One-Nurse Station Rural Alaska Public Health Nurse
Location: Alaska
Description: State of Alaska Division of Public Health is currently seeking to employ One-Nurse Station Rural Alaska Public Health Nurse right now, this vacancy will be placed in Alaska. Further informations about this vacancy opportunity please read the description below. This position is located at an approved site for the Alaska SHARP II Loan Repayment and Incentive Program. Qualified ap! plicants who are not current State of Alaska employees are eligible to apply for education loan repayment, direct incentive or a combination of both. The SHARP II program is a competitive process, and qualified applicants are required to submit an application to be considered for this program. Please visit State of Alaska SHARP II Loan Repayment and Incentive Program Information at www.****.comwww.****.com for the clinician application and additional www.****.com of an application is not a guarantee of www.****.com position functions as the Public Health Nurse III for Tok, Alaska in the Interior of Alaska, and provides services to the villages of Chicken, Mentasta, Northway, Tanacross, Taylor, and Tetlin.
Village assignments may vary. Villages and communities served in this area are accessible primarily by vehicle, some air travel may apply. This nurse III lives in Tok, traveling to these communities as well as other villages in the interior several times throughou! t the year. This is a one-nurse Health Center located in Tok, ! also staffed with a full time Office www.****.com primary purpose of this PHN III position is to provide expert level individual, population and systems based public health nursing services.
These services include disease prevention and health promotion and protection for all members of the population, particularly vulnerable groups, utilizing nursing and public health best www.****.com are looking for the following demonstrated knowledge and experience: Specialized clinical knowledge of nursing skills and practice; Sound knowledge of public health philosophy, principles, and practices as related to public health with a special focus on population-based individual, community, and system care; High degree of interpersonal relationship/collaboration skills; Excellent writing and oral communication skills, presentation skills, and skills in adult learning concepts; Strong organizational skills, such as the ability to prioritize and organize workload, time, materials, ! and resources; Strong computer skills, ability to use computer for email, word processing, internet searches, producing, and carrying out web-based, long-distance learning; Sound judgment and decision-making skills; Flexible and able to quickly adapt to change; Self-motivated, works independently, completes projects, and works within the team environment; Knows when to seek consultation and support, and does so as needed; Able to maintain a strong working knowledge of Public Health Nursing and Nursing Administration Scope & Standards of Practice; Provides exceptional customer service to both our SOPHN employees and the communities we serve; and Goes the extra mile to get the job done!Public Health Nurses (PHNs) are the feet on the ground promoting and protecting the health and wellness of Alaska's communities. Our ideal PHNs are flexible, independent and critical thinkers, team players, good communicators and enthusiastic about providing high quality population-based public! health services determined by ongoing community health assessments and! statewide priorities. While we serve all Alaskans, we prioritize the most at risk, vulnerable and underserved populations. The current public health priorities for the State of Alaska Division of Public Health are improving immunization rates, responding to the nationwide obesity problem, screening f
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This vacancy starts available on: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 16:06:28 GMT
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