Public Health Nurse
About The Position
The Public Health Nurse promotes and protects the health of Cass County citizens and visitors through nursing and public health knowledge, education, prevention services, regulations, and advocacy. The role partners with organizations and community groups to address health issues and helps individuals, families, communities, and systems become self-sufficient in meeting health and wellness needs. The nurse assesses and evaluates the health status of individuals and families across the lifespan in homes, clinics, and community settings. The role identifies risk, exposure, and treatment options, links people to providers, and helps ensure access to care when it is otherwise unavailable. The nurse may provide direct skilled nursing services as recommended by a physician, following the physician’s plan of care. The position also promotes healthy communities and behavior through health education and outreach; helps protect against environmental health hazards; participates in public health infrastructure initiatives; and records and summarizes data to identify risks and work with partners on mitigation plans. The role may require weekend rotations for home care visits. Other duties may be assigned.
Requirements
- Current registered nurse licensure in Minnesota.
- Current Minnesota Public Health Nurse certification; the certification must be obtained within six months of employment.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Thorough knowledge of nursing practices and applicable local, state, and federal public health laws, rules, ordinances, policies, procedures, manuals, regulations, and grant requirements.
- Considerable knowledge of public health nursing theory.
- Skill using standard office equipment and applicable hardware and software.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with clients, agency staff, other agency professionals, contractors, and the public.
- Ability to make independent decisions and communicate effectively orally and in writing.
- Ability to assess nursing needs and develop and carry out nursing care plans.
- Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize workload; respond to emergencies and disasters; and solve difficult problems.
- Ability to apply public health principles to communities, families, and individuals.
Responsibilities
- Perform initial and ongoing assessments and evaluations of individuals and families across the lifespan in home, clinic, and community settings.
- Assess risk, exposure, and treatment options; link people to providers and help assure health care is provided when otherwise unavailable.
- Provide direct skilled nursing services as recommended by a physician, including physical assessments across ages, obtaining and documenting physician orders, and following the physician’s plan of care.
- Develop and implement health education and outreach at individual and community levels.
- Help protect against environmental health hazards.
- Participate in public health infrastructure development initiatives.
- Summarize and record data, identify areas of risk and vulnerability, and work with partners to develop risk-mitigation plans.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
