Public Health Nurse Sr.

Virginia Information Technologies Agency•Fluvanna, Virginia, VA

6d•$60,000 - $84,460•Hybrid

About The Position

This position may offer up to (80) hours of annual leave frontloaded for a highly qualified candidate with a (1) year commitment with VDH-Blue Ridge Health District (BRHD). Are you interested in a full-time nursing position that emphasizes wellness across the lifespan for members of your community? Do you enjoy a job with lots of variety, where you will care for individuals, children, and families all on the same day? Blue Ridge Health District is the place for you! Blue Ridge Health District (BRHD) serves the people of the following counties: Albemarle, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Nelson, and the city of Charlottesville. We are in need of a new Public Health Nurse Sr. (PHN Sr.), based in our Fluvanna County Health Department. Our ideal candidate would be a practicing nurse with public health or community outreach experience, and program leadership capability. This position is highly mobile, where you will work throughout all district clinics providing immunization, tuberculosis screening and management, communicable disease investigation, Newcomer Health assessments, and contraception and sexual health services for our community members. This PHN Sr. role also conducts in home screenings for adults and children to determine eligibility for Medicaid long term services, in addition to providing clinic-based childhood school and sports physicals. If you are an energetic team player who would like a regular schedule, excellent health benefits and a caring dynamic work environment this is the job for you!

Requirements

Must be certified in Basic Life Support (BLS)/CPR, able to be fit tested and perform fit testing for other staff in accordance with OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard (29 CFR 1910.134) regulations.
Licensure as an RN in the state of Virginia.
Experience functioning in a leadership role.
Experience and ability to function independently in the home/clinic/community/school settings and prioritize workload.
Exercises sound nursing judgment; effective verbal, written, interpersonal/physical assessment skills.
Experience and ability to enter, review, analyze data and statistics and produce reports and/or recommendations from such information; ability to work in a fast-paced, data-driven environment.
Experience and knowledge of nursing process, health maintenance, disease processes, physical and behavioral sciences, case management process and basic principles of epidemiology.
Work effectively as a member of the multidisciplinary health care team.
Knowledge and experience in use of computers and computer applications; including Internet, Microsoft Office, and Google Mail applications.
Experience and ability to work with diverse cultural backgrounds.
May travel and some weekend and/or evening hours may be required.
Excellent communication, data interpretation and computer skills.
Must be able to demonstrate decision making skills, teaching, interviewing, counseling skills and the ability to analyze problems/situations and problem solve.

Nice To Haves

Public health experience.
If working with the EPI response team, Certified in Infection Control (CIC) preferred and experience in hospital or long-term care facility infection control.

Responsibilities

Providing immunization, tuberculosis screening and management, communicable disease investigation, Newcomer Health assessments, and contraception and sexual health services for community members.
Conducting in-home screenings for adults and children to determine eligibility for Medicaid long-term services.
Providing clinic-based childhood school and sports physicals.