Public Health Nurse

Job TitlePrimarily responsible for providing professional nursing services through home visitation to low-income, low-resource, first-time mothers and during the first two years of the child's life.Focusing on women who have had no previous live births, the nurses implement the Nurse Family Partnership Model, using well developed program protocols to improve women's health-related behaviors, parent's care of their children, and parent's own personal development.Examples of DutiesESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS (90% of Time): 1. Prepares reports, procedures, protocols, and maintains necessary records of cases assigned and actions taken. 2. Provides and receives professional consultation through monthly large group and small teams meetings and meets weekly with supervisor for reflective consultation. 3. Interviews clients in clients' current dwelling places. Obtains client health history, assesses intra-, inter-, and extra-personal areas of physiological, psychological, socio-cultural, spiritual, and developmental factors affecting client and family; and inspects dwelling place for safe, healthy habitation, and availability of necessary items for healthy living standards. 4. Develops health goals and plans for intervention with clients/families. 5. Educates clients and their families concerning health maintenance and bio-psychosocial problems; and recommends treatment according to accepted protocols. 6. Performs routine physical assessments on clients and follows a visitation schedule that varies over the two and one-half years the family is in the program. 7. Works with families, following a comprehensive program plan that focuses on mother's personal health and personal development, quality of care giving for the infant and toddler, environmental health, preventing unintended subsequent pregnancies, and finding or returning to work. 8. Helps family access and use other areas of the Tulsa Health Department, as well as other community agencies, physicians, and human services they may need and follows up on referrals. 9. Responsible for providing and maintaining educational information pertinent to the program goals. 10. Responsible for electronic documentation of assessments and other required program documentation using a laptop computer. Proficient in MS Office software. 11. Functions in preceptor role to provide education to nursing students. 12. Completes required training in support of duties and responsibilities of this position. 13. Other duties as assigned including those required to fulfill activities in support of public health emergency operations. SECONDARY JOB FUNCTIONS – NON-ESSENTIAL (5% of Time): Participates in educational opportunities related to job and updates other staff on information obtained.Typical QualificationsEducation : Bachelor's degree in nursing preferred. Associate degree in nursing required. Experience: Two years of experience as a professional nurse preferred. Knowledge and Skills: • Visual, tactile, auditory, and olfactory skills are required in obtaining biopsychosocial and environmental assessment. • Computer skills in MS Office. • Good oral and written communication skills are required to deal continually with the public, and resource and medical providers; obtain health information; and develop confidence with clients. • Bilingual (English/Spanish) is required. Licenses: • Possession of a valid Oklahoma license as a Registered Nurse as approved by the Oklahoma Board of Nursing or, Registered Nurse License recognized by the Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC). • Valid Oklahoma driver's license required. Salary: RN/AD start at: $64387.68 AnnuallyBilingual Spanish RN/AD start at: $66,319.31 AnnuallyBSN start at: $67478.28 AnnuallyBilingual Spanish BSN start at: $69,502.63 AnnuallyWe offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health care, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, long-term disability, holidays, and paid time off. Part-time employees who work an average of 20 hours per week over the course of a year, receive benefits on a pro-rated basis.Competitive SalaryPaid Holidays (typically 13 days per calendar year + 2 floating holidays)Paid Time Off (PTO) 20 hours per monthExtended Sick Leave (ESL)Health InsuranceDental InsuranceVision InsuranceGroup Life Insurance and Supplemental Life InsuranceAccidental Death and Dismemberment InsuranceShort- and Long-Term Disability InsuranceCritical Illness Care Plan including Cancer*Accident PlanHospitalization PlanSupplemental and Whole Life PlansLegal and Identity Theft Protection PlansPublic Service Loan ForgivenessCost of Living Adjustments (COLAs)Retirement Pension Fund with a 5-year vesting period.Investment Benefits (e.g., 401A Employer/Employee Matching Fund (max. $150 per month), 457 Deferred Compensation Plan).Post Employment Health Plan (PEHP) - employer contributes 1% of the employee's salary per year and unused employee sick leave is transferred to PEHP account upon retirementEmployee Assistance ProgramWorking 4 Balance - Workplace Wellness ProgramPromotional OpportunitiesFlex PlanTulsa Municipal Employees Federal Credit UnionTHD employment qualifies for nursing education loan repayment through the NURSE Corps Loan Repayment Program.