Public Health Nurse

DHRM • Virginia Beach, VA

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Virginia Beach Long Term Services and Support Team is seeking 3 Public Health Nurses with knowledge of screening adults and children for services. RNs who have experience with assessments for Home Health services would be successful in this role. This is a state program that provides nursing home screenings for both children and adults seeking specific DMAS services to care for their family members. Bilingual candidates are preferred but not required. This position offers autonomy, allowing work in both the field and the office to ensure compliance with required time regulations for completion and submission of screenings. The role independently provides professional nursing care to patients in clinics, homes, schools, and other community or congregate care settings. Responsibilities include performing nursing assessments, potentially conducting lab tests, taking measurements, developing and implementing care plans, administering medication, and case management. Participation in public health emergencies and community health assessments is also required. Actions performed at this level require licensure as a RN by state code. Supervision of support staff may be involved.

Requirements

• Knowledge of screening adults and children for services.
• Experience with assessments for Home Health services.
• Knowledge of nursing home screenings for children and adults seeking specific DMAS services.
• Ability to provide professional nursing care to patients in clinics, homes, schools and other community or congregate care settings.
• Ability to perform nursing assessments, may perform lab tests, take measurements, develop and implement care plans, including the administration of medication and case management.
• Ability to participate in public health emergencies and community health assessments.
• Licensure as a RN by state code.
• Communicates verbally and in writing, to analyze problems, situations and suggest solutions, leadership, follow directions and establish priorities.
• Skills in physical examination, health assessment, and interviewing and counseling technique.
• Ability to function independently, prioritize and organize work, solve problems, adapt to change, function as a team member and relate to the public.
• Knowledge of public health concepts, principles of public health nursing, principles of epidemiology; immunizations; basic nursing science, medical terminology, case management.
• Must be certified in Basic Life Support (BLS)/CPR.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual is preferred but not required.
• Additional study in health promotion/or public health is preferred.
• Experience in a public health setting or one related to disease prevention and health promotion.

Responsibilities

• Uses the nursing process to assess, develop/implement care plans, and evaluate outcomes.
• Uses the Quad Council’s Core Community/Public Health Nursing Competencies as an evidence-based platform for practice.
• Recognizes the diversity of individuals/populations and applies the appropriate language and communication tools; this may include but not be limited to individuals from different cultural, socio-economic, sexual orientation and gender identity and expression.
• Adheres to nursing directives, agency protocols and guidelines.
• Practices within the realm of the Nurse Practice Act and related Acts governing health professionals and health laws.
• Assesses the health status and health literacy of individuals and families, including determinants of health, using multiple sources of data.
• Applies ethical, legal and policy guidelines and principles in the collection, maintenance, use, and dissemination of data and information.
• Uses information technology effectively to collect, analyze, store and retrieve data related to public health nursing services for individuals, families and groups.
• Uses evidence-based strategies or promising practices from across disciplines to promote health in communities and populations.
• Applies methods and practices to access public health information for individuals, families and groups.
• Uses assessments, develops plans, implements and evaluates interventions for public health services for individuals, families and groups.
• May administer routine child and adult immunizations to clients.
• Demonstrates ethical standards of practice in all aspects of public health and public health nursing as the basis of all interactions with individuals, communities, and organizations.
• Sets priorities for completing of program responsibilities and work assignments.
• Uses data, evidence and information technology to understand the impact of determinants of health on individuals, families, and groups.
• Uses information on determinants of health effectively when working with diverse individuals, families, and groups.
• Assists individuals, families, and groups to identify and access necessary community resources or services through the referral and follow-up process.
• Uses research to inform the practice of public health nursing.
• Demonstrates compliance with the requirements of patient confidentiality and human subject protection.
• Models public health science skills when working with individuals, families, and groups.
• Provides competent, high quality and safe nursing/case management in clinic, community, home and other settings in a confidential, customer-oriented manner that is culturally and linguistically appropriate for the client.
• Teaches/counsels clients and families regarding health promotion and disease prevention.
• Select variables that measure health and public health conditions.
• Identifies opportunities for individuals, families and groups to link with advocacy organizations.
• May perform duties to include communicable disease investigation, ability to be fit tested for an N95 or other respirator, ability to don/doff PPE, support emergency shelters, and other duties.

Benefits

• 12 paid holidays
• medical
• dental
• vision
• life insurance
• optional flexible spending accounts
• disability (short and long)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Public Student Loan Forgiveness
• retirement plans (including 401(a) Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan)
• sick leave
• family/personal leave
• annual leave
• parental leave
• military leave
• Annual Leave up to 40 hours

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level