Public Health Nurse
About The Position
The Public Health Nurse provides basic nursing functions and services to individuals and families under moderate supervision in a clinic, school, or community setting. With supervision, the nurse applies technical, interpersonal, analytical, and organizational skills to health issues affecting clients, families, and the community. The position conducts communicable and preventive disease case-finding investigations to help prevent and control diseases and disabling conditions and promote and maintain population health. The position is located in the local school system and works six hours per day when school is in session, following the school calendar. Work is typically performed inside a clinic, school, or community setting. The role may include mentoring new staff and may require a drug screening test and background check under agency policies. The initial and promotional probationary period is six months, except as provided in KRS 18A.111.
Requirements
- One year of Registered Nurse (RN) experience; a BSN may substitute for the required year of experience.
- Must hold an RN license in Kentucky or a compact state.
- Must maintain current RN licensure in Kentucky or a compact state.
- Must complete required annual updates.
Responsibilities
- Conduct nursing assessments, as appropriate, using CCSG service guidelines.
- Develop and implement plans of care based on identified health risks.
- Provide basic nursing care consistent with the CCSG, Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice, established policies and procedures, and licensing laws.
- Document services provided according to CCSG and Administrative Reference (AR) standards, and maintain client confidentiality and privacy.
- Use team processes and problem-solving strategies to accomplish job tasks.
- Participate in specialized or program-specific clinics.
- Develop and conduct educational counseling and teaching activities for individual clients and families.
- May coordinate a specific program.
- Assess the health status of individuals, groups, and populations using data from clients, families, medical practitioners, community service agencies, schools, and appropriate surveys to identify at-risk populations.
- Analyze health status assessments and participate in developing policies and reviewing plans to prioritize and address the health service and program needs of targeted populations.
- Advocate for at-risk or high-risk population groups.
- Provide or assist with nursing services for at-risk or high-risk populations and populations with limited access to care.
- Assist with problem-solving skills.
- Instruct, advise, and mentor new staff in agency policies, practices, and procedures related to public health nursing.
- Conduct communicable and preventive disease case-finding investigations to prevent and control diseases and disabling conditions and promote and maintain population health.
- May provide minimal mentoring to LHN I nurses.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
