Public Health Nurse I/II

County of Shasta (CA) • Redding, CA

66d • $6,271 - $9,266

About The Position

Public Health Nurse I: Under close supervision, PHN performs public health nursing, teaching, and health guidance services in homes, clinics, and a wide variety of community settings in connection with the health promotion and the prevention and control of disease or disability in the older and vulnerable population as well as in the population services by child welfare services. PHN participates in assessment of this population that leads to development and implementation of sound health policy that improves the health outcomes of adults who are at risk of being in out of home placement and have suffered abuse or neglect. In Child Welfare Services (Foster Care Nursing Unit), the tasks of the Public Health Nurse I/II include but are not limited to conducting medical health history interviews, providing health information to clients, collection and review of medical health information, entry of medical records, and health care planning. Public Health Nurse II: Same as above, however this classification will work under general supervision.

Requirements

• Possession of a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing from an accredited program.
• Possession of a valid license as a Registered Nurse issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
• Possession of a valid California State Public Health Nursing (PHN) Certificate.
• Possession of an appropriate California driver license.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with vulnerable or medically fragile populations.
• Excellent communication skills, both orally and written.
• Ability to work autonomously as well as collaboratively within a team.

Responsibilities

• Elicits health and social histories of individuals and families through use of observation and effective interviewing skills.
• Participates in the promotion of communicable disease prevention education.
• Identifies health care needs through physical assessments.
• Recognizes the significance of abnormal findings.
• Helps individuals and groups change their health behavior through discussions that highlight their specific health knowledge, attitudes, and skills.
• Provides case management services based on assessment of the comprehensive health needs of the individual and family.
• Identifies cultural patterns influencing community health practices.
• Increases access of hard-to-reach populations to public health and other services.
• Teaches and counsels individuals, families, and groups regarding specific diseases or health conditions as well as health maintenance.
• Investigates and monitors cases of communicable disease, obtains specimens, interprets laboratory results, determines sources and contacts to prevent the spread of communicable disease.
• Compiles and uses records, reports, and statistical information for appraisal and planning.
• Plans, organizes, and provides public health nursing services, including assessment, intervention, referral, and follow up of persons who have a communicable disease.
• Assesses persons who have been exposed to a communicable disease to assure early detection and referral of health conditions deviating from normal.
• Provides tailor-made personal, preventive, and community health services to targeted populations in need.
• Teaches individuals and groups about disease and disability prevention, and health promotion.
• Participates in epidemiological investigations for control of communicable and chronic diseases.
• Develops and implements community projects as an outgrowth of issues identified during public health nursing practice.
• Keeps accurate, concise, and legally-appropriate records and reports.

Benefits

• Potential future salary increases as per the Bargaining Unit Memorandum of Understanding.
• Participation in CalPERS retirement program.
• Direct deposit of paycheck.
• Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree