Corrections Nurse 3 (Nursing Supervisor, PCN 20-8680)

State of Alaska•Palmer, AK

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Department of Corrections, Division of Health and Rehabilitation Services, is recruiting for a Corrections Nurse 3 at the Palmer Correctional Center (PCC) and Mat-Su Pretrial (MSPT) in Palmer, Alaska. This role involves supervising, mentoring, and evaluating nursing staff to ensure quality and compliance with established policies and procedures. The nurse will triage and assess patients, maintain medical records, observe and document changes in inmate conditions, and handle crisis situations effectively. The position serves in a leadership capacity to plan, organize, and evaluate health operations and electronic health record systems in compliance with institutional policies, regulatory standards, and legal requirements.

Requirements

Eligibility for licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Alaska.
Two years of professional experience as a Registered Nurse, one of which must have been at the full-performance/journey level.
Prior service as a Corrections Nurse 2, Psychiatric Nurse 2, or Nurse 2 with the State of Alaska or its equivalent with another employer.
Candidates not currently licensed by the State of Alaska, who otherwise meet the eligibility requirements for licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Alaska and requisite qualifying experience, may apply for vacancies in this job class.
Proof of licensure will be required prior to final appointment and reporting for duty.
Successful applicant to pass a background investigation, including fingerprinting.
Successful applicant to provide proof they are free from active pulmonary tuberculosis at the time of hire.
Professional Licenses: Alaska Registered Nursing License
List of three professional references
Resume
Certification that applicants have a legal right to accept employment in the United States.
Must pass a criminal history check.

Nice To Haves

Leadership: Inspires, motivates, and guides others toward goal accomplishment; coaches, mentors, and challenges subordinates; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.
Managing Human Resources: Plans, distributes, and monitors work assignments of others; evaluates work performance and provides feedback to others on their performance.
Technical Competence: Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one’s job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.
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.
Oral Communication: Expresses information (for example, ideas or facts) to individuals or groups effectively, taking into account the audience and nature of the information (for example, technical, sensitive, controversial); makes clear and convincing oral presentations; listens to others, attends to nonverbal cues, and responds appropriately.

Responsibilities

Supervise, mentor, and evaluate nursing staff to ensure quality and compliance with established policies and procedures.
Triage and assess patients
Maintain patient medical records
Observe, document, and report changes in the physical and mental conditions of the inmates
Handle crisis situations in a calm and effective manner.
Plan, organize, and evaluate health operations and electronic health record systems in compliance with institutional policies, regulatory standards, and legal requirements.