tribal government or as a public/community health nurse with the US Public Health Service. The successful incumbent at this level will work primarily out of the Bethel Regional Health Center but may also travel by small plane or boat to outlying areas or communities, though travel rarely exceeds two days in duration. This is an exciting opportunity to become a part of a team that provides state-of-the-art, evidence-based, population-based comprehensive public health nursing services to approximately 50 rural Alaskan communities.

The City of Bethel, population approximately 6,400, serves as the commercial, transportation, and services “hub” for the Yukon-Kuskokwim region, an area larger than the state of Oregon. The area has a rich multi-cultural tradition. The first people were Yupik Eskimo, and many today still live the traditional subsistence lifestyle.

Public health nursing services are aimed at the promotion of healthy families and communities and the prevention of disease. Emphasis is on infectious disease prevention and control, health promotion activities, maternal-child health, community assessment and coalition-building around public health issues, and public health emergency preparedness. A sound knowledge of the philosophy, principles, and practice of public health is required.

If you feel you embody these strengths, then we want to hear from you.

We offer the following starting benefit package:

  • Health insurance, which includes employer contributions toward medical/vision/dental;
  • Employer paid $2000 Basic Life insurance with additional coverage available;
  • Optional long and short-term disability plans;
  • Optional dependent and health care flexible spending accounts;
  • Retirement programs with a wide variety of investment options;
  • Vacation leave of 2 days per month, with an accrual rate increase based on time served;
  • 11 paid holidays annually.

For more information regarding these benefits, please review the following web site:    http://doa.alaska.gov/drb/


View Class Specifications for this job:

Special Note:
Public Health Nurses are flexibly staffed. This vacancy may be filled at either the I or II level depending on the applicant's training and/or experience. Please respond to all of the minimum qualification questions.

Candidates not currently licensed in Alaska may apply. A candidate applying under this option may receive a conditional job offer and may begin work after obtaining the required license.

For Public Health Nurse II Level:
Experience in international health, occupational health nursing, or school health nursing may be substituted for a maximum of six months of required public health nursing experience. Credit will be pro-rated on the basis of three months of experience to one month of public health nursing experience. This experience must include identification and assessment of physical and/or emotional problems, referral of any problems requiring further care, and the follow-up of the care provided and assessment to determine the health status and priority needs of a population.

Minimum Qualifications:

Public Health Nurse I:
Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university OR Direct Entry Master of Science in Nursing from an accredited college or university;
AND
A license to practice as a registered nurse in the State of Alaska, or eligible to receive a license to practice as a registered nurse in the State of Alaska.


Public Health Nurse II:
Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university OR Direct Entry Master of Science in Nursing from an accredited college or university;
AND
A license to practice as a registered nurse in the State of Alaska, or eligible to receive a license to practice as a registered nurse in the State of Alaska.
AND
One year of professional public health nursing experience in a public health organization (tribal, county, city, or state); OR One year of experience as a Public Health Nurse I for the State of Alaska.

Substitution:
A Master’s degree in Nursing or Public Health from an accredited college or university, in addition to the basic educational requirement (Bachelor’s degree in Nursing OR Direct-Entry Master of Science in Nursing), may be substituted for a maximum of one year of public health nursing experience.

Special Notice for Recruitment:

Prior to beginning employment with the Alaska Section of Public Health Nursing, a copy of your current Alaska Registered Nurse license is required.

Please Read Carefully

COVER LETTER LOCATED ON JOB QUALIFICATION SUMMARY (JQS)
In your cover letter located on the Job Qualification Summary, you must highlight your knowledge, skills, and abilities as they pertain to the job description above. In addition, your application package will be reviewed to determine if you possess the experience, strengths, and behavioral characteristics that we are seeking in an employee.

Your cover letter will be considered a writing sample and will be used to determine which applicants will advance to the interview phase of the recruitment and selection process.

WORK EXPERIENCE
If using work experience not already documented in your Applicant Profile, also provide the employer name, your job title, dates of employment and whether full- or part-time. Applicant Profiles and Job Qualification Summaries will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and minimum qualifications are clearly met. If they are not, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.

EDUCATION
If post-secondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications, you must fill in the Education and Training section of the Applicant Profile. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of credit hours earned in the Degrees Obtained field. Copies of transcripts will be required at time of interview.

SPECIAL NOTICE
This recruitment may be used for more than one (1) vacancy. The applicant pool acquired during this recruitment may be used for future vacancies for up to ninety (90) days after this recruitment closes. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply to each recruitment notice to ensure consideration for all vacancies.

