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Position Title: Public Health Clinic Nurse
Salary Grade: 15 (Part-time, Hourly)
Reports To: Director of Clinical Services
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Immunizations
• Phlebotomy
• Maternal/child health services
• Communicable disease investigations
• Outreach activities
• Assisting provider with physical exams and women's health services
• Other clinic services

Education and/or Experience:

• Licensure in the state of Illinois as a Registered Professional Nurse required; BSN preferred
• Experience in primary care, women's health, maternal/child health, infectious diseases, and/or immunizations preferred
• Experience in population focused nursing preferred
• Effective written and verbal communication skills required
• Ability to interact with various patients in a courteous, respectful, and compassionate manner
• Electronic charting experience required

Hours: Part-time (2-3 days per week), very occasional evenings and weekend hours
Salary: $25.77 - $26.80 per hour
Letters of interest should be submitted to Angie Phillips, Director of Clinical Services at no later than August 31, 2026. EOE.
Job Description
Job Title: Public Health Nurse
Department: Birth to 5 Division, Clinical Division, or Community Division
Reports To: Director of Birth to 5, Director of Clinical Services, or Director of Community
Job Status: Part-Time
Grade: 15
FLSA Status: Non-exempt
Summary: Provides skilled nursing care services to the community in a specific area of specialty, and/or to eligible individuals, families, and groups in health education and disease prevention
Essential Duties and responsibilities:

• Perform skilled nursing care functions in accordance with specific program requirements, policies, and procedures including physical and psycho-social assessments; conducting health screenings; disease risk assessments; epidemiological investigations; evaluation of health status to determine areas of need; provision of immunizations
• Visit homes to determine client/family needs, develops plan to meet needs, and provides nursing services
• Instruct client/family in maintenance of health and prevention of disease for family members
• Refer clients to other programs and community agencies for assistance and services as appropriate
• Provide education/teaching to individuals or groups in homes or other community settings
• Compile and/or develop educational materials
• Document assessments, interventions, care plans using the Cornerstone system and other record keeping systems as appropriate
• Maintain confidentiality of customer records and interactions with customers
• Perform specific tasks necessary to deliver services as specified in program policies and procedures
• Report suspected abuse or neglect of a child as mandated by the Abused and Neglected Child reporting Act of the State of Illinois

Supervisory Responsibilities:
None
Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The items listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Special Requirements: Must abide by all Departmental Policies as presented in the Personnel Policy Manual, any policies/procedures within the Department employed and all other duties as assigned.
Within 6-12 months of employment must complete any of the assigned following trainings:

• TB 101 and Core Curriculum
• INEDSS
• I-CARE
• CD 101
• CDC Communicable Disease control course
• STD/HIV testing and counseling training
• Lead program training
• EPSDT (Well Child Exam) training
• CPR/AED
• ASQ training
• CLC (Certified Lactation Counselor) training
• IBCCP Cornerstone training

Must obtain 20 hours of CEU's every 2 years to maintain Nursing licensure
Must take courses for NIMS compliance: 100, 200, 700, & 800
Education and/or Experience:
Certification of graduation from NLN accredited school of nursing with 1-2 years experience is required
Bachelor's degree in Nursing is preferred
Experience in Infectious Diseases, Immunizations and maternal/child nursing preferred
Experience in and knowledge of public health nursing or population focused nursing preferred
Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:
Current driver's license
Current auto insurance
Current unencumbered licensure in Illinois as a Registered Professional Nurse
Knowledge:

• Knowledge of the core functions and essential services of public health
• Knowledge of the principles, procedures, methods, and techniques of physical, biological, behavioral, and nursing sciences and health care
• Knowledge of the Nursing Code of Ethics
• Knowledge of techniques and methods of assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation

Language Skills:
Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, media, clients, customers, and the general public
Mathematical Skills:
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Reasoning Ability:
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. Apply principles of good ethical/legal practice as they relate to study design and data collection
Computer Skills:
Basic PC hardware and software, Windows OS, LAN and IP Functions, email systems and operations
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle of feel. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those and employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to risk of electric shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this classification. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.
Tazewell County Health Department
EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK
301 Employee Benefits
Effective Date: 02/28/2005
Revision Date: 08/01/2013; 04/24/2023
Eligible employees at TCHD are provided with a wide range of benefits. Several of the programs (such as
Social Security, workers' compensation, state disability, and unemployment insurance) cover all employees
in the manner prescribed by law.
Benefits eligibility is dependent upon a variety of factors, including employee classification. Your supervisor
can identify the programs for which you are eligible. Details of many of these programs can be found
elsewhere in the employee handbook.
The following benefit programs are available to eligible employees:
* Auto Mileage Reimbursement * Life Insurance
* Bereavement Leave * Legal Counseling
* Blood Donation Leave * Major Medical Insurance
* Business Expense Reimbursement * Medical Leave
* Catastrophic Leave * Military Leave
* Childcare Discounts- 21st Schools * Parental Leave (schools/childcare)
* Deferred Compensation Plan-457 * Parking
* Dental Insurance * Pay Advance
* Education Financial Assistance * Pension Plan
* Employee Discounts-CPR Courses * Paid Time Off (PLAWA)
* Employee Discounts-Education Courses * Prescription card
* Employee Discounts-Immunizations * Sick Leave Benefits
* Employee Assistance Program * Short Term Disability
* Extended Leave * Supplemental Life Insurance
* Family Bereavement Leave (FBLA) * Supplemental Medical Coverage
* Family Leave * Vacation
* Flextime Scheduling * Victims' Economic Security & Safety
* Health Insurance * Vision Care Insurance
* Holidays * Voting Leave
* Jury Duty Leave * Witness Duty Leave
Some benefit programs require contributions from employees, but most are fully paid by TCHD. The benefit
package for regular full-time employees represents an additional cost to TCHD of approximately 41 percent
of wages.