Community Health Nurse (Clinical-Immunization)

Public Health Nursing Services

Under the general supervision of the Clinical Health Team Supervisor, provides a wide range of nursing services to promote public health. These services may be performed in clinics, homes, schools, and other community settings. The responsibilities include, but are not limited to; conduct clinical nursing services, provide health education, collaborate with community partners, investigate disease outbreaks and respond to public health threats. Must demonstrate strong technical skills, experience providing health education and ability to exercise independent nursing judgment. Nurses must be able to practice in compliance with Title X, Vaccine for Children Program, Michigan Public Health Code, CDC and other relevant minimum program requirements. This is a part-time (24 hours per week), benefited position based at the Public Health Department at the James Street Complex in Holland, MI. This position will be providing public health nursing services specific to the Immunization Clinic.

Essential Job Functions

The essential functions of this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provides public health nursing and case management services to individuals and families in clinics, homes, and community settings, by assessing health care requirements, educating and providing or coordinating follow-up health and/or social services.
• Interviews and educates patients, performs screening tests, administers vaccines and medications, documents patient information, makes referrals and performs related patient care duties.
• Provides disease surveillance and works with an interdisciplinary team during outbreak investigation and response.
• Sets up clinic sites for scheduled clinic operations, ensuring that all equipment is available and operational, medications and vaccines are properly stocked, stored and have inventory control management.
• Collects, preserves, labels, and packages specimens for laboratory analysis.
• Provides educational presentations to health care providers and the public.
• Ensures that all client services are provided in compliance with established standards of professional practice and ethics, and Health Department policies, procedures and quality standards.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Required Education, Training and Experience

Bachelor's of Science Degree in Nursing (B.S.N.) from an accredited college or university or R.N. degree from an accredited nursing program with one year of public health nursing experience. Bilingual (Spanish / English) highly desired. Licenses and Certifications: Possession of valid State of Michigan certification as a Registered Nurse required. Individuals in this classification provide services to clients in a variety of locations throughout the County and are responsible for providing their own transportation.

Additional Requirements and Information

The qualified candidate will have the following knowledge and skills:

• Thorough working knowledge of the principles and practices of public health nursing. Working knowledge of professional and ethical practice standards.
• Proficient at administering injections and medications.
• Working knowledge of Title X, Vaccines For Children, CDC, MDHHS and other federal, state and local statutes and regulations governing eligibility for and delivery of services to client populations.
• Thorough working knowledge of statutory and regulatory requirements governing the confidentiality of patient health information, including the provisions of HIPAA.
• Ability to interact positively with patients, co-workers, health care providers and human service practitioners and community representatives from widely diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds and with varying levels of interpersonal and communications skills.
• Good organizational skills and the ability to prioritize the workload.
• Computer proficiency and working knowledge of electronic medical records documentation standards.

1. Must be able to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations, including, but not limited to, visual and/or audiological appliances, and devices to increase mobility.
2. Must have sufficient manual dexterity to properly process and package specimens, provide multiple injections and draw blood.
3. Must be able to transport, set up and tear down equipment weighing up to 25 lbs in order to set up clinic sites.
4. Must be able to wear all protective clothing, including a respirator mask and gloves.

Work is generally performed in a normal office environment. Delivery of nursing care to patients may entail exposure to a variety of communicable disease and bloodborne pathogens. Ottawa County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Benefits

This position is benefited and is in the AFSCME bargaining unit. Ottawa County offers a wide range of benefits to support you in your career. View the Benefits Summary for more information. The current wage scale can be viewed here. Part-time benefitted positions will receive prorated benefits.