If you have successfully submitted your application online, a confirmation page will appear, telling you the date and time your application was submitted, and a confirmation email will be sent to you. If you do not see a confirmation page, or if you do not receive a confirmation email within half hour after submitting your application, call the Division of Personnel to confirm that it was received successfully. Do make sure that you have the correct email address in your Applicant Profile, and that your spam filter will permit email from the 'state.ak.us' and ‘alaska.gov’ domains.

Documentation of immunizations or immunity to the following will be required prior to employment: Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis (Tdap), Mumps, Measles, Rubella (MMR), and Varicella.
If not available prior to employment, the following must be obtained upon employment: Documentation of Hepatitis B immunity or a signed declination statement; annual influenza or a signed declination statement.
Tuberculosis screening is required upon beginning employment.

Special Instructions for Foreign Education:

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements. You must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.


Additional Required Information:

At the time of the interview the following items will be required:

1. A copy of your current Registered Nurse license.

2. Three (3) professional references with current contact information.

3. Current resume.

4. Three (3) professional writing samples.

If chosen for the position, you will be required to provide the following items prior to employment:

1. A current Alaska Registered Nurse License.

2. A current Drivers License.

3. A current CPR certification.

4. Proof of immunity or immunization records with the following: Tdap, MMR, Varicella, TB screening, annual influenza. (Hep B is also required but may be provided by the Section of Public Health Nursing, if not previously immunized).

NOTE: If applying by hard copy, you must follow the directions below.
Contact Person:Penny Pieper RN, MSN
Date required by:
E-Mail Address:penny.pieper@alaska.gov
Mailing Address:PO Box 1048, Bethel, AK 99559
Fax Number:907-543-0436
Phone Number:907-543-2110

To Apply Online:
1.Assure Minimum Qualifications are met. Carefully read the Minimum Qualifications. If you can answer 'yes' to all of the Minimum Qualifications, or answer 'yes' to all parts of a minimum qualifications substitution group (if any such groups are listed), then you may continue on with this process and register. If you cannot, please DO NOT try to register or apply. Your Applicant Profile will NOT be sent to a hiring manager, and it will NOT be reviewed.
2.If you are already registered,
login to edit your profile		First-time applicants only:
Register with Workplace Alaska and complete an Applicant Profile
3.
Your Workplace Alaska session will time out after 30 minutes.

It is recommended that you prepare your cover letter in advance in Wordpad or similar text processor. When you are satisfied with it, copy it into memory and apply for the job (step #4).

When you get to part 2 of the application, at the "Applicant Letter" field, simply paste in the text that was saved in memory [Ctrl-V]. This technique will speed up your application submission, and reduce the chances of a time-out.

If you get timed out before submitting your application, the data you entered will be lost. Keep your total submission time to less than 30 minutes.

4.Click here to login Once you are logged in, you may apply for the position by filling out a Job Qualifications Summary form. First-time applicants see step two.

Note: Registering captures data common to all openings with Workplace Alaska, so if you have already filled out an Applicant profile, you do not need to do it again. When you have registered, you will have a user name and password and be allowed to apply for a job with Workplace Alaska.

Your Applicant Profile and Job Qualification Summary must be RECEIVED (not postmarked) or SUBMITTED on-line by 5:00 p.m. on the closing date of recruitment. Submissions after this time are not accepted.

To Apply By Hard Copy:
The State of Alaska will also accept printed (hard) copies of the Applicant Profile and the Job Qualification Summary through the mail or facsimile (fax). Please click on the links above for both the Applicant Profile and the Job Qualification Summary, fill them out and fax to the number listed below, or mail to the address listed below. You may also bring your hard copy application in to the street address listed below. If you need the blank forms mailed or faxed to you, please contact us at voice number(s) listed below and we will mail or fax the Applicant Profile and Job Qualification Summary to you.

Division of Personnel Contact Information:

Mailing Address:
Department of Administration
Division of Personnel
PO Box 110201
Juneau, AK 99811-0201

Street Address:
State Office Building, 10th Floor
333 Willoughby Avenue
Juneau, Alaska

Email: recruitment.services@alaska.gov

Jobs Hot-line and Customer Service:

  • 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday excluding State holidays
  • A recording of vacancies is available 24-hours per day
  • (800) 587-0430 (Statewide toll-free number)
  • (907) 465-4095 (Juneau and out-of-state callers)
  • (907) 465-2576 (fax)

Relay Alaska:

  • (800) 770-8973 ( TT/TTD )
  • (800) 770-8255 ( Voice phone )

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