Community Health Nurse II

Frederick County • Frederick, MD

3d • Onsite

About The Position

This full-time contractual position is responsible for nursing services to individuals, groups and families within the cancer screening and chronic disease programs; maintaining records to provide accurate client data; participating in program evaluation in order to support continuous quality improvement by collecting and analyzing program and client data; providing care coordination for clients to promote healthy behaviors and access to care through appropriate assessment, planning, linkage, monitoring, and evaluation; providing health education and outreach activities to individuals and/or groups to promote healthy behaviors and access to care. This position is required to work evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed for On Call support.

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in nursing from an accredited college or university.
• Current license as a Registered Nurse from the Maryland State Board of Nursing.
• Possession of a motor vehicle operator’s license valid in the State of Maryland (if assigned duties requiring vehicle operation).
• Provide the facility with a telephone number at which they can be reached.

Nice To Haves

• Candidates may substitute a Bachelor’s degree in a related field from an accredited college or university and one year of experience as a Registered Nurse for the required education.
• Candidates may substitute two years of experience as a Registered Nurse for the required education.
• Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in Nursing classification or Nursing or Health Care Specialist specialty codes in the Nursing field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required education.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing services to individuals, groups and families within the cancer screening and chronic disease programs.
• Maintain records to provide accurate client data.
• Participate in program evaluation to support continuous quality improvement by collecting and analyzing program and client data.
• Provide care coordination for clients to promote healthy behaviors and access to care through appropriate assessment, planning, linkage, monitoring, and evaluation.
• Provide health education and outreach activities to individuals and/or groups to promote healthy behaviors and access to care.

Benefits

• Subsidized health benefits coverage for themselves and their dependents (if working 30+ hours/week on contract).
• Option to enroll in dental coverage (full premium paid by employee).
• Option to enroll in accidental death and dismemberment insurance (full premium paid by employee).
• Option to enroll in life insurance (full premium paid by employee).
• Leave granted at a rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked, not to exceed 40 hours per calendar year.

What This Job Offers

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