This role involves providing public health nursing services, education, disease prevention, and community health support to individuals, families, and populations within the community. Depending on qualifications, the selected candidate may be hired as either a Public Health Nurse or a Registered Nurse – Public Health.
Responsibilities
Maintain current knowledge on medical information that influences services provided to clients
Assist with and/or manage communicable disease cases and outbreaks; investigate and educate regarding prevention and control in accordance with state mandates and statutes
Assist in planning, preparing, and responding to Public Health preparedness events, including mass clinics
Provide direct client services following current department, state and federal guidelines and policies
Assess, educate, and evaluate client needs (e.g., pregnant and postpartum women, infants, reproductive health clients, tuberculosis program clients, immunization clients, general public health clients) via home visits, clinic/office visits, or phone calls
Develop nursing care plans and coordinate care
Assess, educate, and evaluate clients regarding acute and chronic health conditions, psychosocial, and environmental needs and refer to appropriate resources
Prepare, update, and maintain client records, utilizing various electronic health record systems
Assist in organizing, managing, updating, and implementing various Public Health programs and contracts
Coordinate projects to assure goals are addressed as assigned
Collect data and assist in analysis and outcome evaluation throughout all public health services and activities as appropriate
Assist in the writing of grant proposals, and oversee grant activities, reporting requirements, contractual obligations, and accreditation performance standards/requirements
Support and participate in re-accreditation, 140 review, strategic planning, the performance management system including quality improvement, workforce development, emergency preparedness, community health needs assessment, and community health improvement planning as assigned
Provide appropriate health promotion, disease and injury prevention education in various formats to diverse audiences, including schools, media, organizations, and the public
Facilitate and manage community coalitions, networks and partnerships through outreach and collaboration
Work cooperatively and communicate effectively with local, county, state and federal partners, and inter-agency professional teams
Comprehensively assess needs related to public inquiries and provide appropriate education and referrals according to client needs
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Provide leadership in planning, preparing, and responding to Public Health preparedness events, including mass clinics (Public Health Nurse only)
Organize, manage, update, and oversee various Public Health programs and contracts with local, state and federal partners (Public Health Nurse only)
Provide leadership in communicable disease response activities, outbreak management, and public health program and policy implementation and assessment (Public Health Nurse only)
Oversee grant activities, reporting requirements, contractual obligations, and accreditation performance standards/requirements (Public Health Nurse only)
Supervise the health care services provided by LPN
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Depending on qualifications, the selected candidate may be hired as either a Public Health Nurse or a Registered Nurse – Public Health.\n\n### Responsibilities\n\n- Maintain current knowledge on medical information that influences services provided to clients\n- Assist with and/or manage communicable disease cases and outbreaks; investigate and educate regarding prevention and control in accordance with state mandates and statutes\n- Maintain WEDSS (Wisconsin Electronic Disease Surveillance System) documentation\n- Assist in planning, preparing, and responding to Public Health preparedness events, including mass clinics\n- Provide direct client services following current department, state and federal guidelines and policies\n- Assess, educate, and evaluate client needs (e.g., pregnant and postpartum women, infants, reproductive health clients, tuberculosis program clients, immunization clients, general public health clients) via home visits, clinic/office visits, or phone calls\n- Develop nursing care plans and coordinate care\n- Assess, educate, and evaluate clients regarding acute and chronic health conditions, psychosocial, and environmental needs and refer to appropriate resources\n- Prepare, update, and maintain client records, utilizing various electronic health record systems\n- Assist in organizing, managing, updating, and implementing various Public Health programs and contracts\n- Coordinate projects to assure goals are addressed as assigned\n- Collect data and assist in analysis and outcome evaluation throughout all public health services and activities as appropriate\n- Assist in the writing of grant proposals, and oversee grant activities, reporting requirements, contractual obligations, and accreditation performance standards/requirements\n- Support and participate in re-accreditation, 140 review, strategic planning, the performance management system including quality improvement, workforce development, emergency preparedness, community health needs assessment, and community health improvement planning as assigned\n- Provide appropriate health promotion, disease and injury prevention education in various formats to diverse audiences, including schools, media, organizations, and the public\n- Facilitate and manage community coalitions, networks and partnerships through outreach and collaboration\n- Work cooperatively and communicate effectively with local, county, state and federal partners, and inter-agency professional teams\n- Comprehensively assess needs related to public inquiries and provide appropriate education and referrals according to client needs\n- Provide