Public Health RN 2- Long County
About The Position
The Public Health RN 2 provides daily public health nursing services to clients in Long County. The nurse assesses clients’ health needs, develops and implements nursing care plans, administers treatments and medications, maintains medical records, and may provide case management and guidance on health maintenance and disease prevention. The role also includes providing care to people with special needs during disasters and following biological and chemical protocols. The position is based in the Coastal Health District and follows a Monday–Friday schedule. Coastal Health District and County Health Department employees are deemed essential during emergencies and may be required to participate in activities such as staffing a shelter, a Specimen Point of Collection Site (SPOC), or a Point of Dispensing site (POD), including outside regular working hours. Applicants hired with an ASN degree must successfully complete an approved School of Nursing BSN-level Health Assessment Course if they have not already done so. Employment is subject to background and reference checks and required immunizations, and may be subject to a pre-employment drug screen.
Requirements
- Associate degree in nursing from an accredited college or university and one year of nursing experience, plus completion of a Public Health Nursing course within one year of hire, a current Georgia Registered Professional Nurse license, and CPR certification; or one year of experience at the lower-level Public Health Registered Nurse 1 (HCP190) position or equivalent.
- Applicants hired with an ASN degree must successfully complete an approved School of Nursing BSN-level Health Assessment Course if they have not previously done so.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
- Previous public health experience is strongly preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive assessments of clients’ health care needs.
- Provide treatments, administer medications and vaccines, and deliver preventive and maintenance care to clients and families.
- Consult and coordinate with health care team members to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate client care plans.
- Maintain accurate, detailed reports and client records.
- Modify client treatment plans in response to clients’ conditions and responses.
- Monitor all aspects of client care, including diet and physical activity.
- Monitor, record, and report symptoms and changes in clients’ conditions.
- Prepare clients for examinations and treatments and assist during them.
- Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment, and supplies, and maintain adequate supply stocks.
- Provide education to clients, families, and community service providers.
- Provide health care, first aid, and immunizations.
- Provide school-related health care services.
- Participate in emergency response activities when called upon, which may include staffing shelters, SPOC sites, or POD sites.
Benefits
- Training opportunities.
- Tuition assistance.
- Health insurance.
- Employee retirement plan, including a defined benefit retirement plan.
- Deferred compensation plans (401(k) and 457) with employer match.
- 13 paid holidays.
- Educational Support Leave.
- Three weeks each of accrued annual and sick leave.
- Dental insurance.
- Vision insurance.
- Long-term care insurance.
- Life insurance.
- Accidental death and dismemberment insurance.
- Disability insurance.
- Legal insurance.
- Specified illness coverage.
- Health care spending account.
- Dependent care spending account.
- Supportive and rewarding work environment.
- Physical activity breaks.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Employee discount program.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
