Nurse Consultant 1 (PCN 064038M)

Job Description

Welcome to the Department of Health!

Wed be delighted to have you join our team.

If you envision yourself in this role and are ready to start an exciting career with us apply today!

This position is open to Alaskan Residents only.

Please check out the to determine if you qualify.

What you will be doing:
We inspect certain health facilities throughout the state to determine whether they meet state and federal standards and we investigate complaints made against health facilities and agencies licensed or certified under our program. The purpose of our inspections is to determine a health care providers ability to provide services which are safe and of an acceptable quality.

Our organization mission and culture:

The Health Care Services mission is to: Provide to all eligible Alaskans access and oversight to the full range of appropriate Medicaid services. We also protect Alaskas most vulnerable populations through our certification and licensing sections.

The Health Care Services vision is to: Innovate health plans that improve quality of health care for all Alaskans attract excellent providers and be known for outstanding customer service.

Division of Health Care Services core values : Through quality service prudent use of resources and satisfied productive employees we will promote good health for the people we serve via ACCESS :

• A rticulate
• C ompetent
• C onstructive
• E thical
• S trategic
• S incere

If you are someone who embraces these values and wants to assist in the mission of HCS we encourage you to apply today.

The benefits of joining our team:
This position can offer opportunities for telework flexible hours or other work-life balance initiatives that help team members maintain a healthy balance between their personal and professional lives. Applicants will have the chance to work alongside talented motivated individuals in a collaborative and supportive setting. This creates a sense of community and belonging which is key to both job satisfaction and personal well-being. You will have learning opportunities and access to a wealth of knowledge from colleagues and leadership. Whether its through formal training mentorship or on-the-job experience joining the team can enhance your skills and accelerate career growth.
The working environment you can expect:
Our work environment involves traveling across the state of Alaska and offers a unique and multifaceted experience that is both professionally enriching and personally rewarding. Alaskas sheer size spanning over 663000 square miles makes travel across the state inherently dynamic. Your day-to-day activities could span remote villages in the Arctic tundra bustling port towns along the Southeast coast or the mountainous interior. This diversity provides an unparalleled opportunity to gain exposure to various industries and regional cultures making every day in the field both a new challenge and a learning opportunity.
Who we are looking for: The ideal candidate will possess some or all of the following position-specific competencies in addition to the minimum qualifications listed below:

• Investigation: Knowledge of the guidelines regulations and procedures associated with investigation including interviewing evidence detection locating gathering and handling and drawing appropriate factual inferences and conclusions. Provide oral or written reports of findings. Presenting evidence and providing testimony
• Compliance Inspection: Knowledge of the guidelines regulations and procedures associated with compliance inquiries including application of compliance rules and criteria and ability to make appropriate decisions and issue citations fines or orders

• Written Communication: Writes in a clear concise organized and convincing manner for the intended audience

Special Notice :

• Requires frequent travel within the state up to one week at a time one to two times per month
• RN Alaska License - AS 08.68.
• Valid Alaska Drivers License required

To view the general description and example of duties for this job class please go to the following link and search for Nurse Consultant 1 : Qualifications

Competency-Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions This job class uses competency-based minimum qualifications. Please ensure your application (through work history volunteer experience (duties summary) training education licenses certifications etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge skills abilities and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Competency Description
The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge skills abilities (KSAs) tasks and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations rather than specific tasks and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competencys description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA task and behavior needed to successfully meet the competency but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation. Please ensure your application (through work history training education licenses certifications etc.) supports/demonstrates that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Minimum Qualifications:

Eligibility for licensure to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Alaska.
AND
Any combination of education certification and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in

• Technical Credibility: Understands and appropriately applies principles procedures requirements regulations and policies related to specialized expertise.
• Evidence-Based Practice: integrates best research practices with clinical expertise and patient values for optimum care and participates in learning and research activities to the extent feasible.
• Standards: Knowledge of standards that either are compliant with or derived from established standards or guidelines.
• Reasoning: Identifies rules principles or relationships that explain facts data or other information; analyzes information and makes correct inferences or draws accurate conclusions.
• 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.

equivalent to those typically gained by:

Completion of a post-secondary education program in nursing public health healthcare services healthcare administration or a closely related field;
AND
Progressively responsible professional nursing experience that includes responsibility in health care public health health care delivery systems nursing administration consultative nursing and/or teaching capacity that is relevant to the positions area of nursing specialty.

