Community Health Nurse

OCCUPATION PROFILE

JOB FAMILY: HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONERS

OCCUPATIONAL GROUP: DIAGNOSING & TREATMENT Practitioner, HLTH

OCCUPATION: REGISTERED NURSE

29-1111

BROADBAND LEVELS: Level 1 -- Pay Band 006

Level 2 -- Pay Band 008

Level 3 -- Pay Band 009

Level 4 -- Pay Band 010

** 3 POSITIONS WILL BE HIRED FROM THIS ADVERTISEMENT**

REQUIREMENTS

Must have a current Florida RN License. Must have nursing experience working in a clinical setting. Must have the ability to multi task and work in a fast paced clinical setting. Must be able to provide services to a high volume of clients. Public Health experience, experience using electronic medical records, experience drawing lab work and at least 6 months experience giving childhood and adult immunizations, preferred. CPR and EAD certified, preferred.

All applications must be completed online through People First. No faxed or mailed applications will be accepted by the agency.

**NOTE: All responses provided to the qualifying questions for this vacancy advertisement must be verifiable on your State of Florida, Employment Application. **

This position requires a security background check, drug screening and participation in direct deposit.

Note: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) in order to conduct this background check.

Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida. Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement.

The successful candidate will be required to complete the Form I-9 and that information will be verified using the E-Verify system. E-Verify is operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration to verify employment eligibility.

Incumbents may be required to perform emergency duty before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

This professional nursing position delivers services to clients in Primary Care, Family Planning, STD, Immunizations, and Pediatric clinics under the direct supervision of the ACHN Director. This position is required to achieve and maintain a fundamental working knowledge of the Incident Command System.

Nursing Assessment:

The Community Health Nurse will:

1. Apply nursing principles and techniques in the care and treatment of clients

2. Administer prescribed medications ensuring the Rights of Medication Administration

3. Log out all medications administered

4. Utilize nursing protocols in the care of clients

5. Provide client and family education and make appropriate referrals as indicated

6. Evaluates Immunization status and administers immunizations per protocol using correct techniques as outlined in procedure manual

7. Accurately documents all services provided

Quality Improvement and Assurance:

The Community Health Nurse will:

1. Assist with chart reviews and other QI activities to improve clinic functions and to meet the ACHD mission statement and goals.

2. Attend professional meetings to maintain and update nursing skills

3. Will attend staff meetings or be required to read the minutes to maintain working knowledge of changes in the organization

4. Will assist with the orientation of new employees and students

Team Building:

The Community Health Nurse will:

1. Assist with orientation of new employees and students

2. Function as a team member by utilizing effective communication skills, assisting practitioners, and demonstrating leadership skills to support staff.

Other related duties as assigned.

Other duties:

1. Incumbent may be required to work beyond normal work hours or days in the event of an emergency. Emergency operation functions of the Incumbent include but are not limited to Special Needs Shelters, Red Cross Shelters, or other emergency functions.

2. Required to complete ICS 100 and NIMS 700 within 3 months of initial employment and provide documentation of successful completion. Required to attend any additional ICS or NIMS training as assigned.

Responsible for securing the designated information sets for the purpose of protecting confidentiality, data integrity, and appropriate access of all information, both confidential and public.

DESCRIPTION

This is work in assessing patient health problems and needs, developing and implementing nursing care plans, and maintaining medical records. This employee administers nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. The incumbent may advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. This work may also include inspecting facilities and/or evaluating or providing consultation on health care programs, services or policies.

Some positions in this occupation may be responsible for coordinating work and supervising employees.

EXAMPLES OF WORK

Supervises employees by assigning work, reviewing progress and assessing performance.

Responds to special directions and instructions during emergency operations.

Provides health care, first aid, and immunization.

Observes patient's skin color, dilation of pupils, and computerized equipment to monitor vital signs.

Records patient's medical information and vital signs.

Administers local, inhalation, intravenous, and other anesthetics.

Prepares patients for and assists with and/or performs examinations.

Orders, conducts, interprets, and/or evaluates diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.

Prepares rooms, sterile instruments, equipment and supplies, and assists physician.

Prescribes or recommends drugs or other forms of treatment, such as physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures.

Provides prenatal and postnatal care to obstetrical patients under supervision of physician.

Discusses cases with physician.

Informs physician of patient's condition.

Administers stipulated emergency measures, and contacts clinician when deviations from standard are encountered during pregnancy or delivery.

Consults with and/or provides technical assistance to public and private entities concerning health care.

Instructs on topics, such as health education, disease prevention, child birth, and home nursing and develops health improvement programs.

Delivers infants and performs postpartum examinations and treatment.

Refers students or patients to community agencies furnishing assistance and collaborates with agencies.

Conducts specified laboratory tests.

Maintains stock of supplies.

Directs and coordinates health care programs.

Develops, negotiates and implements public/private partnerships.

Performs grant writing and/or contract management activities.

Conducts inspections or programmatic evaluations and writes reports of findings, recommendations and corrective actions.

Monitors the quality of care or standards of practice to ensure compliance with state and federal requirements.

Develops policies, procedures, rules and/or legislation.

Develops or selects curriculum and prepares pamphlets, manuals, visual aids, course outlines, and other materials used in teaching.

Writes research reports and other publications to document and communicate program activities or research findings.

Prepares and justifies budgets for health care programs/services. Monitors, analyzes and coordinates expenditures within allocation.

EXAMPLES OF JOB CHARACTERISTICS

Monitor Processes, Material, Surroundings

Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, often to detect problems or to find out when things are finished.

Documenting/Recording Information

Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in either written form or electronic/magnetic recording.

Communicating With Other Workers

Providing information to supervisors, fellow workers, and subordinates. This information can be exchanged face-to-face, in writing, or via telephone/electronic transfer.

Getting Information Needed to Do the Job

Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

Assisting and Caring for Others

Providing assistance or personal care to others.

Updating and Using Job-Relevant Knowledge

Keeping up-to-date technically and knowing one's own jobs' and related jobs' functions.

Establishing and Maintaining Relationships

Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others.

Performing General Physical Activities

Performing physical activities that require moving one's whole body, such as in climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, where the activities often also require considerable use of the arms and legs, such as in the physical handling of materials.

Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Combining, evaluating, and reasoning with information and data to make decisions and solve problems. These processes involve making decisions about the relative importance of information and choosing the best solution.

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events

Identifying information received by making estimates or categorizations, recognizing differences or similarities, or sensing changes in circumstances or events.