Public Health Nurse - PHN7 - Casual Employee (Communicable Disease Control Division)

Communicable Disease Nurse

Carries out communicable disease surveillance, prevention, and control measures for the City of Boston.

Investigates reports of communicable diseases including pathogens of public health importance, reported outbreaks, or other situations of public health concern, including emerging pathogen events.

Conducts field investigations (including home and site visits) and implements preventive and control measures as needed.

Provides nursing services at the BMC TB Clinic, including patient assessment, patient/family/significant other education, medication monitoring, and tuberculin skin testing.

Assists with surveillance and control activities for mass casualty events.

Collects epidemiologic data as needed for analysis of communicable diseases within Boston.

Provides nursing support for CDC Division including vaccine clinics and other projects or activities as needed.

Acts as a resource re education and outreach to community-based agencies, health care facilities and providers, individuals, and other internal and external stakeholders in matters related to infectious diseases.

Participates in staff conferences and meetings, other departmental and community committees, research activities, quality improvement activities and program planning as requested.

Collaborates with others throughout the Division to ensure public health preparedness.

Performs other duties as required.

Licensed to practice as Registered Nurse in Massachusetts.

BSN or a Bachelor's Degree in a related field required with minimum of two years of clinical or public health experience, except that 8 years clinical or public health experience (health education, outreach) may be substituted for a BSN or Bachelor's Degree.

Masters in Public Health degree may be substituted for one year of experience.

Prior experience working with infectious diseases preferred.

Demonstrated competency in working with diverse ethnic, cultural & socio-economic groups.

Excellent communication and organizational skills.

Demonstrated ability to carry out responsibilities in the home, community & group settings.

Computer skills including Microsoft Word or comparable software required.

Bilingual preferred (Spanish or Asian language).

Current Massachusetts drivers license and own vehicle.