PH Nurse (VDHRN012)

Virginia Information Technologies Agency • Roanoke, VA

2d • $54,795 - $75,812

About The Position

The Virginia Department of Health is hiring a Public Health Nurse for the Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts. The nurse independently provides professional nursing care in clinics, homes, schools, and other community or congregate-care settings. Duties include nursing assessments, possible laboratory testing and measurements, developing and implementing care plans, administering medication, and case management. The nurse participates in public health emergencies and community health assessments. The role requires state RN licensure and may include supervising support staff.

The position delivers confidential, culturally and linguistically appropriate nursing and case-management services; assesses health status, health literacy, and determinants of health; teaches and counsels clients and families on health promotion and disease prevention; and helps connect people with community resources and advocacy organizations. Work may include communicable disease investigations, respirator fit testing, use of personal protective equipment, and support for emergency shelters. Other duties may be assigned, including emergency-response work and adjustments to work hours, location, or duties to meet public health needs. If designated as a mobile worker, the role includes field work and telework from an alternate location, with periodic attendance at the assigned office for meetings or training.

The Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts employ approximately 140 staff and serve more than 278,400 people across urban and rural areas through nine office locations. Virginia Department of Health benefits include paid holidays, medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, retirement plans, and sick, family/personal, and annual leave. Health-care personnel must provide documentation of specified immunizations or immunity, including hepatitis B, MMR, varicella, Tdap, and current-season influenza vaccination.

Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse licensure as required by Virginia law.
• Basic Life Support (BLS)/CPR certification.
• Ability to communicate verbally and in writing, analyze problems and situations, suggest solutions, follow directions, establish priorities, and demonstrate leadership.
• Skills in physical examination, health assessment, interviewing, and counseling techniques.
• Ability to function independently, prioritize and organize work, solve problems, adapt to change, work as a team member, and relate to the public.
• Knowledge of public health concepts, public health nursing principles, epidemiology, immunizations, basic nursing science, medical terminology, and case management.
• May travel; some weekend and/or evening hours may be required.
• Health-care personnel must provide documentation of immunization or evidence of immunity to hepatitis B, measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella; a one-time Tdap dose with boosters every 10 years; and current-season influenza vaccination.
• Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of required background, registry, exclusion-list, reference, and E-Verify checks.

Nice To Haves

• Additional study in health promotion or public health.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Experience in a public health setting or a setting related to disease prevention and health promotion.

Responsibilities

• Use the nursing process to assess patients, develop and implement care plans, and evaluate outcomes.
• Provide nursing and case-management care in clinics, communities, homes, schools, and other settings.
• Conduct nursing assessments and, as needed, laboratory tests and measurements; administer medication.
• Assess the health status, health literacy, and determinants of health of individuals and families using multiple data sources.
• Use data, evidence, information technology, and research to inform public health nursing practice and understand health determinants.
• Teach and counsel clients and families about health promotion and disease prevention.
• Assist individuals, families, and groups in identifying and accessing community resources and services through referrals and follow-up.
• Apply culturally and linguistically appropriate communication and recognize the diversity of individuals and populations.
• Follow nursing directives, agency protocols, guidelines, the Nurse Practice Act, and other applicable health laws.
• Apply ethical, legal, and policy principles when collecting, maintaining, using, and disseminating data and information.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and comply with human-subject protections.
• Select variables that measure health and public health conditions.
• Identify opportunities to connect individuals, families, and groups with advocacy organizations.
• Participate in public health emergencies and community health assessments.
• May conduct communicable disease investigations, undergo respirator fit testing, don and doff PPE, and support emergency shelters.
• May supervise support staff and perform other duties as assigned.
• May adjust work hours, location, and duties, participate in training, and assist the agency or state during emergency declarations.

Benefits

• 13 paid holidays.
• Medical insurance.
• Dental insurance.
• Vision insurance.
• Life insurance.
• Retirement plans, including a 401a Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan.
• Sick leave.
• Family/personal leave.
• Annual leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed