RN's Needed - Public Health Nursing

PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE II

Job Number: 417237 Description BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE II

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Behavioral Health This position is open to all current City employees covered under the City's collective bargaining agreement with ILLINOIS NURSES ASSOCIATION - BARGAINING UNIT 37. Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid. Apply on the bid site: Select your correct bargaining unit FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CDT on 07/09/2026 The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) works with communities and partners to create an equitable, safe, resilient, and Healthy Chicago. Under supervision, the class works primarily in the field, providing professional nursing care to individuals, groups, and families to improve the overall health of communities, or functions as a nursing team leader in a health clinic, and performs related duties as required. Works with a caseload of clients in a community setting, making home visits to collect data, complete assessments and ensure clients follow prescribed treatment plans

• Assesses the community's needs as they relate to the health status of clients and develops nursing care plans to address identified health care problems
• Works with community health providers to plan and implement community health problems and establish standards for client care
• Coordinates client services with departmental and community health and social service agencies
• Educates and instructs individuals, families and others in health education, disease prevention, nutrition, child care and related health topics
• Collects comprehensive medical, psychosocial, and environmental histories, laboratory results and related data on clients and their families
• Conducts physical examinations to assess clients' health status; makes preliminary assessments of clients' health problems and needs and prioritizes for medical attention
• Develops and implements nursing care plans for patients
• Assists team members in developing appropriate nursing plans and reviews plans for appropriate nursing intervention
• Observes team members providing client care and instructs them on appropriate nursing practices
• Ensures clients' and community case files are complete and current
• May assign nursing activities to team members
• Participates in the collection of data for epidemiological studies
• Assists in the development of standards for client care and staff development of paraprofessional employees

Days: Monday - Friday Qualifications * Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree or higher in Nursing accredited by the National League for Nursing (NLN) OR Commission on Collegiate Nurse Education (CCNE), OR approved foreign credential evaluation, plus one (1) year of professional nursing experience

• Must be licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse
• Applicants must possess a valid State of Illinois Registered Nurse license at the time of employment

The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position, based on the oral and written parts of the interview will be selected. For Information on our employees benefits please visit our benefits website at:

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APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. Department of Human Resource staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration. ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.