Public Health Nurse, VNA of Cape Cod
About The Position
The Public Health Nurse at VNA of Cape Cod is responsible for ensuring compliance with the Nurse Practice Act and Standards of Practice in Massachusetts, functioning safely and competently within their knowledge and experience. Key duties include participating in local and state emergency preparedness teams, acting as a liaison with town health agents for communicable disease surveillance and immunization plans, and coordinating emergency call coverage. The role involves providing resources and education on infectious disease and emergency preparedness, performing clinical functions, and managing supplies for contracted health programs and clinics. The nurse promotes immunization and wellness through community outreach, delivers health education lectures, and provides primary nursing services to contracted Public Health departments, including safety assessments, well-being checks, and medication management. Communication with physicians and counseling patients/families on communicable disease, infection control, wellness education, and prevention guidelines are also critical. The position requires collaboration with the Public Health Manager for ordering supplies, participation in the agency's Infection Control Committee, and utilizing monitoring results to identify educational needs and improve patient care. On-call availability is required to meet agency and community needs, and the nurse must perform communicable disease responsibilities in compliance with MDPH requirements.
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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
