Public Health Nurse Ii-Clinical Nursing

Summary

Rockingham County is an equal opportunity employer and will comply with federal and state statutes regarding discrimination in employment.

This posting is continuous and will remain posted to fill vacancies as they become available. Applicants that apply to this posting will be considered for any vacancies of this type and will only need to apply once.

• Paid Medical, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance

• Onsite wellness/medical clinic

• Onsite fitness center

• Retirement

• Flexible Spending

• Paid Vacation, Sick & Holidays

• Bereavement

• Community Service Leave

• Weekends Off (varies by position)

• Flexible Work Schedules & Telework Options (varies by position)

• Tuition Reimbursement

• 401-K & 457 Plans

General Definition of Work

The professional nurse will provide primary, preventive and rehabilitative care to individuals and families in the Immunization, Child Health and Adult Health Clinic. Work is performed under the limited supervision of the Public Health Nursing Director II.

The primary purpose of this position is to obtain health history and physical examination information for the Physician Extenders to facilitate the flow of clients through the Adult Health, Immunization, Lab, Chronic Disease and Triage Programs.

Qualification Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Examples of Duties

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

Essential Functions

Duties include assisting the Practitioners during physicals and treatments of clients. Assisting to clean and prepare the clinical rooms prior to and after rendering services. The PHN II tracks client's scheduled appointments, follow-up visits and missed appointments. The PHN II will also assist with Lab duties and Health Services Clinics.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Comprehensive knowledge of County and Department policies and procedures; comprehensive knowledge of the principles, standards, practices and techniques of professional and public health nursing; comprehensive knowledge of treatment, assessment, immunization and related medical services for the type of medically ill patients in area of assignment; thorough knowledge of local and State rules, regulations, procedures and policies pertaining to nursing services; comprehensive knowledge in preparing reports and other types of correspondence; comprehensive knowledge in the use of standard office equipment and associated software (e.g. Patagonia HER software); comprehensive knowledge of and in the use of the equipment required for the position; ability to exercise judgment in appraising situations and making decisions; ability to accurately maintain patient medical records; ability to make arithmetic computations; ability to compute rates, ratios and percentages; ability to solve problems within scope of responsibility; ability to communicate effectively in oral and written form; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients, physicians and associates.

Physical Requirements

This work requires the regular exertion of up to 10 pounds of force, frequent exertion of up to 25 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 50 pounds of force; work regularly requires speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel, reaching with hands and arms, pushing or pulling and repetitive motions, frequently requires standing, walking, sitting and lifting and occasionally requires stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling and tasting or smelling; work requires close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception, color perception, night vision and peripheral vision; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using of measuring devices, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work regularly requires exposure to fumes or airborne particles, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals and exposure to blood borne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment, frequently requires working with volatile, unpredictable patients and occasionally requires working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to outdoor weather conditions, exposure to the risk of electrical shock and wearing a self-contained breathing apparatus; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience

Graduation from a four-year college or university with a B.S. Degree in Nursing which includes a Public Health Nursing rotation and one year of Public Health Nursing experience; or graduation from an accredited school of professional nursing and two years of professional nursing experience including one year in public health; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina by N.C. Board of Nursing.

Special Requirements

Possession of a valid NC Nursing license upon hire.

Valid NC Driver's License