PH Nurse

Title: PH Nurse

State Role Title: Registered Nurse I

Hiring Range: $65,773.25 - $72,864.50

Pay Band: 4

Agency: Virginia Department of Health

Location: CHESTERFIELD HQ

Agency Website: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/chesterfield/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is dedicated to protecting and promoting the health of Virginians. The VDH is made up of a statewide Central Office in Richmond and 33 local health districts. The Chesterfield Health District provides public health services to the residents of Chesterfield County, Powhatan County, and the City of Colonial Heights. This position is based in Chesterfield.

The Chesterfield Health District is seeking an experienced Public Health Nurse (PHN)! The individual will start with primarily working with Long Term Services and Supports and Immunizations. The strategic vision is for PHN’s to have the opportunity to cross train in other nursing program areas to become a well rounded public health nurse. This strategy supports being able to being flexible to agency and community needs. The PHN independently provides professional nursing care to a wide array of patients ranging from pediatrics to adults. This role will also see patients a broad range of settings including clinics, homes, schools and other community or congregate care settings. Additionally, while this role is based in Chesterfield, work assignments can occur in any area within the Chesterfield Health District. The PHN will perform nursing assessments, may perform lab tests, take measurements, develop and implement care plans, including the administration of medication and case management. This role will participate in public health emergencies and community health assessments. Based on community needs, some weekend and/or evening hours may be required. Actions performed at this level require licensure as a RN by state code.

Virginia Department of Health offers 13 paid holidays, medical, dental, vision and life insurance, retirement plans (including 401a Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan) as well as sick, family/personal, and annual leave!

Minimum Qualifications

Minimum KSAs:

Communicates verbally and in writing, to analyze problems, situations and suggest solutions, leadership, follow directions and establish priorities

Skills in physical examination, health assessment, and interviewing and counseling technique

Ability to function independently, prioritize and organize work, solve problems, adapt to change, function as a team member and relate to the public

Knowledge of public health concepts, principles of public health nursing, principles of epidemiology; immunizations; basic nursing science, medical terminology, case management

May travel and some weekend and/or evening hours may be required

Must be certified in Basic Life Support (BLS)/CPR

Additional Considerations

Bilingual skills

Case Management experience

Experience with community -based nursing

Experience working doing communicable disease epidemiological investigations

Experience working with diverse cultures, including low socioeconomic status

Public health experience

Experience administering childhood immunizations or vaccines

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

VDH accepts only on-line applications. Faxed, mailed, or e-mailed applications will not be considered. Applications are accepted until 11:55 p.m. on the job closing date. Applications and/or resumes should include relevant work history which indicates your qualifications for this position.

Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a state and federal criminal history background check and the Department of Social Service’s Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry check, U.S. HHSIG Exclusion List check, employment reference check and E-Verify. Other financial, credit, driving, background checks or completion of Statement of Economic Interests may be required for certain positions. It is the policy of the Commonwealth and VDH that all aspects of human resource management be conducted without regard to race (or traits