leadership in planning, preparing, and responding to Public Health preparedness events, including mass clinics (Public Health Nurse only)\n- Organize, manage, update, and oversee various Public Health programs and contracts with local, state and federal partners (Public Health Nurse only)\n- Provide leadership in communicable disease response activities, outbreak management, and public health program and policy implementation and assessment (Public Health Nurse only)\n- Oversee grant activities, reporting requirements, contractual obligations, and accreditation performance standards/requirements (Public Health Nurse only)\n- Supervise the health care services provided by LPN’s, CNA’s, CMA’s, and support staff related to patient care and community programs (Public Health Nurse only)\n- Provide oversight of clinical educational experiences for students (Public Health Nurse only)\n- Assist with planning, implementing, and evaluating environmental health programs (Public Health Nurse only)\n\n### Requirements\n\n- Associates degree from a nursing program accredited by the National Professional Nursing Accrediting Organization (Registered Nurse – Public Health)\n- Bachelor’s degree from a nursing program accredited by the National Professional Nursing Accrediting Organization (Public Health Nurse)\n- Wisconsin Registered Nurse license\n- CPR Certification\n- One year experience in health care or public health preferred (Registered Nurse – Public Health)\n- Two or more years’ experience in public health nursing (Public Health Nurse)\n- Fluency in Spanish preferred\n- Successful completion of criminal and caregiver background check\n- Ability to coordinate or support public health programs, community initiatives, emergency preparedness activities, and population-based health interventions consistent with assigned classification and qualifications\n- Knowledge of the principles, standards, practices and techniques of professional and public health nursing\n- Knowledge of the inherent dangers and precautions to be taken in using drugs and other medication\n- Knowledge of treatment, assessment, immunization and related medical services for patients in area of assignment\n- Knowledge of local and state rules, regulations, procedures and policies pertaining to nursing services\n- Knowledge, skills, and abilities regarding health equity, social determinates of health, public health ethics, and the public health core competencies\n- Knowledge of NIMS and ICS protocols\n- Knowledge of CLIA and OSHA\n- Knowledge of electronic records systems\n- Ability to perform detailed work accurately and independently in compliance with stringent time limits with appropriate direction and supervision\n- Ability to prioritize duties to accomplish a high volume of work product while adapting to constant changes in priority\n- Ability to type accurately at a reasonable rate of speed\n- Knowledge of County policies, procedures, practices, and departmental operating requirements\n- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others\n- Ability to utilize Microsoft 365 applications at a professional level including: Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, OneDrive, Teams\n- Ability to work the allocated hours of the position\n- Ability to communicate effectively with clients, families, community partners, healthcare providers, and multidisciplinary teams\n- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely in both written and verbal form\n- Ability to maintain accurate, legible and timely documentation and notes\n- Proficiency in workplace English and spelling\n- Ability to read County policies and procedures; written instructions, general correspondence; MSDS sheets, safety manuals, maps, etc.\n- Ability to perform basic mathematical and medication dosage calculations accurately\n- Ability to understand and effectively carry out verbal and written instructions\n- Ability to understand, interpret and implement local policies and procedures; written instructions, general correspondence; Federal, State, and local regulations\n- Ability to think quickly, maintain self-control, and adapt to stressful situations\n- Ability to maintain discretion regarding business-related files, reports and conversations, within the provision of open records law and other applicable State and Federal Statutes and Regulations\n- Organizational and time management skills needed to meet deadlines\n- Ability to work accurately with attention to detail\n- Ability to maintain confidentiality\n- Ability to prepare and maintain accurate and concise records and reports\n- Ability to analyze facts, define problems, exercise sound judgment, and develop appropriate solutions in a variety of situations\n- Ability to compile, analyze, and prepare reports from program and research data\n- Ability to use good judgement and effectively solve problems\n- Occasional exertion of up to 25 pounds of force\n- Regular sitting\n- Frequent standing, speaking or hearing, using hands to handle, feel and perform fine motor skills and repetitive actions\n- Occasional walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling and reaching with hands and arms\n- Standard vision requirements\n- Vocal communication for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word\n- Hearing to perceive information at normal spoken word levels\n- Work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, using measuring devices, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities\n- Frequent exposure to bloodborne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment\n- Occasional requirement to wear a self-contained breathing apparatus\n\n### Important Details\n\n- FTE: 1.0\n\n### About the Company\n\nSt. Croix County Public Health is committed to providing public health nursing services, education, disease prevention, and community health support services to individuals, families, and populations within the community. The Health and Human Services - Public Health department is dedicated to public well-being."
