Corrections Nurse 1/2 (PCN 20-8819)

State of Alaska•Palmer, AK

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Alaska Department of Corrections (DOC), Division of Health and Rehabilitation Services, is recruiting for a Corrections Nurse 1/2 to join the team at the Mat-Su Pretrial facility (MSPT) in Palmer, Alaska. The primary responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to: Triage and assess patients, administer prescribed medications and treatments, maintain patient medical records, observe, document, and report changes in the physical and mental conditions of patients, and handle crisis situations in a calm and effective manner. The Department of Corrections provides for the health and welfare of offenders committed to the custody of AK DOC. Health and Rehabilitation Services (HARS) provides essential healthcare in secure facilities housing sentenced and unsentenced offenders. Nurses working in correctional settings must become fluent in our policy, procedures and protocols as well as have a deep understanding of their scope of practice in order to meet standard of care and fulfill our Mission and Vision.

Requirements

Eligibility for licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Alaska.
Alaska Registered Nursing License or the ability to obtain one, or be within 30 days of graduating from a nursing program.
List of three (3) professional references, two of which must be supervisory.
If post-secondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications, you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed.
Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials if used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position.
The State’s online recruitment system, Workplace Alaska, requires applicants to certify that they have a legal right to accept employment in the United States.
Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the minimum qualifications listed above. If utilizing this education, you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the 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. post-secondary institution 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 post-secondary institution. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.
If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer name, your job title, dates of employment, and whether full-or part-time.
Some positions may require the successful applicant to pass a background investigation, including fingerprinting, as a prerequisite to employment.
Some positions may require the successful applicant to provide proof they are free from active pulmonary tuberculosis at the time of hire.
All Department of Corrections employees are required to be fingerprinted.
The successful candidate must pass a criminal history check.

Nice To Haves

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.
First Response: Knowledge of emergency management methods, such as first aid, rescue techniques, and threat assessments.
Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.
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.
Integrity/Honesty: Behaves in an honest, fair, and ethical manner. Shows consistency in words and actions. Models high standards of ethics.
Successful completion of a formal training plan as a Corrections Nurse 1 with the State of Alaska; OR One year of entry level experience as a Registered Nurse. Examples of this experience include but are not exclusively limited to prior service as a Corrections Nurse 1, Psychiatric Nurse 1, or Nurse 1 with the State of Alaska or its equivalent with another employer.
Combinations of prior training and experience in other specializations of nursing care (e.g., Med-Surg, Psychiatric, Public Health, Critical Care) will be evaluated for comparability on a case-by-case basis.

Responsibilities

Triage and assess patients
Administer prescribed medications and treatments
Maintain patient medical records
Observe, document, and report changes in the physical and mental conditions of patients
Handle crisis situations in a calm and effective manner