SENIOR COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE - 64003007

Requisition No: 842368 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: SENIOR COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE - 64003007

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 64003007 

Salary:  $2307.69 Bi-Weekly 

Posting Closing Date: 12/08/2024 

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Internal Agency Opportunity

Applicants accepted only from Department of Health employees, (includes OPS, Career Service, SES or SMS employees).

Applicants will not be accepted from outside of the department.

 

Your Specific Responsibilities:

• Performs professional public health nursing duties in the care and treatment of clients in the clinics and community
• Performs nursing duties in Obstetrics, Family Planning, Women’s Health, STD, Procedures and Immunization clinics
• Interviews, counsels, demonstrates, and teach health principles
• Participates in continuing education staff in-service programs and new employee orientation.
• Applies nursing principles and techniques in the care and treatment of clients.
• Utilizes the EHR accurately and correctly                                    
• Participates in the preparation of clinic rooms and equipment.
• Participates in immunization programs and assists with communicable disease control.
• Assumes responsibility for the case management of high-risk clients and follow up of abnormal test results
• Participates in the completion of programmatic reports and audits
• Participates in continuing education, in-service, staff meeting and new employee orientation.
• Completes and submits required time management documentation 
• Performs related work as required.

 

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge in assessing patient health problems and needs
• Knowledge in developing and implementing nursing care plans and maintaining medical records
• Knowledge of computer software including applications and EHR’s
• Knowledge of Public Health Practices
• Knowledge of medical equipment and instrumentation, room preparation and sterile instruments and related procedures including assisting physicians with procedures
• Ability to administer nursing care and advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention
• Ability to perform case management
• Ability to perform physical activities that require moving one’s whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, where the activities often also require considerable use of the arms and legs, such as in the physical handling of materials
• Ability to lift 20 lbs
• Ability to communicate effectively with others to convey information, both verbal and written

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