Public Health Nurse (Behavioral Health)

Pay Schedule III, Grade 18N, Regular Schedule: 35 hours per week. A vacancy exists in the Department of Health and Human Services, Bureau of Behavioral Health Services. Job Purpose Under general supervision, plans, coordinates, and provides professional behavioral health nursing services to individuals, families, and groups in the home, community, and health centers. Essential Job Duties Provide wound care consultations to new and existing participants in OADPOP or those referred from other departments and agencies. Work with and assist new and existing participants in the OADPOP at various health centers in BCDH, including DGC, Dundalk, Eastern Family Resource Center. Perform community outreach at Essex Library and other locations in Baltimore County as requested, promoting the OADPOP and its services. Provide blood pressure monitoring and blood glucose monitoring during field outreach. Maintain inventory record of Naloxone at DGC; notify supervisor when an order needs to be placed. Maintain daily temperature logs of Naloxone at DGC. Send Naloxone temperature logs at the end of each month to supervisor. Assemble Naloxone kits for distribution during Naloxone training and to OADPOP participants. Maintain inventory of supplies at DGC. Monitor and discard expired supplies. Obtain improved primary medical outcomes/specialty care; reduce disease transmission; and connect to community resources that promote health stability. Perform backpack model outreach throughout the County, including educating and supplying participants with OADPOP services, conducting HIV and hepatitis C testing with direct linkage to care, and Naloxone training in the field. Other Duties Performs other related duties as required. Required Qualifications Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in nursing, OR Graduation from an accredited diploma school of nursing, Plus at least one year of professional nursing experience, OR Graduation from an accredited college or university with an associate in arts degree in nursing, Plus at least two years of professional nursing experience. Additional qualifying education may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for the required experience. Licenses and Certifications Possession of a valid license to practice as a professional registered nurse, issued by the Maryland State Board of Examiners of Nurses, is required at the time of appointment. Possession of a valid driver's license equivalent to a noncommercial, class C Maryland driver's license is required at the time of appointment. Physical and Environmental Conditions The work may include the performance of physical activities such as walking, standing, and lifting, the operation of medical equipment and instruments, and travel throughout the County. Duties may expose incumbents to various bio-medical hazards. #J-18808-Ljbffr Baltimore County