Public Health Nurse

County of Erie, PA; Erie (Erie County); On-site; USD 28,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

Erie County Department of Health is seeking a part-time Public Health Nurse in Erie County, PA. The role involves providing professional nursing services in home and clinical settings, delivering health guidance, and coordinating care with local health agencies.

Evening and weekend work may be required. Current RN license and at least 1 year of nursing experience are required. Posting indicates a starting pay rate of $25.00 per hour for 20 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of nursing experience.
• Current RN license issued by the State Board of Nurse Examiners.

Responsibilities

• Maintains public health by providing health services and information.
• Functions as a staff nurse in clinical settings treating vaccine-preventable diseases, STIs and tuberculosis.
• Visits homes to educate families on healthy habits and disease prevention.
• Makes referrals to health or human service agencies as needed.
• Participates in epidemiological studies, surveys, and special projects.
• Conducts individual and group conferences for disease prevention and health maintenance.
• Assesses nursing needs and develops care plans for individuals and families.
• Coordinates care with local health agencies and communicates with peers and health professionals.
• Maintains confidential client records and prepares reports of findings.

Skills

Public health nursing

Nursing knowledge

CDC guidelines

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Schedule flexibility

Independent judgment

Education

RN license

Job description

• This is professional public health nursing in a generalized public health nursing program. An employee in this class is responsible for providing professional nursing service in the home and/or clinical setting by providing and demonstrating nursing care and health guidance to individuals and families, or for special nursing projects. Assignments are selected to provide experience in the practical application of public health nursing principles and are increased in difficulty when proficiency is acquired. Work is performed with considerable independence and is reviewed through field observations, quality assurance measures, and review of medical records and reports for the effective application of public health nursing principles.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintains public health by providing health services and information.
• Functions as a staff nurse in various clinical settings that treat or prevent communicable diseases such as vaccine preventable diseases, sexually transmitted infections and tuberculosis.
• Visits homes to provide education and encourage families to practice positive health habits in the areas of physical, mental, and emotional health and recognize early disease symptoms.
• Makes necessary referrals to appropriate health or human service agencies.
• Participates in epidemiological studies, surveys, and special projects.
• Conducts individual and group conferences for the instruction of disease prevention and health maintenance.
• Assesses and facilitates nursing needs of individuals and families for the development of care plans.
• Coordinates care with other local health agencies and communicates effectively with peers and local health professionals, providing education/information as needed/requested.
• Maintains confidential client records in appropriate format and prepares reports of findings and recommendations.
• Performs related work as required.
• The above statements reflect the general details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the job.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of professional nursing and public health nursing.
• Knowledge of public health programs and public health sciences, and the ability to apply this knowledge to working situations.
• Utilizes independent judgement, often without the availability of other health care personnel.
• Knowledge of the functions and resources of private and public agencies engaged in public health.
• Knowledge of the social indicators of health affecting individual and group health.
• Ability to reference current Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other appropriate professional groups' guidelines for disease control and other health guidance.
• Knowledge of current developments in the field of public health nursing.
• Ability to apply accepted nursing techniques in the area of public health.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with individuals, their families, colleagues, general public, and community agencies.
• Ability to communicate oral and written ideas in a clear manner.
• Ability to apply good organizational skills and to prioritize work when encountering multiple demands on time.
• Evening and weekend work may be required. Alternate work schedule will be applied.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience in nursing OR any equivalent combination of experience and training
• Current license as a Registered Nurse as issued by the State Board of Nurse Examiners

Conditions Of Employment

• The selected candidate will be pre-employment required to obtain, at their own expense, 3 forms of clearance, including PA State Police Criminal History Record Check; PA Child Abuse History; and FBI Criminal History Background Check including finger printing. This pre-employment requirement applies to all County employees exercising their bumping rights. Ability to obtain appropriate transportation is necessary to perform the duties of the position.

Position: Public Health Nurse

Department Community Health Services Location Erie County Department of Health Status Part Time Starting Pay Rate $25.00 Hourly Hours Per Week 20.0 Exemption Status Non-Exempt Posting Date 10/30/2026 Closing Date 11/13/2026 Pay Grade AP14 Bargaining Unit AFSCME PROFESSIONAL Posting Number 5918

Definition of Class

• This is professional public health nursing in a generalized public health nursing program. An employee in this class is responsible for providing professional nursing service in the home and/or clinical setting by providing and demonstrating nursing care and health guidance to individuals and families, or for special nursing projects. Assignments are selected to provide experience in the practical application of public health nursing principles and are increased in difficulty when proficiency is acquired. Work is performed with considerable independence and is reviewed through field observations, quality assurance measures, and review of medical records and reports for the effective application of public health nursing principles.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Maintains public health by providing health services and information.
• Functions as a staff nurse in various clinical settings that treat or prevent communicable diseases such as vaccine preventable diseases, sexually transmitted infections and tuberculosis.
• Visits homes to provide education and encourage families to practice positive health habits in the areas of physical, mental, and emotional health and recognize early disease symptoms.
• Makes necessary referrals to appropriate health or human service agencies.
• Participates in epidemiological studies, surveys, and special projects.
• Conducts individual and group conferences for the instruction of disease prevention and health maintenance.
• Assesses and facilitates nursing needs of individuals and families for the development of care plans.
• Coordinates care with other local health agencies and communicates effectively with peers and local health professionals, providing education/information as needed/requested.
• Maintains confidential client records in appropriate format and prepares reports of findings and recommendations.
• Performs related work as required.
• The above statements reflect the general details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the job.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of professional nursing and public health nursing.
• Knowledge of public health programs and public health sciences, and the ability to apply this knowledge to working situations.
• Utilizes independent judgement, often without the availability of other health care personnel.
• Knowledge of the functions and resources of private and public agencies engaged in public health.
• Knowledge of the social indicators of health affecting individual and group health.
• Ability to reference current Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other appropriate professional groups' guidelines for disease control and other health guidance.
• Knowledge of current developments in the field of public health nursing.
• Ability to apply accepted nursing techniques in the area of public health.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with individuals, their families, colleagues, general public, and community agencies.
• Ability to communicate oral and written ideas in a clear manner.
• Ability to apply good organizational skills and to prioritize work when encountering multiple demands on time.
• Evening and weekend work may be required. Alternate work schedule will be applied.

Minimum Requirements

• Minimum of 1 year of experience in nursing OR any equivalent combination of experience and training
• Current license as a Registered Nurse as issued by the State Board of Nurse Examiners

Conditions Of Employment

• The selected candidate will be pre-employment required to obtain, at their own expense, 3 forms of clearance, including PA State Police Criminal History Record Check; PA Child Abuse History; and FBI Criminal History Background Check including finger printing. This pre-employment requirement applies to all County employees exercising their bumping rights. Ability to obtain appropriate transportation is necessary to perform the duties of the position.

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

Erie County provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment, prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Erie County Government values the power of diversity in our workforce. Our goal is to continue developing inclusive workforce policies that require individual equality, support the diversity of employee experiences, and include unique perspectives.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.