Public Health Nurse

Public Health Nurse

Are you passionate about making a meaningful difference through preventative care and public health outreach? As a Public Health Nurse, you'll serve on the front lines of community wellness, delivering high-quality care that prevents disease, promotes health, and empowers individuals to live better, healthier lives.

From administering immunizations and managing disease intervention programs to engaging in health education and community outreach, you'll be a trusted advocate for public health. You'll work closely with community stakeholders, healthcare providers, and families to ensure responsive, compassionate care tailored to the needs of our diverse population.

If you're ready to use your nursing expertise in a mission-driven, community-centered role that truly changes lives—this is your opportunity to lead wellness from the ground up.

Essential Job Duties

• Provides individualized care according to policies, procedures, program standards, physician orders, and standing delegation orders.
• Performs disease intervention, surveillance, and prevention functions including Tuberculosis Elimination and Control, HIV/STD, Perinatal Hepatitis B, Immunizations, and other Communicable and/or Notifiable Conditions.
• Applies epidemiological principles and methods to assess, prevent, and control disease and promote health.
• Immunizes citizens against diseases and provides counseling regarding the vaccines and their side effects.
• Performs activities and completes documentation associated with various grant deliverables.
• Involved in community outreach and assists with community health education programs and presentations.
• Establishes and maintains communication and partnerships with stakeholders including community leaders, other agencies, groups, healthcare providers, schools, and the general public.
• Correspondence with stakeholders via telephone, email and in person.
• Provides consultation, training, and technical assistance to healthcare providers, academia, and the community.
• Maintains accurate records of work performed.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Physical and Environmental Conditions

• Ability to transport self from building to building and to attend various functions and meetings at other sites either within or outside of the city.
• Employee will be exposed to potentially hazardous chemicals and body fluids when giving immunizations or obtaining/handling laboratory samples.
• Ability to bend, twist and lift babies and children regularly.
• Fine dexterity when preparing and administering medications and immunizations.
• Fine dexterity when using computer keyboard, telephone keypad, and calculator.

Required Qualifications

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills

Knowledge of current health care and wellness techniques. Ability to read and understand technical materials, reports and journals relating to community health. Ability to measure and dispense medications by weight of patient Skill to effectively communicate, orally, written, and via a computer, to patients, community groups and employees. Advanced computer skills required. Experience with spreadsheets required. Good organizational skills are a must. Experience with electronic medical records preferred. Ability to function as a team member. Ability to maintain confidentiality and comply with HIPAA requirements.

Minimum Education, Experience and Certification

Associate degree in Nursing and six months to one year of experience in a nursing position required. License as a Registered Nurse (RN) and a valid Texas driver's license required. CPR certification.