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Public Health Nurse II (Adult Health/Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program Manager)

Salary

$51k - $61k

Min Experience

1 years

Location

Sylva, North Carolina, United States

JobType

full-time

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Overview

About the role

About the Department

This Public Health Nurse II will serve primarily as the Adult Health Program Manager to include Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program (BCCCP) and WiseWoman (WW) Program Manager, and Outreach. Conduct follow-up of abnormal pap smears for Adult Health and/or Family Planning. Serve as back-up for general clinic, and immunizations as well as work all clinical services such as family planning, adult health, prenatal, communicable disease, employee health, Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD), BCCCP, WiseWoman, and other services such as sports physicals, school health assessments, etc. Under general supervision; to provide a variety of nursing services in homes, clinics, and other community sites; to serve as a case manager for high risk clients; to coordinate specialized clinic activities; to provide preventative nursing services including health assessment, teaching, counseling and referral; and to perform other job duties as assigned.

Grade 26

Work Schedule: Forty (40) hours per week with the option to work four (4) ten (10)-hour workdays from 7:00 am until 5:30 pm with thirty (30) minutes for lunch from 12:30 pm until 1:00 pm; or 7:00 am until 6:00 pm with one (1) hour for lunch; or five (5) eight (8)-hour workdays Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm with (1) one hour for lunch; based on department needs and supervisor approval. Occasional work late evening or weekend work may be required. On call 24/7 for any unusual surveillance activities or events. The person in this position is required to work nights and weekends when necessitated

Position Duties

• Serve as Clinic nurses in one or more settings;
• Directing the work done during the clinic, assigning tasks to lower-level staff appropriately, managing clinic flow, and advising other clinic staff about management of unfamiliar patient situations;
• Coordinates and/or provides public health nursing services such as STD, Immunization, Family Planning, General Clinic, Adult Health, BCCCP, WiseWoman, OS, Prenatal, Perinatal, and Tuberculosis by assessing health requirements, counseling, teaching, and providing follow-up health and social services to clients and their families; may organize and coordinate specialized clinics; make appropriate referrals to other County programs, community agencies and physicians, works within established agency protocols to provide therapeutic nursing care, administer medications, and treatments, and to teach self-care;
• Participate in epidemiological studies by conducting investigations to control diseases;
• Makes home visits to a variety of high risk clients and their families to provide public health nursing services;
• Makes physical, psycho-social and health care needs assessments, arranges for required medical and social services, consults with clients’ physicians on matters pertaining to the clients’ health status and care, and counsels clients and families concerning child abuse and other sensitive issues;
• Participates in defining community health needs;
• Assess physical, psycho-social and health care needs for high risk clients;
• Acts as a client advocate to health care providers; coordinates, develops, and implements various community and specialized health education programs to teach and inform in the following public health program areas- immunization, sexually transmitted diseases, maternal and child health, preventive measures, family planning;
• May serve as a consultant for public health nursing issues to social workers and other staff;
• May be assigned to coordinate a specialized program or provide specialized nursing services to target populations-such as a program manager assignment; program manager for immunizations and general clinic;
• May assist on grant or demonstration project preparation, implementation, and evaluation;
• May participate in preparation of procedure manuals, forms, instructional materials, surveys, and questionnaires;
• Attends staff meetings, in-service training, team meetings, and others;
• Makes presentations to community groups, assists in developing and maintaining automated and manual recordkeeping systems;
• Utilizes electronic health records and other electronic documentation;
• Provide community outreach services by making home visits for the purpose of case management or any other nursing activity that involves functioning independently outside the agency;
• Work with considerable independence in a community-based health promotion project that involves developing programs or support groups, promoting community advocacy, and developing strong partnerships with residents;
• Serve as team leaders by coordinating the work assignments and quality of services delivered by sub-professionals that are part of a sub-group of a full project. Nurses have limited administrative and personnel responsibilities; unusual situations and problems are discussed with and/or referred to a higher level supervisor.
• Managing a program-level support activity, such as In-Service or Quality Assurance; participating in program or agency-wide planning and quality assurance activities (in this capacity, they will contribute observations or data related to patient or community trends or practices, ideas for improved program performance, and will participate in record audits and other program reviews);
• Participating in Public Health Preparedness activities as directed by agency management; this nurse will be expected to work as needed during public health emergencies, which may result in extended hours and long work shifts;
• Observes federal, state, and local HIPAA laws and regulations;
• Other duties as assigned by supervisor, Health Director, or Deputy Health Director

Minimum Qualifications

Required Minimum Training:
Graduation from an accredited school of professional nursing and one year professional nursing experience.

Additional Training/Experience:
Individuals employed in a local Health Department without a B.S. degree which includes a Public Health Nursing rotation or a Master’s in Public Health, will be required to complete the “Introduction to Principles and Practices of Public Health Nursing” course within one year of employment as a condition of continued employment in accordance with Health Services Commission Rule.

Equivalent Training and Experience:
Licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of North Carolina

Other Qualifications

• Considerable knowledge of, and skill in, the application of nursing theory, practice, principles, and techniques employed in the field of public health and related programs;
• Knowledge of available resources and organizations and the ability to coordinate these as needed;
• Considerable knowledge of epidemiologic investigation, control, and care of chronic and communicable diseases and illnesses, and handicapping conditions;
• Considerable knowledge of technical nursing procedures and medical terminology;
• Considerable knowledge of normal and abnormal physiological development and behavior:
• Working knowledge of prevention, detection, reporting, and treatment of child abuse and neglect:
• Working knowledge of Federal and State laws and regulations governing public health programs;
• Working knowledge of interviewing, counseling, and teaching techniques:
• Working knowledge of the literature and trends in public health:
• Working knowledge of the community aspects of public health nursing;
• Working knowledge of cultural, environmental, sociological, and psychological differences and problems encountered in public health nursing;
• General knowledge of current social and economic problems relating to public health, including health disparities;
• Ability to plan, coordinate, and oversee the work of others;
• Ability to deal tactfully with others and to exercise good judgement in appraising situations and making decisions;
• Ability to work in partnership with patients and with other service providers to elicit needed information
• Ability maintain effective working relationships;
• Ability to record accurately services rendered and to interpret and explain records, reports, and medical instructions;
• Adequate computer skills to allow communication, patient record documentation, and accessing of information;
• Ability to assess health care needs and develop and implement health care plans:
• Ability to learn to provide public health nursing services independently in homes, clinics, and community sites:
• Ability to communicate effectively in written and verbal form;
• Ability to coach, counsel, teach, and inform clients concerning public health issues;
• Ability to administer treatments and medications;
• Ability to teach and supervise other health professionals and volunteers;
• Ability to deal with sensitivity to the needs of people with different cultural, environmental, and social backgrounds;
• Ability to speak effectively before groups;
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others;
• Ability to assess health care, physical, and psycho-social needs and implement care plans as needed per program;
• Ability to provide public health nursing services to high risk groups in homes, clinics, and community sites;
• Ability to assess community health needs;
• Ability to teach and supervise other health care professionals and volunteers;
• Ability to assume a leadership role in community health programs;
• Ability to write and prepare a variety statistical and other reports, records, and charts;
• Ability to provide confidentiality and observation of HIPAA laws and regulations
• The Public Health Nurse must have a personal vehicle as well as possess and maintain a valid North Carolina driver’s license as occasional travel may be required;
• Participating in Public Health Preparedness activities as directed by agency management; this nurse will be expected to work as needed during public health emergencies, which may result in extended hours and long work shifts.

Statement of Equal Employment Opportunity Jackson County recognizes its continued success in meeting the needs of its citizens requires the full and active participation of talented and committed individuals, regardless of their gender, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, disability or political affiliation. It is the policy of the County to foster, maintain, and promote equal opportunity by use of a systematic, consistent recruitment program, and to identify and attract the most qualified applicants for employment with the County. This policy is to be achieved by announcing all position vacancies, by evaluating all applicants using the same criteria, and by applying testing methods through the NC Career Works Office. Selection decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, disability, age, or sexual orientation.

About the company

Public health and nursing services organization.

Skills

Electronic Health Records (EHR)