Public Health Nurse 5 (PCN 061020)

State of Alaska•Anchorage, AK

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This Public Health Nurse (PHN) 5 provides statewide clinical leadership and oversight for Maternal Child Health and Immunizations, ensuring consistent, evidence-based public health nursing practice across the Section. This position directly supervises the Section’s Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs), Preparedness PHNs, and Nurse Consultants, providing clinical direction, consultation, and support for specialized programs and services. As a member of the leadership team, the PHN5 coordinates priority clinical initiatives, promotes standardization and quality improvement, and works collaboratively with Public Health Nurses, Senior Leadership, and internal and external partners to advance statewide public health priorities. 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.

Requirements

License to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Alaska
A valid Driver's License is required at the time of appointment.
Basic Life Support for Providers
Eligibility for licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Alaska
Master’s degree in nursing, public health, healthcare services, healthcare administration, or a closely related field
Any combination of additional education, certification, and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in: Public Health, Creativity and Innovation, Performance Measurement, Planning and Evaluating
Progressively responsible professional nursing experience that includes prior leadership responsibility in health care, public health, health care delivery systems, nursing administration, consultative nursing, and/or a teaching capacity that is relevant to providing either public health services in a public health organization (e.g., tribal, city, county, or state) or population health services in a hospital or primary care setting.

Nice To Haves

Leadership: Influences, motivates, and challenges others; adapts leadership styles to a variety of situations.
Evidence Based Practice: Integrates best research practices with clinical and/or subject matter expertise and patient values for optimum care and participates in learning and research activities to the extent feasible.
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.

Responsibilities

Provides statewide clinical leadership and oversight for Maternal Child Health and Immunizations.
Ensures consistent, evidence-based public health nursing practice across the Section.
Directly supervises the Section’s Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs), Preparedness PHNs, and Nurse Consultants.
Provides clinical direction, consultation, and support for specialized programs and services.
Coordinates priority clinical initiatives as a member of the leadership team.
Promotes standardization and quality improvement.
Works collaboratively with Public Health Nurses, Senior Leadership, and internal and external partners to advance statewide public health priorities.