Public Health Nurse

Posting number: 2026-00122

Department: Public Health - Public Health Nursing

Job classification: Registered Nurse

Posting type: Open

Categories: Public Health, Nursing

Summary

Make a Difference in Your Community

The Department of Public Health for St. Louis County Government is actively looking to hire a Public Health Nurse (PHN) to join their team. This nursing position will provide community nursing needs through the Public Health Nursing program. This is Public Health Nursing with depth, not drive-by outreach. You will work with approximately 15 prenatal and postpartum families through weekly or every-other-week home visits, using trauma-informed care, motivational interviewing, case management, and community referrals to help families stabilize before crisis. You will have reflective supervision, team case conferences, hybrid flexibility, public-sector benefits, and a role built around prevention instead of bedside care. 

It's expected this PHN will adhere to the nursing process and support policies and procedures established by the St. Louis County Department of Public Health. This role will participate in community coalition and promote public awareness of the PHN programs. 

• Competitive Average Salary: Typical starting salary range is between $27.37 - $30.00 hourly, based on your qualifications.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Enjoy a robust benefits package and generous Paid Time Off (PTO). Learn more about St. Louis County benefits: Saint Louis County Employee Benefits
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness: We participate in this program to support your financial future. Learn more about the program: Public Service Loan Forgiveness | Federal Student Aid
• Flexible Work Environment: Benefit from a hybrid work model that supports your work-life design

Examples of duties

Essential Function Examples

• Develop therapeutic relationships, utilize concepts of trauma-informed care and motivational interviewing with women and their families in a home visiting environment. 
• Assess physical, emotional, social, and environmental strengths and challenges of women and their families. 
• Provide education, support, and resources to assist women and their families in attaining their goals. 
• Participate in ongoing professional development. 
  • Examples include: mental health, intimate partner violence, opioid use, health equity and reproductive health to enhance their practice. 
• Participate in team meetings, case conferences, and reflective supervision. 
• Perform such additional duties as required and needed by the Public Health Nursing department, include Department of Public Health vaccine events and CPR training for childcare centers. 
• Provide patient care and treatment.
• Provide patient education to promote patient wellness to maintain and improve health.
• Provide case management.
• Complete and maintain a systematic plan of care for all patients and document all services provided
• Perform other duties as required or assigned.

Qualifications

• Requires licensure as a Registered Nurse by the State of Missouri

• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certification

• Current, valid driver's license

Supplemental information

SELECTION AND APPOINTMENT: A selection committee will evaluate the qualifications of each applicant which will include recentness and appropriateness of the applicant's education and experience, answers to the supplemental questions, results of employment references investigated and any other appropriate information available. The selection committee will admit to the interview only those persons who possess the most job-related qualifications and may establish admittance criteria beyond the minimum qualifications stated above. 

Responses provided to the interview questions listed under the Supplemental Question heading of this posting will comprise 100% of the applicant's earned grade. A candidate must earn a qualifying grade of 70 or more on t