Licensed Practical Nurse/ Nurse 1/ Nurse 2 (PCN 027223)

State of Alaska • Fairbanks, AK

2d • Onsite

About The Position

This position is open to Alaska Residents only. The Mission of the Division of the Alaska Pioneer Homes is: "Providing elder Alaskans a home and community, celebrating life through its final breath." Our Division Values Are : Positive Attitude: "We enjoy what we do." Optimism inspires open-mindedness and creativity. Love : "We love who we serve." Out of love and respect for our residents, we put their needs before staff convenience. Accountability: "We do what we say." We are accountable to our residents, to their families and to each other. Accepting responsibility is essential as we plan and deliver care. Trust: "We say what we mean." Open and honest communication is crucial to earning the trust of our residents, their families, and our coworkers. Excellence: "We provide excellent care, every resident, every day every time." Our own excellence inspires excellence in others, including residents, families, and our coworkers. What You Will Be Doing: Provide high quality care for up to ninety-one (91) assisted living home residents in a warm, supportive, and caring manner. This position provides clinical and medication administration to residents and clinical support to the care teams. Focus will be on quality resident care, the growth, development, and empowerment of health care teams, and the promotion of assisted living philosophy and statutes.

Requirements

• Knowledge of standards that either are compliant with or derived from established standards or guidelines.
• Receives, attends to, interprets, and responds to verbal messages and other cues such as body language in ways that are appropriate to listeners and situations.
• Is open to change and new information; rapidly adapts to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles.
• Contributes to maintaining the integrity of the organization; displays high standards of ethical conduct and understands the impact of violating these standards on an organization, self, and others; is trustworthy.
• 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.
• Diploma or certificate from an accredited school in practical nursing and eligibility for licensure as a practical nurse with the State of Alaska.
• Eligibility for licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Alaska.
• Physical strength to lift, assist and transfer patients.
• Successful completion of a formal training plan as a Nurse 1 with the State of Alaska; OR One year of entry level experience as a Registered Nurse.
• 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.
• Positions require the successful applicant to pass a background investigation, including fingerprinting, as a prerequisite to employment.

Nice To Haves

• Prior service as a Nurse I, Corrections Nurse I, or Psychiatric Nurse I with the State of Alaska or its equivalent with another employer.
• Combinations of prior training and experience as a Registered Nurse in other specializations of nursing care (e.g., Psychiatric, Corrections, Public Health, Critical Care, Surgical) will be evaluated for comparability on a case-by-case basis.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality care for up to ninety-one (91) assisted living home residents in a warm, supportive, and caring manner.
• Provides clinical and medication administration to residents.
• Provides clinical support to the care teams.
• Focus will be on quality resident care, the growth, development, and empowerment of health care teams, and the promotion of assisted living philosophy and statutes.

Benefits

• Opportunities to make a positive impact on the quality of life for Alaskan elders by providing excellent person-centered loving care and services.
• Surrounded by elder residents with many years of life experiences and wisdom who are in varying stages of their life journey.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree