Public Health Nurse (Behavioral Health)

Behavioral Health Nursing Services

Pay Schedule III, Grade 18N, Regular Schedule: 35 hours per week. A vacancy exists in the Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Behavioral Health Services. A list of eligible applicants will be established based on the examination as outlined below. Current and future vacancies occurring within this class may be filled from the list of eligible applicants. This job announcement may close at any time with little or no notice. Applicants are advised to apply promptly. All interested candidates must apply at this time. List all promotions and changes in job duties due to reclassification as separate work experience on your application. Applicants must include the dates of the promotions and reclassifications. Note: Failure to complete all fields of the "Work Experience" section of the application will result in your application not being considered. A resume will not be considered in determining your qualifications for a position. Applicants selected for an interview may provide a resume at that time. You must attach your transcript(s)/degree(s) and license(s)/certification(s) to your application. Unofficial copies are acceptable. Failure to submit proof of Licenses, Certifications and Education will result in your application not being considered. Proof of license(s) certifications, and/or education must be submitted with each application.

Examples of Duties

Job Purpose: Under general supervision, plans, coordinates, and provides professional behavioral health nursing services to individuals, families, and groups in the home, community, and health centers. Essential Job Duties:

• Provide wound care consultations to new and existing participants in OADPOP or those referred from other departments and agencies.
• Work with and assist new and existing participants in the OADPOP at various health centers in BCDH, including DGC, Dundalk, Eastern Family Resource Center.
• Perform community outreach at Essex Library and other locations in Baltimore County as requested, promoting the OADPOP and its services.
• Provide blood pressure monitoring and blood glucose monitoring during field outreach.
• Maintain inventory record of Naloxone at DGC; notify supervisor when an order needs to be placed.
• Maintain daily temperature logs of Naloxone at DGC.
• Send Naloxone temperature logs at the end of each month to supervisor.
• Assemble Naloxone kits for distribution during Naloxone training as well as to OADPOP participants.
• Maintain inventory of supplies at DGC.
• Monitor and discard expired supplies.
• Obtain improved primary medical outcomes/specialty care; reduce disease transmission; and connect to community resources that promote health stability.
• Perform backpack model outreach throughout the County, including: educating and supplying participants with OADPOP services, conducting HIV and hepatitis C testing with direct linkage to care, and Naloxone training in the field.

Examples of Other Duties: Performs other related duties as required. NOTE: The duties and responsibilities listed above are for the purpose of determining a common set of minimum qualifications for all positions in this class. They may not include all of the essential job functions of each position in the class. Each position may not be required to perform all of the essential job functions listed.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in nursing. OR Graduation from an accredited diploma school of nursing: Plus At least one-year of professional nursing experience. Additional qualifying education may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required experience. OR Graduation from an accredited college or university with an associate in arts degree in nursing; Plus At least two years' professional nursing experience. Additional qualifying education may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required experience. Licenses and Certificates: Possession of a valid license to practice as a professional registered nurse, issued by the Maryland State Board of Examiners of Nurses, is required at the time of appointment. Possession of a valid driver's license equivalent to a noncommercial, class C Maryland driver's license is required at the time of appointment. Proof of Licenses, Certifications and Education Applicants are required to submit proof of education beyond high school to meet the required and preferred qualifications of the position. Diplomas or transcripts must show the applicant's major field of study. Copies and unofficial transcripts are acceptable. Proof of license(s) certifications, and/or education must be submitted with each application. Proof of Degree Equivalency Applicants who have obtained a degree from outside the United States of America are required to submit degree equivalence documentation from World Education Services, Inc. ( Mail or deliver documents to: ATTN: Public Health Nurse (Behavioral Health) Office of Human Resources Baltimore County Government 308 Allegheny Ave. Towson, MD 21204 You must attach your transcript(s)/degree(s) and license(s)/certification(s) to your application. Unofficial copies are acceptable. Examination Procedure: Qualified applicants will be assigned a rating based on an evaluation of their training and experience as submitted on their application and supplemental questionnaire. Applicants are advised to state the dates, duties and responsibilities of past and present experience clearly and completely for evaluation purposes.

Conditions of Employment

Physical and Environmental Conditions: The work of this classification may include the performance of physical activities such as walking, standing, and lifting, the operation of medical equipment and instruments, and travel throughout the County. Duties may expose incumbents to various bio-medical hazards. Medical Examination and Employment Background Investigation: Applicants selected for employment with Baltimore County must successfully complete a physical examination, drug screening and employment investigation, including, but not limited to criminal background, education certification and fingerprinting checks.