Public Health Nurse | Health Dept.

Passaic County, New Jersey; Paterson (NJ); On-site; USD 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Passaic County Health Department in Paterson, NJ, seeks a Public Health Nurse to serve the community through home visits, clinics, and schools, educating the public on preventive health measures.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Nursing or Public Health, NJ RN license, and at least one year of public health experience, with duties including care planning, assessing needs, and coordinating services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing or Public Health.
• Current and valid RN license in New Jersey.
• At least 1 year of experience in public health nursing.

Responsibilities

• Responds to health questions during home visits, clinics, or schools.
• Gathers background information to assess health needs and plan care.
• Interviews patients/families to evaluate health needs or home hazards.
• Develops and implements actions to curtail the spread of diseases.
• Maintains medical records and uses agency information systems.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing or Public Health

Tools

Electronic health records

Job description

Human Resources
401 Grand Street, Room 404
Paterson, NJ 07505

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Public Health Nurse | Health Dept.

• Type: Full Time
• Salary/Pay Rate: $70,000 per year
• Posted Date: 06/17/2026
• Responds to health questions by individuals and/or families during home visits, in clinics or schools or, while giving health demonstrations and lectures to community groups to educate the public on preventive health measures.
• Visits homes of individuals and/or families in the community and gathers initial background information used to assess their health needs and problems to develop a health care plan.
• Interviews patients and/or families to evaluate health needs or environmental hazards in the homes.
• Evaluates effectiveness of a family care plan and nursing services provided.
• Implements actions to curtail the spread of communicable diseases by instructing high-risk individuals or groups in the proper control measures.
• Conducts investigations of suspected disease outbreaks; visits suspected areas and interviews persons who have contracted the
  disease to compile information on symptoms and environmental factors.
• Measures patients' temperature, blood pressure, pulse, height, and weight to record the patients' vital signs and growth process.
• Administers hearing and vision tests to screen possible hearing and vision problems and refers these problems to the physician.
• Administers medication in homes and/or clinics as prescribed by the physician to implement and maintain the health care treatment plan.
• Observes patients' reactions to prescribed medication to manage the stable phase of chronic illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension,
  and/or tuberculosis.
• Maintains medical records and files.
• Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and computerized information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

Requirements:

Education:Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Nursing or Public Health.

Experience:One (1) year of experience in a public health field or nursing.

NOTE: Nursing experience in a public health field may include experience with volunteer work, community service, or employment with a Visiting Nurse Association, hospital or other community-based publichealth partner agency, organization or health department that provides direct public health services to the population or that contracts such services to local health departments.

License: Applicants must possess a current and valid registration as a Professional Nurse in the State of New Jersey.

Newly hired employees must agree to a thorough background check that may include fingerprinting. Any appointments made from posting which involve movement between unit scopes, may result in a forfeiture of rights to any promotional list in a former unit scope.As of September 2010, in accordance with N.J.S.A 52:14-7, the “New Jersey First Act,” all new employees must reside in the State of New Jersey, unless exempted under the law. If you do not live in New Jersey, you have one year after you begin employment to relocate your residence to New Jersey or secure an exemption.