Public Health Nurse Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Associate degree/diploma in Nursing from an accredited college
• Current Georgia Registered Professional Nurse license.
• Ability to lift up to 45 lbs.
• Ability to bend and reach up.
• Valid driver’s license required
• Male applicants between 18 and 26 years of age must present proof of Selective Service Registration.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
• Previous employment with any Department of Public Health or a County Board of Health/Health Department.
• Experience working with breastfeeding mothers and their babies.
• Experience working in a WIC program.
• Experience with Georgia Registry of Immunization Transactions (GRITS)

Responsibilities

• Provides outstanding customer service.
• Maintains HIPAA standards related to Privacy and Security.
• Performs assessments and provides Medical Nutrition Therapy for participants, including those who are high-risk.
• Provides in-service training to WIC staff and the community.
• Conducts hemoglobin/hct testing and obtains measurements.
• Performs WIC certifications/recertification activities.
• Maintains CPR Certification.
• Provides counseling and nutrition education to individuals through remote and on-site appointments and in group classes.
• Works with Head Start Programs to complete anthropometrics/certifications for eligible WIC participants.
• May participate in health fairs, serve on committees, make presentations, and assist in other counties as assigned.
• Responds to Public Health Emergencies

Benefits

• 13 paid holidays
• Educational Support Leave
• 3 wks. accrual of Annual Leave
• 3 wks. accrual of Sick Leave
• A defined benefit retirement plan
• 401(k) plan (employee-matched)
• Health and Flexible Benefits (Dental, Vision, Legal, Long Term Care, Dependent Life, AD&D, Short- and Long-Term Disability, and Spending Accounts)