Seeking a full-time organized, detailed oriented, pragmatic, and collaborative Public Health Nurse to join the family health clinical team based in our Oceana County office.
General Responsibilities • Promotes health of individuals, families, schools and community through advocacy, education and/or counseling. • Utilizes skilled nursing to provide essential, school based and community-based public health services in assigned program areas. • Organizes and provides assigned program-specific nursing services to individuals and/or families, directly or through referrals to appropriate services. • Documents services utilizing program forms and/or electronic health records, in accurate and timely manner. • Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates services and outcomes of care on an ongoing basis. • Conducts research, case investigations, or case management utilizing advanced nursing principles and evidence-based decision making. • Collaborates with health care providers and community partners, as well as other health department staff to improve individual and population health. • Participates in mentoring new staff and allied health professional students. • Exercises significant independence and initiative in performance of responsibilities. • Receives general administrative direction. • Maintains professional knowledge, and keeps current on assigned program rules, regulations, protocols, and practices to ensure continual compliance and quality improvement, including specific program MPR’s and 340B program requirements.