Community Health Nurse (Clinical-Immunization)

Ottawa County; Holland (MI); On-site; USD 24,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

Ottawa County is seeking a part-time Public Health Nurse to deliver immunization and public health nursing services across clinics, homes, and community settings in Holland, MI. The role emphasizes education, vaccine administration, and collaboration with partners to protect community health.

The position requires Michigan RN/BSN credentials with public health experience; bilingual Spanish/English is highly desirable. Independent nursing judgment is exercised under supervision.

Qualifications

• Public health nursing knowledge and ethical practice standards.
• Proficient at injections and medication administration.
• Knowledge of Title X, Vaccines For Children, CDC, MDHHS regulations.

Responsibilities

• Provide public health nursing and case management in clinics, homes, and community settings.
• Educate patients and coordinate follow-up health and social services.
• Administer vaccines/medications and document patient information.
• Participate in disease surveillance and outbreak response.
• Set up clinic sites, maintain inventory of medications and vaccines.
• Collect, label, and package specimens for lab analysis.
• Deliver educational presentations to health care providers and public.
• Ensure services comply with professional standards and Health Department policies.

Skills

Public health nursing

Vaccination administration

Injections/medications

HIPAA knowledge

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Spanish/English bilingual

EMR/computer literacy

Organizational skills

Education

BSN or RN with 1 year public health experience

State of Michigan RN certification

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

Under the general supervision of the Clinical Health Team Supervisor, provides a wide range of nursing services to promote public health. These services may be performed in clinics, homes, schools, and other community settings. The responsibilities include, but are not limited to; conduct clinical nursing services, provide health education, collaborate with community partners, investigate disease outbreaks and respond to public health threats. Must demonstrate strong technical skills, experience providing health education and ability to exercise independent nursing judgment. Nurses must be able to practice in compliance with Title X, Vaccine for Children Program, Michigan Public Health Code, CDC and other relevant minimum program requirements.

This is a part-time (24 hours per week), benefited position based at the Public Health Department at the James Street Complex in Holland, MI. This position will be providing public health nursing services specific to the Immunization Clinic.

The essential functions of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provides public health nursing and case management services to individuals and families in clinics, homes, and community settings, by assessing health care requirements, educating and providing or coordinating follow-up health and/or social services.
• Interviews and educates patients, performs screening tests, administers vaccines and medications, documents patient information, makes referrals and performs related patient care duties.
• Provides disease surveillance and works with an interdisciplinary team during outbreak investigation and response.
• Sets up clinic sites for scheduled clinic operations, ensuring that all equipment is available and operational, medications and vaccines are properly stocked, stored and have inventory control management.
• Collects, preserves, labels, and packages specimens for laboratory analysis.
• Provides educational presentations to health care providers and the public.
• Ensures that all client services are provided in compliance with established standards of professional practice and ethics, and Health Department policies, procedures and quality standards.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Licenses and Certifications:

Possession of valid State of Michigan certification as a Registered Nurse required. Individuals in this classification provide services to clients in a variety of locations throughout the County and are responsible for providing their own transportation.

Bachelor's of Science Degree in Nursing (B.S.N.) from an accredited college or university or R.N. degree from an accredited nursing program with one year of public health nursing experience. Bilingual (Spanish / English) highly desired.

The qualified candidate will have the following knowledge and skills:

• Thorough working knowledge of the principles and practices of public health nursing. Working knowledge of professional and ethical practice standards.
• Proficient at administering injections and medications.
• Working knowledge of Title X, Vaccines For Children, CDC, MDHHS and other federal, state and local statutes and regulations governing eligibility for and delivery of services to client populations.
• Thorough working knowledge of statutory and regulatory requirements governing the confidentiality of patient health information, including the provisions of HIPAA.
• Ability to interact positively with patients, co-workers, health care providers and human service practitioners and community representatives from widely diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds and with varying levels of interpersonal and communications skills.
• Good organizational skills and the ability to prioritize the workload.
• Computer proficiency and working knowledge of electronic medical records documentation standards.

Physical Requirements:

1. Must be able to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations, including, but not limited to, visual and/or audiological appliances, and devices to increase mobility.
2. Must have sufficient manual dexterity to properly process and package specimens, provide multiple injections and draw blood.
3. Must be able to transport, set up and tear down equipment weighing up to 25 lbs in order to set up clinic sites.
4. Must be able to wear all protective clothing, including a respirator mask and gloves.

Working Conditions:

Work is generally performed in a normal office environment. Delivery of nursing care to patients may entail exposure to a variety of communicable disease and bloodborne pathogens.

Ottawa County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.