Senior Public Health Nurse

Responsibilities Senior Public Health Nurses oversee and provide a variety of public health nursing services in a home, group or clinic setting, or in a specific program office, in areas such as prevention and treatment of communicable disease; child health care, growth and development; high‑risk infants; home care guidance of the ill, injured and aged; prevention and treatment of disabling illnesses; family planning; parenting; pre‑and post‑natal care; immunization and inoculation; and public and community health care resources. They work under the supervision of a Supervising Public Health Nurse or other professional nurse, or a higher‑level program manager with medical direction as needed. Their focus is serving as a program specialist and advisor, providing assistance to other staff, and performing complex public health nursing duties. Typical assignments include the immunization assistance program, maternal/child health programs, disease control, and elderly assistance. Knowledge Professional public health nursing principles, procedures and techniques State of California laws and regulations on nursing practices Normal course of illnesses and disabilities, and their treatment Family planning methods Pre‑natal, pregnancy and post‑natal nutrition and medical care Infant and child care, growth and development, including common illnesses Case management techniques and the care and treatment of high‑risk, physically impaired and developmentally disabled infants and children Substance abuse symptoms and intervention techniques Mental illness symptoms and intervention techniques Symptoms, prevention, reporting requirements and treatment of child and adult abuse and neglect Normal and abnormal family dynamics Techniques of organizing and conducting classes and training sessions on a variety of health subjects Individual and group counseling techniques applicable to public health nursing Common public and community health care resources Social and economic factors influencing individual and community health Differing cultural, religious and social attitudes about hygiene, family planning, child care, and health treatment Proper handling and administering of biologicals Proper handling of contaminated items Causes, control, detection, prevention and treatment of common communicable diseases, environmentally based illnesses, sexually transmitted diseases, and food and water‑borne illnesses Procedures for conducting epidemiological investigations Standard medical record keeping Ability Effectively communicate with and gain the cooperation of clients, and potential clients, of various social, cultural, economic and educational backgrounds Work cooperatively with other health and social service providers Effectively conduct interviews of patients and families to gain information to evaluate their medical situation Determine and apply effective means of intervening in cases of mental illness and substance abuse Effectively conduct and participate in in‑service education and training Effectively demonstrate and teach care of infants, children, the disabled and chronically ill to individuals in their homes Effectively teach public group classes Gain cooperation of patients and other individuals in investigating and treating communicable diseases and environmentally‑based illnesses Tolerate unsanitary homes Learn and comply with laws, rules, regulations, protocols, and procedures, including security requirements, applicable to the work unit Recognize and avoid or defuse potentially dangerous situations and hostile people Accurately evaluate cases to determine caseload priorities Plan routes and schedule in‑home visits to make most effective use of time Operate slide and movie projectors, and use other teaching aids Maintain patient confidentiality Minimum Qualifications Either: One year of experience as a Public Health Nurse in Sacramento County service. Or: Two years of experience as a licensed/certified public health nurse performing public health nursing duties. Experience requirements are stated as full‑time work; to convert part‑time to full‑time equivalency: 173.6 = 21.7 days = 1 work month. Required experience may be paid or unpaid. Note: The word "experience" referenced in the minimum qualifications means full‑time paid experience unless the job announcement states that volunteer experience is acceptable. Part‑time paid experience may be accumulated and pro‑rated to meet the total experience requirements. Certificates and Licenses All persons appointed to these classes must possess and maintain a current Registered Nurse license and a public health nurse specialty certificate issued by the state of California. All persons appointed to these classes must possess and maintain a current California driver's license, class III or higher. Persons appointed to these classes will be required to have, or obtain, and maintain a valid CPR certificate. Other Requirements Some positions may require the ability to communicate fluently in a language other than English, in addition to English. When required, special skills may be used in the performance of typical tasks as shown in the job duties. Incumbents may translate and interpret using standard English and another language, and/or act as a consultant to others regarding needs and problems presented by individuals of different languages and cultural backgrounds. Probationary Period The probationary period for this classification is six (6) months. Equal Opportunity Employer We are a proud equal opportunity employer. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability for any phase of the hiring process, please contact our Disability Compliance Office at View email address on click.appcast.io or View phone number on click.appcast.io. 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