Public Health Nurse III

Paid holidays, excellent benefits and CalPERS retirement! 

The County of Santa Cruz offers a generous benefits package which includes annual leave, paid holidays, medical, dental, vision, and retirement benefits!

The County of Santa Cruz is seeking a Public Health Nurse III. Do you want to make a difference in your community? Do you like helping people? 

Under direction, to serve as a lead and assist a Public Health Program Manager or to direct, evaluate and supervise agency-wide specialized programs; to provide a wide variety of complex nursing services in homes, clinics and other community sites; to coordinate general medical clinic activities; and to do other work as required.The list established from this recruitment will be used to fill positions for various County departments during the life of the eligible list.

The current vacancy is at the Homeless Persons Health Project (HPHP) that serves clients in Santa Cruz, Watsonville, and Street Medicine within Santa Cruz County. Under direct supervision of HSA Clinics Director of Nursing the PHN III is to serve as a lead and assist the Health Center Manager & Director of Nursing by directing, evaluating, training, and supervising aspects of clinic programming and clinical staff; to provide a wide variety of complex nursing services in clinics, Street Medicine, and/or other community sites; to coordinate general medical clinic activities; and to do other work as required.

THE REQUIREMENTS: Any combination of training or experience which would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain knowledge and abilities would be:

One year of experience performing duties equivalent to a Public Health Nurse II in Santa Cruz County.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Possess and maintain a valid California Class C Driver License AND possession of a valid California Registered Nurse License and a Public Health Nurse Certificate issued by the State of California. If licensed in another state, candidates may participate in the recruitment and examination process, however, must obtain the appropriate licenses issued by the State of California at the time of appointment.

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