Public Health - Long Term Care Nurse

Salary: Depends on Qualifications
Location : Government Services Center, 500 Fir Avenue West Fergus Falls, MN
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 67: 05/26
Department: Public Health
Opening Date: 05/15/2026
Closing Date: 5/29/2026 4:30 PM Central


Description
Otter Tail County is accepting applications for a full-time Long-Term Care Nurse.

Otter Tail County Public Health provides population-based public health nursing services that promote, protect, and improve the health of individuals, families, and communities. This position assesses community health needs, emphasizes prevention and social determinants of health, collaborates with community partners, and supports public health initiatives. This includes advocacy, policy development, and health planning activities in alignment with public health standards and community health priorities.

This position is part of the Long-Term Care Unit and is assigned to the Interdisciplinary Public Health/Human Services Unit and includes, but is not limited to, providing care coordination to persons who are enrolled in managed care health plans. Care coordination includes assessment, care plan development, arranging and/or coordinating supports and services which may include preventative, routine, and/or long-term care health and service needs.
Applications for this position will be accepted until 4:30pm on May 29, 2026. The tentative interview date is June 9, 2026.

Examples of Duties

• Assumes the ongoing and systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of health data in the process of describing and monitoring an individual, family, community and/or systems health event.
• Investigation of disease and other health event.
• Outreach through communication with the community.
• One on one case finding for individuals and families most at risk.
• Perform targeted, mass, or periodic screenings using various tools and trainings.
• Referral and follow-up with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and/or communities.
• Case management of individuals and/or families.
• Perform delegated functions under the direction of health care practitioners as allowed by law.
• Enhance positive health and prevent illness through health teaching.
• Promote and develop an interpersonal relationship with a community, system, family or individual through counseling.
• Consultation with individuals, families, groups, and/or community groups.
• Collaboration with persons or other organizations.
• Build coalitions between community agencies.
• Facilitate community organizing.
• Act as client advocates.
• Design programs to influence and improve health behaviors of the community we serve through social marketing.
• Develop and enforce policies which address health issues such as tobacco compliance checks, animal control, and public health nuisance.
• Respond to disasters and assist communities in recovery to prevent the spread of disease or injury by recognizing deviations from the norm that might indicate an emergency; communicate clearly within the chain of command; assume functional role according to emergency operations plan; participate in drills/exercises.
• Apply professional skills to a range of emergency situations including but not limited to analyzing surveillance data, implementing isolation, quarantine, mass dispensing, or alternate triage sites, selection and use of appropriate personal protective equipment: communicate with partner professionals in other agencies in emergency response, and participate in continuing education to maintain up to date knowledge in the areas relevant to emergency response including emerging infectious diseases, hazardous materials, and diagnostic testing.
• Assume responsibility for meeting continuing education requirements to maintain licensure and to ensure that self-knowledge increases, is current, and relevant to changing health practices.
• Adheres to general employment conditions such as personnel rules, work and safety rules, dress codes, etc.
• May assist with duties and responsibilities as outlined in the County Emergency Operations Plan and Continuity of Operations Plan.
• May work within the Prairie Lakes Community Health Board with programs that involve cross jurisdictional sharing (CJS).
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications


Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing with current Registered Nurse license.
• Ability to obtain Public Health Nurse Certification.
• Home and community-based experience

Associate's degree in Nursing with current Registered Nurse license may also be considered.


Other Requirements:

• CPR certification or willing to obtain upon hire.
• Driver's License valid in the State of Minnesota

Supplemental Information
This is a full-time, 40 hours/week position, and generally the work hours are Monday-Friday 8:00-4:30 p.m. Below is the 2026 starting salary depending on qualifications:

Registered Nurse with Bachelor's Degree and qualified experience: $36.94 with potential career advancement to $55.41.

Registered Nurse with Associate's Degree and qualified experience: $34.93 with potential career advancement to $52.43.


The selection process will include an online employment application and supplemental questionnaire. Semi-finalists will be invited to interview. Prior to hire, finalist will be required to pass a background investigation and reference check. A standard one-year probationary period applies.

Please note: This position is considered a safety-sensitive position due to the essential job duties in accordance with . Safety-sensitive employees are subject to pre-employment drug testing and random drug and alcohol testing. In addition, all employees are subject to drug and alcohol testing upon reasonable suspicion/cause, return-to-duty, follow-up, and post-accident.
How to Apply
To apply for this position, click on desired job title, then the "Apply" link. On-line applications are stored on a secure site. Only you and authorized employees of Otter Tail County have access to the information submitted.

When filling out any employment application materials for Otter Tail County, you must include your entire employment and education history. Failure to do so may render your application incomplete.

Veterans Preference
Eligible veterans as defined by Minnesota Statute 197.447 may claim Veterans Preference during the hiring process. A DD214 and required supporting documentation must be included with the employment application to receive preference.

Background Investigation
All employment offers are contingent upon the applicant passing a background investigation which may include, but are not limited to, gathering information from the following sources: Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, other law enforcement agencies, court documents, educational institutions, previous employers, Minnesota Driver and Vehicle Services, military records, Immigration and Naturalization Services, and known associates of the applicant.

Criminal convictions are not an automatic bar to employment. Each case is considered on its individual merits and the type of work sought. Making false statements or withholding information during the hiring process will cause you to be barred from employment or removed from employment.

Otter Tail County is a tobacco-free workplace.

Otter Tail County does not discriminate on the basis of political affiliation, race, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, sex (pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation), marital status, familial status, status with regard to public assistance, membership or activity in a local commission, disability, or genetic information.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Otter Tail County provides an attractive benefit package for regular full-time employees, including health, dental, life, long-term disability, and retirement benefits through the Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA). Regular full-time employees can expect to accrue holiday, sick, and vacation leave benefits. In addition, employees receive professional development opportunities.
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The following questionnaire will be used as a scored evaluation of your knowledge, skills, and experience and is used to determine advancement in the hiring process. Be sure that your responses are thorough and complete. If a question asks for education and experience that you have already stated in the employment application, it is still important to answer the question thoroughly on the questionnaire. All responses should be examples of your own writing and will be evaluated for potential AI. If we determine that the responses were created using AI, your application may be deemed ineligible.
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Please highlight your experience, education and/or training that qualifies you for this position.
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Prevention is key to the mission of Public Health and Human Services. When discussing preventative health with clients, what will you consider and what professional skills will you use?
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What are three important areas to address in promoting the health of the aging population in Otter Tail County and why?
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Share your knowledge, experience or skills working with Minnesota Health Care Programs and Managed Care Organizations.
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Health plan programs have frequent changes which can be challenging. Give an example of a work-related change you have encountered and how you handled the change.
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