Clinic Nurse, Bureau of Public Health Clinics

City of New York • New York, NY

2d

About The Position

The Bureau of Public Health Clinics (PHC) seeks a Consultant Public Health Nurse to serve as a Sexual Health Clinic Nurse for the Abortion Access Initiative. Assigned to an STI clinic, the nurse advises and consults with patients seeking services and reports to the Admin Public Health Nurse/Nurse Supervisor. The Bureau’s mission is to promote community health by helping New Yorkers make informed health decisions, identifying and treating tuberculosis, and providing immunization and sexual health services regardless of ability to pay or immigration status.

The nurse provides welcoming, patient-centered clinic care, including assessment, medication administration, patient support, and education about conditions such as gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, mpox, and tuberculosis. The role also supports medication abortion services, including rotating between clinic care and a telemedicine hotline to answer questions and conduct medical and gestational-age triage. The position includes sensitive patient interviews, care-needs determination, case-finding and follow-up, consultation with other professionals and the community, and supervision of assigned staff. In a supervisor’s temporary absence, the nurse may be assigned some of that position’s duties.

Requirements

• Valid New York State Registered Nurse license.
• Baccalaureate degree in Nursing from an accredited college.
• Either a master’s degree from an accredited college in Nursing, Public Health, or a related field plus two years of relevant public health or hospital nursing experience in a specified field, including one year in a supervisory, administrative, consultative, or educational capacity; or equivalent education and/or experience.
• At least one year of supervisory, administrative, consultative, or educational experience is required under the equivalent-education-and-experience pathway.

Responsibilities

• Provide a welcoming and efficient introduction to the STD and/or TB clinics.
• Follow the Nursing Code of Ethics and promote safe, ethical, compassionate, and respectful nursing practice.
• Promote, advocate for, and protect patients’ rights, health, and safety.
• Provide patient-centered support, assessment, medication administration, and education about diseases including gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, mpox, and tuberculosis.
• Assist with medication abortion care, including rotating between clinic care and the telemedicine hotline to answer questions and provide medical and gestational-age triage.
• Conduct brief, sensitive, problem-focused medical interviews, including sexual history and questions about sexual orientation.
• Obtain demographic data for all patients.
• Determine patient care needs based on chief complaints, symptoms, medical history, and/or test results.
• Provide hard-copy intake forms for review by clinicians, counselors, and social workers, accommodating partner-related concerns when necessary.
• Conduct case-finding activities; counsel, refer, and follow up on cases.
• Consult on health matters with other professionals, paraprofessionals, and the community.
• Supervise assigned Public Health Nurses and other staff.
• Perform some duties of the supervisor when the supervisor is temporarily absent.

Benefits

• Potential eligibility for federal or state loan forgiveness and repayment assistance programs.
• Premium-free health insurance plan.
• Additional health, fitness, and financial benefits may be available based on the position’s union or benefit fund.
• Public-sector defined-benefit pension plan.
• Tax-deferred savings program.
• Worksite Wellness Program.
• Depending on the position, the possibility of working from home up to two days during the week.
• Job security compared with private-sector employment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior