Public Health Nurse

DuPage County Health Department; Wheaton (IL); Presencial; USD 65.000 - 82.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

The DuPage County Health Department in Wheaton, IL is seeking a Public Health Nurse to provide comprehensive nursing services to a diverse population in multiple settings. You will conduct assessments, administer vaccines and health tests, and develop individualized care plans to support community health.

Office hours include varied shifts; a current Illinois RN license and experience in public health are required, with bilingual Spanish encouraged to enhance service delivery.

Formación

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing and one year of nursing experience.
• Two years of experience in a medical office/clinic.
• Bilingual in Spanish encouraged.
• Current Illinois Registered Nurse license.

Responsabilidades

• Provides direct public health nursing services to assigned caseload.
• Administers nursing services in homes, clinics, schools, daycare facilities, and community settings.
• Educates clients, individually and in small groups, on health topics.
• Develops individualized care plans and provides immunizations and screening tests.
• Maintains paperwork, medical forms and health histories; coordinates referrals and emergency response activities.

Conocimientos

Bilingual in Spanish

Public health nursing

Educación

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Descripción del empleo

The DuPage County Health Department is looking for a Public Health Nurse, to join our team at our Wheaton location. This team member will provide comprehensive public health nursing services to a diverse multicultural population in a variety of settings. In this position you will be responsible for providing professional nursing treatment and care to clients. Office hours are Monday - 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Tuesday 8:00 am to 7:00 pm (rotating evenings, 7.5 hours) Wednesday 8;00n am to 4:30 pm, Thursday 8:00 am to 4:30 pm and Friday from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.

We offer a comprehensive benefit package to include: 12 paid holidays per year, 12 vacation days, 12 weeks of paid parental leave,5 paid personal days and accrued sick leave. IMRF Pension eligibility. We are a qualifying employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Programs. Certification and tuition reimbursement and Health, Dental and Vision Insurance. This position includes a paid training program that includes job shadowing, e-learning modules, and structured clinical supervision.

• Provides direct public health nursing services to assigned caseload;
• Administers health care and nursing services in homes, clinics, schools, daycare facilities, and community settings
• Assists with the training of staff
• Provides appropriate leadership and direction and promotes positive morale, creativity and teamwork among staff
• Delegates work assignments to co-workers as assigned
• Educates clients, both individually and in small groups, on a variety of health related topics
• Organizes and participates in clinics as assigned
• Completes assessments and reassessments of needed health care and social services
• Develops individual care plans
• Provides appropriate referral information to clients
• Counsels individuals and families with their health needs and concerns
• Completes paperwork, medical forms and health histories in a timely manner
• Administers and records medications
• Provides nursing consultations
• Administers immunizations and screening tests
• Presents classroom or other community-based presentations
• Demonstrates independent judgment and discretion in making position related decisions
• Participates in emergency response activities as assigned
• Maintains required training, licensure, and/or certification; maintains confidentiality of privileged information and adheres to patient privacy laws
• Demonstrates sensitivity and understanding of other ethnic groups and cultures
• Available to respond to clients and/or customers, either in person or over the phone, during assigned business hours and/or clinic times
• May serve as clinic or conference charge nurse
• May conduct follow-up investigations on reported cases of communicable disease
• May provide observational experience for college nursing students, assuming overall responsibility for the shared case.

Completion of a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing and one year of nursing experience; or an equivalent combination of training, and experience. Two years of experience working in a medical office/clinic is required, Bilingual in Spanish and experience in TB/STI case management is encouraged

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Current Registered Nurse license from the State of Illinois.

good knowledge of practices and principles of public health nursing; good knowledge of social and economic factors influencing client behavior; good knowledge of immunization, diagnostic and laboratory procedures, tests and analyses; good knowledge of the inherent danger and applicable precautions to be taken with the use of medication; goodknowledge of local health resources; some knowledge of medical record documentation and maintenance.

Working skill in providing services; working skill in developing and maintaining positive and professional relationships with internal and external customers; working skill in maintaining appropriate medical documentation; working skill in delegating and assigning work to others; working skill in analyzing client needs; working skill in written and verbal communication; working skill in operating a personal computer, applicable software, and peripheral equipment.