Public Health Nurse

Public Health Nurse

Under direct supervision, the Public Health Nurse provides professional public health nursing services in a variety of community settings focusing on promoting health and wellness through education, advocacy, referrals, primary care, case management, and service coordination. Our Public Health Nurses play a vital role in advancing health initiatives and programs throughout Ventura County aimed at protecting and promoting the health of individuals, families, and communities. Some of these programs include home visitation services, providing case management and care coordination across the lifespan, communicable disease investigation, and specialty clinics such as the Tuberculosis Specialty Clinic and the Public Health Clinic.

The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in public health nursing with a passion for outreach, education, and prevention-focused care. They are enthusiastic, customer service-oriented, and dedicated to providing the highest standard of care, improving community health, and advancing health equity. Additionally, they will be compassionate advocates with excellent customer service skills, capable of effective patient interaction, communication, and engagement with individuals from diverse backgrounds.

The County of Ventura offers an attractive compensation and benefits package, subject to eligibility requirements, that includes educational/bilingual incentive, certification pay, weekend shift differential, continuous county service incentive pay, preceptor pay, flexible credit allowance, and pension plan.

Agency/Department: Health Care Agency - Public Health

Payroll Title: Registered Nurse-Public Health

Duties may include, but are not limited to the following: providing public health nursing services in a variety of settings, performing health assessments and intervention plans for population groups and geographical areas, identifying and evaluating barriers to optimal health and well-being, collaborating with other agencies and community-based organizations, recognizing multicultural practices and beliefs, developing, implementing, and evaluating nursing care plans, referring individuals and families to community partners, responding to public health emergencies and disasters, and traveling to client homes, community events, and various work locations.

Typical qualifications include a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing (BSN), completion of a Public Health Nursing (PHN) program, a current, valid license as a Registered Nurse issued by the State of California, a current, valid State of California Public Health Nurse Certificate, a current, valid Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) certification, a current, valid California driver's license, and knowledge of public health nursing theory and practices, basic nursing skills, community resources, safe driving practices, and effective interpersonal relations.