Registered Nurse ( Maternal Children Health (Mch) And Immunizations ( IZ )

Job Responsibilities

Careers at DHEC:

Work that makes a difference!

Pursuing Excellence, Inspiring Innovation, Promoting Teamwork, and Embracing Service

Under the general supervision of the Registered Nurse/Team Lead, the Maternal Children Health (MCH) and Immunization (IZ) Nurse will provide cultural competent nursing services, patient education, and counseling for individuals in public health clinics or homes. Provide nursing care for Immunization, Maternal Children Health (MCH), Postpartum Newborn Home Visits (PPNBHV), Lead Metabolic, and Congenital Syphilis, clinics per agency policies and procedures, and current standing medical orders, and patient specific medical orders. Provide quality customer service and maintain strict confidentiality.

Services:

Promote and support the development of programs, policies, and services that provide interventions that improve the health status of populations.

• Implement care plans to include appropriate interventions, education, and counseling based on identified needs; administer medication and or treatment according to standing medical orders and initiate follow up on referrals when indicated.

• Promote wellness through activities directed toward prevention and reduction of risk factors, early detection of disease and control and management of identified health problems.

• Provide newborn postpartum home visits to infants and mothers, in Lancaster and Kershaw counties.

• Provide coordination and or tracking of high risk clients.

• This position may require periodic standing and lifting up to thirty (30) pounds.

Public Health Emergency Preparedness

• Ensure staff are trained and prepared to respond to emergencies.

• Assist with Medical Needs Shelter (MNS) operations, maintain supportive nursing practice competencies to include, but not limited to, intramuscular, subcutaneous, and intradermal best practice injection administration, oral medication administration, and client emergency response including First Aid, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and Automated external defibrillator (AED), and be willing and available to assist during times of public health emergency response.

Minimum and Additional Requirements

State Minimum Requirements:

Licensure as a registered nurse by the State Board of Nursing for South Carolina. Graduated from an accredited school of nursing.

Institutions of Higher Learning must be recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

Applicants indicating college credit or degree(s) on the application may upload an unofficial copy of the transcript as an attachment to the application. Please note that the agency will require an official, certified copy of the transcript or diploma prior to hiring.

Agency Additional Requirements:

Licensed as a registered nurse by the State Board of Nursing for South Carolina. Graduated from an accredited school of nursing.

A Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification must be received within the first 30 days of employment and maintained as required.

Preferred Qualifications

Licensed as a registered nurse by the State Board of Nursing for South Carolina. Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.

Prior experience in nursing.

Additional Comments

This position is part of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control's Immunization and Maternal Children Health. The work performed supports DHEC's mission to improve the quality of life for all South Carolinians by protecting and promoting the health of the public and the environment. Effective July 1, 2024, this position will transfer to the South Carolina Department of Public Health created by Senate Bill 399 which provides for the creation of the Department of Public Health to assume the public health-related functions of DHEC.

Driving Record: If this position requires the applicant to possess a valid driver's license to operate a state vehicle or personal vehicle, any applicant being considered in the final stages of selection for the position will be required to provide a certified copy of a 10-year driving record.

Equal Employment: SC DHEC is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employing agency. We are committed to a diverse workforce. SC DHEC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.

Reasonable Accommodation: Applicants needing an accommodation for medical reasons or a sincerely held religious belief may submit a request for an accommodation. A reasonable accommodation may be granted if it doesn't impose an undue hardship or pose a direct threat to the health and safety of others.

Immunization Requirements: All new employees who are healthcare providers will be required to provide documentation of immunity or be immunized against measles, mumps, rubella, pertussis, varicella, and Hepatitis B prior to beginning employment.

Our Public Health Workforce Protection Policy requires healthcare staff with job-specific exposure risk to be fully vaccinated or alternatively, tested for COVID-19 on a weekly basis.

The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control offers an exceptional benefits package for FTE positions will include:

• Health, Dental, Vision, Long Term Disability, and Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, & Children

• 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year

• 15 days sick leave per year

• 13 paid holidays

• State Retirement Plan and Deferred Compensation Programs