Special Note
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 knowledge skills and abilities may apply for vacancies in this job class. Applicants qualifying under this option may receive a conditional job offer; however proof of licensure will be required prior to final appointment and reporting for duty.

Some positions require eligibility for specific professional certifications in a specialty field or licensure in the State of Alaska such as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner. Most positions require expertise in a health specialty field; recruitment and selection for these positions will be from among only those candidates who have the appropriate specialty background and experience.

The essential functions of some positions may involve exposure to infectious disease and/or biohazards. Some positions require travel to remote areas on short notice in small aircraft or boats.

Professional experience means work that is creative analytical evaluative and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the professions principles concepts theories and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to ones own judgment.

Additional Required Information

At the time of the interview please provide the following:

1. Three (3) professional references whom we may contact by phone are required. One (1) of these references must be your current or most recent supervisor if not already provided in the application.
2. Current performance evaluation if available.
3. A copy of academic transcripts (unofficial is okay; please ensure that the institution name/URL is listed on the transcripts) is used to support that you meet the minimum qualifications competencies.

I f chosen for the position the candidate will be required to provide the following items before employment:

1. A copy of your current drivers license.
2. A copy of your valid Alaska Registered Nursing License.

Please read the information below carefully. This applies to your application submission.

EDUCATION
To verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum qualifications/competencies 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 used to meet or support the minimum qualifications/competencies for a position and are required with each application (Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts) Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview; if not transcripts will be required before employment.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION
If education is completed in a foreign college or university it may be used to meet the above requirements if applicable. 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. state university 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 state university. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. The omission of the required documentation listed will result in an incomplete application and you will not receive further consideration.

WORK EXPERIENCE
When using work experience not documented in your application please provide the employers name job title employment dates and whether you worked full-time or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and if minimum qualifications are met. Work experience needed to meet the minimum qualifications must be documented in the application. If the application does not support minimum qualifications the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment. A resume will not be used to determine that minimum qualifications have been met for the position you are applying for.

If you have currently or previously been appointed to a flexibly staffed position please ensure your work experience within a flexibly staffed position indicates the actual dates employed at each level. Ensure your time and any subsequent flex promotion(s) are documented as a separate position. This is required as minimum qualifications require experience at a particular level in which the lower level may not be considered. If this information is not accurately reflected in your application this may cause the processing of your application for consideration to be delayed.

NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application. Noting see resume or CV or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination that your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting. The State of Alaska does not provide VISA Employer sponsorships.

MULTIPLE VACANCIES
This recruitment may be used for more than one (1) vacancy. The applicant pool acquired during this recruitment may be used for future vacancies for up to ninety (90) days after this recruitment closes. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply to each recruitment notice to ensure consideration for all vacancies.

APPLICATION NOTICE
You can ONLY apply for this position through the Workplace Alaska website or via a hard copy application. If you accessed this recruitment bulletin through a job search portal such as AlaskaJobs or another database you MUST use a Workplace Alaska online or hard-copy application to apply successfully. Instructions on how to apply with Workplace Alaska may be found on the Workplace Alaska How to Apply webpage found here: regarding the application process can be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at (toll-free) or View phone number on drjobpro.com. If you choose to be contacted by email please ensure that your email address is correct on your application and that your spam filter will permit emails from the domain. For information on allowing emails from the domain visit the Lost Password Help page at: STATEMENT
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Name/Title: Matthew Thomas/Nurse Consultant 2

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