Job Description

Welcome to the Department of Health! We’d 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 residency definition 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 provider's 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 Alaska’s 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: Articulate Competent Constructive Ethical Strategic Sincere. 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 it’s 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. Alaska’s sheer size, spanning over 663,000 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 Driver's License, required.

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.

Additional Required Information:

At the time of the interview, please provide the following: 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. Current performance evaluation, if available. 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.

Contact Information:

For specific information in reference to the position, feel free to contact the hiring manager at: Name/Title: Matthew Thomas/Nurse Consultant 2 Phone: 907-538-6195 Email: matthew.thomas2@alaska.gov