Registered Nurse I, II, III

Weber County•Ogden, UT

7h•$31 - $38

About The Position

Under general supervision of a Nursing Supervisor, performs community health nursing services as a public health nurse to provide preventative medical services. Positions in this class can be distinguished by the basic nursing duties they perform in the Clinical Nursing Division.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing with an Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree.
Must be licensed Registered Nurse in the State of Utah at time of hire.
Must possess a current, valid Utah Driver’s License and must operate a motor vehicle in a safe manner.
Due to the nature of this position, the successful candidate may be required to complete a pre-employment background check prior to starting the position.

Responsibilities

Works clinical nursing programs as assigned. Including but not limited to Immunizations, Travel Immunizations, Cancer Screening, Targeted Case Management, Prenatal-5, Baby your Baby, Immigration, STD/HIV, Tuberculosis, Viral Hepatitis, Communicable disease.
Provides skilled community health nursing care. Including but not limited to, assessing individual or family health needs; create nursing care plans and case management using Weber-Morgan Health Department’s standing orders and following state, and federal recommendations; making appropriate referrals as necessary; providing community health education.
Provides clinical services including administering immunizations to adults and children.
Performing clinical breast exams and pap smears.
Specimen collection and preparation of specimens for laboratory testing.
Administers appropriate medication and treatments including injections and oral medication administration.
Order additional follow up and treatments ( i.e. Diagnostics, imaging, medications)
Conduct communicable disease investigations as assigned. (i.e. interviews, contact tracing, treatment, and follow-up).
Answers communicable disease questions asked by the public and other health professionals.
Carry out appropriate public health activities according to the specific program contractual requirements.
May conduct home visitation visits per program guidelines to families and individuals deemed eligible.
Evaluates and sets priorities for public health services, participates in specified programs to the community, provides health education in the community as appropriate, works with other agencies as needed to meet objectives.
Supports outreach clinical activities as assigned.
Supports, participates in the response during a crisis events, i.e. pandemic response, bioterrorism, natural disasters.
Protects client confidentiality, making sure protected health information is secured. Process departmental actions while maintaining confidentiality.
Types letters, statement, narrative and statistical reports as assigned, record minutes, agendas and other documents as required. May draft correspondence as needed.
Other duties as assigned.