8189- Community Health Nurse I - Medford, OR, United States - Jackson County, OR

Description

Jackson County Employment Opportunity.

Jackson County Public Health invites you to explore our exciting career opportunity within our Immunization Program. We seek highly enthusiastic individuals to improve the health of our community with your experience and talent.

As you may have noticed on our website, Jackson County is not only recruiting for this position, but is also simultaneously recruiting for a "Community Health Nurse I" at the same time within the Health and Human Services Department.

The two titles of these recruitments are "Community Health Nurse I" and "Community Health Nurse II." Please note, we will only be filling one position with the best candidate from each pool of qualified applicants.

To be considered you must apply to each position you are interested in.

Jackson County strives to recruit, hire and retain the best employees

• Preferred experience providing routine vaccinations to infants, children, and adults. This includes preparing, administering and storing vaccines, and providing patient education on vaccinations.
• Preferred experience working for a local Public Health Department.
• Ability to work in a team.
• Preferred knowledge on vaccine requirements, public health laws, and communicable disease.
• Bilingual/Spanish speaking preferred.
• Submit transcripts, if using college education to meet educational minimum requirements.
• Pass a criminal background check prior to hire.
• Submit an acceptable DMV certified court print prior to hire. click on the following link to review Jackson County's requirements for an acceptable driving record.
• Pass a pre-employment drug screen, which includes screening for Marijuana. Click on the link to review Jackson County's Drug-Free Workplace Policy.
• This position is represented by union group SEIU

I. Position Summary

Performs a variety of duties including planning, implementing and delivering community health nursing services such as assessment, care delivery and counseling; and, maintains records, manages program finances, maintains supplies and performs other administrative tasks as necessary.

The Community Health Nurse I is an entry level class.

This is an entry level classification in which employees perform a significant portion of the work assigned to the next higher level, but with more support and supervision than expected at the journey level.

Tasks are performed within a procedural framework established by the supervisor and higher-level employees.

Once attainment of the Community Health Nurse II criteria is approved and the employee is performing their duties to an acceptable level of proficiency, the employee may be reclassified to the Community Health Nurse II position at the manager's and Human Resources' discretion.

Employee may be expected to provide guidance to subordinate staff, volunteers, interns or other aides including monitoring nursing functions, progress and outcomes per the Oregon State Board of Nursing; however, guidance responsibilities are ancillary to the main intent and focus of the position.

II. Examples of Essential Position Duties (The following duties represent some of the principal job duties; however, they are not all-inclusive. Other duties may be required or assigned.)

• Assesses individual and family health status; identifies health problems and performs nursing care in a variety of settings; demonstrates in-depth clinical judgment and skills within the scope of practice as permitted.
• Responds appropriately to emergency medical situations.
• Maintains accurate and up-to-date patient records and health program statistics; prepares records and reports
• Plans and implements nursing care in an established community health program, coordinating service delivery within assigned program area; assists with the implementation of new nursing projects; evaluates services on an on-going basis and recommends methods of improvement as necessary.
• Analyzes community health trends affecting assigned program or caseload.
• Develops health education plans and teaches and/or counsels individuals, families and groups about disease containment, treatment and prevention, family planning, nutrition and/or general health at the basic and complex level; acts as consultant to health care providers on community health issues in assigned program area; may serve on committees, boards and task forces as appropriate.
• Adheres to regulatory requirements, collective bargaining agreements, County and departmental policies and procedures, required trainings, as well as safe work practices.
• Develops and maintains effective internal and external working relationships at all levels.
• Has regular and reliable attendance. Overtime may be required.

III. Minimum Requirements (Performance of the essential duties of this position includes the following requirements, physical demands and/or working conditions)

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in nursing or healthcare administration; OR
• An Oregon RN with a Bachelor's degree in a field other than nursing or healthcare administration AND two years public health nursing experience; OR
• Any combination of education and experience which provides the applicant with the desired skills, knowledge and ability required to perform the job.

License, Certificate or Other

Requires possession of a valid driver's license and an acceptable driving record. Must be currently licensed by the state of Oregon as a registered nurse. Must have CPR certification.

IV. Other Requirements

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Position requires extensive knowledge of the principles and practices of professional nursing and medical ethics; available medical and community health resources; medications and their side effects; medical record-keeping practices; safety procedures and protocol in medical treatment and the safe utilization of medical instruments and equipment; modern office procedures and practices.

Position requires ability to interpret and apply state and local laws, policies and procedures related to community health and medical care; grasp readily the principles of public health program delivery; organize tasks and manage time effectively; work independently and as a team member; exercise initiative and good judgment in dealing with people from various backgrounds; understand and carry out precise, detailed instructions of a technical and professional nature; understand and use mathematics to compute totals and analyze statistics; operate office equipment including a computer and basic medical equipment; understand and carry out oral and written directions; read and understand medical reference manuals, equipment manuals, laws, laboratory reports, test reports, etc.; maintain medical records with confidentiality; communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work, and to communicate effectively and sensitively with patients; perform duties professionally despite frequent interruptions; respond professionally and responsibly in emergency or dangerous situations.

Physical Demands (Performance of the essential duties of this position includes the following physical demands)

Requires the ability to coordinate hands and feet in performing simple movements, such as bending, reaching and grasping; to exert physical effort in sedentary to light work involving moving from one area of the office to another and standing for extended periods of time.

May require sufficient strength and coordination for lifting, pushing, pulling and/or carrying the weight of equipment and people.

Requires ability to operate medical instruments and machinery in which manipulative skills and hand-eye coordination are important ingredients of safe and/or productive operation.

Requires driving and the ability to operate a motor vehicle. Tasks involve color, sound, odor, depth, texture and visual perception and discrimination, as well as oral communications ability.

Tasks are regularly performed without exposure to adverse environmental conditions, but worker may frequently be exposed to illness and disease.

Working Conditions (Performance of the essential duties of this position includes the following working conditions)

Requires the ability to coordinate hands and feet in performing simple movements, such as bending, reaching and grasping; to exert a small amount of physical effort in sedentary to light work involving moving from one area of the office to another.

Requires sufficient hand-eye coordination to perform skilled movements, such as giving injections, taking blood samples, adjusting microscopes, etc., as well as semi-skilled repetitive movements, such as typing, filing and data entry and use of other office equipment or supplies.

Tasks require occasional exposure to strong odors, strong chemicals, and communicable illnesses. Sensory requirements include color, sound, odor, texture and visual perception and discrimination as well as oral communications ability. Work is generally performed in an office environment but may include other locations, including patient's homes. May include exposure to disruptive people.

V. Additional Information

This classification description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties, knowledge, skills, abilities, or requirements, as any one position in this classification may be assigned some or all of these duties, in addition to other duties not explicitly listed here.

The various duties, responsibilities and/or assignments of this position may be unevenly balanced and change from time to time based upon matters such as, but not limited to, variations in the shift, work demands, seasons, service levels and management's decisions on how to best allocate department resources.

Any shift, emphasis or rebalancing of these assigned duties, responsibilities and/or assignments does not constitute a change in the job classification.

The County shall schedule employees and determine FTE consistent with its determination as to efficiency of operations, financial advantages to the County, and/or effective service to the public.

JACKSON COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Jackson County does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or disability. Women, minorities and the disabled are encouraged to apply. Upon request, special accommodations and/or assistance will be gladly provided for any applicant with sensory or non-sensory impairments.

Because of the Immigration Reform Act of 1986, persons hired by the County must be able to present acceptable documents verifying identity and authorization to work in the United States.

For a copy of Jackson County's Equal Employment Opportunity Plan, visit our web site at or call