Black Hawk County

Public Health Nursing Position

Under general supervision performs public health nursing duties through participation in community outreach and public health clinical services.

Essential Duties

Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities

• Must be capable of regular and predictable attendance at a specified location in order to perform assigned tasks.
• Assists with monitoring health status to identify and solve community health problems.
  • Conducts client interviews, assessments and screenings.
  • Administers immunizations.
• Identifies and investigates health problems and health hazards in the community.
• Informs, educates, and empowers people about health issues.
  • Conducts individual and group educational encounters.
• Participates in community partnerships to identify and solve health problems.
• Maintains compliance with applicable policies, laws and regulations.
• Links consumers to needed personal health services and coordinates the provision of health care when otherwise unavailable.
  • Administers medications and treatments as indicated.
• Participates in continuous quality improvement and innovative solutions to health problems.
• Other duties as assigned.

Supervision Received:

• Supervision is received from Program Manager or designee.

Supervision Exercised:

• Functional supervision may be exercised over support staff and students.

Key Competencies (Tier 1 Level): This position is aligned with the current Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals published by The Council on Linkages between Academia and Public Health Practice.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in nursing or community health preferred and at least six months of experience in clinical or public health nursing; or an Associate degree in nursing and at least three years of clinical, public health or other related experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.
• Must possess and maintain a valid license as a Registered Nurse issued by the State of Iowa.
• Previous experience in the area of public health preferred.
• Must be knowledgeable of local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations as they apply to public health nursing.
• Must be knowledgeable of community resources.
• Multilingual skills preferred.
• Must be proficient in all Microsoft Windows and other computer software applications.
• Must maintain a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Must demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be able to develop and maintain good working relationships with members of the general public and co-workers.
• Must be able to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Must be available for off-hour and/or weekend activities and overtime if needed.
• Must possess a valid Iowa driver's license and be insurable under county's guidelines.
• Must demonstrate knowledge and skills consistent with the public health mission, vision and values.

Supplemental Information

The work environment and physical demand characteristics are representative of those an 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. Refer to the "Essential and Marginal Function Analysis" statement for a complete description of essential functions and functional requirements.

• Work is performed indoors but may be completed outdoors during outreach activities and requires frequent travel from one location to another to perform essential duties.
• Position requires frequent use of computers, phones, copies and fax machines.
• Position requires frequent interaction with employees, outside agencies and the public.