Public Health Nurse, (Per Diem) Nantucket, VNA of Cape Cod

Cape Cod Healthcare•Nantucket, MA

4h•Onsite

About The Position

This Public Health Nurse role involves ensuring compliance with the Nurse Practice Act and Standards of Practice in Massachusetts, functioning competently within the scope of knowledge and experience. The position requires participation in local and state emergency preparedness teams, acting as a liaison with town health agents for communicable disease surveillance, and initiating immunization plans, including coordinating emergency call coverage. The nurse will provide resources and education on infectious disease and emergency preparedness planning to towns and the agency. Responsibilities also include performing clinical functions and managing supplies for contracted health programs and clinics, promoting immunization and wellness through community outreach, and delivering health education lectures to community-based organizations. The Public Health Nurse will provide primary nursing services to contracted Public Health departments, which includes completing safety assessments for at-risk individuals, conducting well-being checks, managing medications, and making appropriate referrals. Communication with physicians and counseling patients and families on communicable disease, infection control, wellness education, and prevention guidelines are also key. The role involves ordering necessary equipment and supplies with the Public Health Manager, participating in the agency's Infection Control Committee as directed by the Public Health Wellness Manager, and utilizing monitoring and evaluation results to identify educational needs and improve patient care practices, making training recommendations to the HR Education Manager. Finally, the nurse must provide on-call availability in response to agency and community needs and perform communicable disease responsibilities in compliance with MDPH requirements, including reporting, surveillance, and case management per town contracts, along with other assigned duties.

Requirements

Successful passage of VNA pre-hire medication test
Registered Nurse currently licensed in the State of Massachusetts.
CPR required.
Minimum of three (3) years clinical experience.

Nice To Haves

BSN or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

Assures compliance with Nurse Practice Act and Standards of Practice in the State of Massachusetts.
Functions within the parameters of knowledge and experience, practicing safely and competently.
Participate in emergency preparedness teams on the local and state level as assigned.
Liaison with the health agents in the town to coordinate communicable disease surveillance and initiate immunization plans, providing and/or coordinating emergency call coverage as indicated.
Provide resource and education to towns and agency in infectious disease and emergency preparedness planning.
Performs clinical functions and manages supplies for contracted health programs including clinics.
Promotes immunization and wellness programs through community outreach activities.
Provide health education lectures to community based organizations with in the VNA service/contract area.
Provide primary nursing as the Public Health nurse to contracted Public Health departments. -Complete safety assessments on at risk individuals and well-being checks. -Medications management and referral to appropriate sources for further assessment/assistance.
Communicate with physicians and counsel patient and family members as appropriate in relationship to communicable disease, infection control, wellness education and prevention guidelines.
With the Public Health Manager order all equipment/supplies appropriate and necessary for clinics.
Participates on agency Infection Control Committee as directed by the Public Health Wellness Manager.
Utilize results of monitoring and evaluation activities to identify education needs, improved patient care practices, and community outreach. Make training recommendations to HR Education Manager.
Provide on call availability in response to agency and community need.
Perform communicable disease responsibilities in compliance with MDPH requirements including reporting, surveillance and case management per town contracts.
All other duties as assigned.