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THERE ARE MULTIPLE VACANCIES INCLUDING BILINGUAL, LIMITED-TERM AND NON-BILINGUAL POSITIONS. THERE IS ALSO A PART-TIME, .60 FTE POSITION AVAILABLE.
The posted salary reflects the 7% increase effective October 1, 2023. An additional 6% salary increase will occur in October 2024. Increased County contributions to medical will be in effect starting January 1, 2024.
DEFINITION
Under close supervision, to provide public health nursing services including the prevention and control of diseases, health education, and the promotion of health awareness; and to do related work as required.
Under supervision, to plan and conduct a variety of public health nursing clinics and services; to provide nursing services, health education, and health consulting services, including the prevention and control of diseases and the promotion of health awareness; and to do related work as required.
Under direction, to provide lead direction and work coordination for other professional nursing and support staff; to plan and conduct a variety of public health nursing clinics and services; to provide complex, specialized, and general nursing, health education, and health consulting services, including the prevention and control of diseases and the promotion of health awareness; and to do related work as required.
Under general direction, to provide the most complex, specialized, and general nursing, health education, and health consulting services, including the prevention and control of diseases and the promotion of health awareness; to provide lead direction and work coordination for other professional nursing and support staff; to plan and conduct a variety of public health nursing clinics and services; and to do related work as required.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
This is the entry and first working level in the Public Health Nurse class series. Incumbents must have requisite public health nursing certification, but have limited public health nursing work experience. As experience is gained, incumbents learn to perform the full scope of public health nursing duties.
This class is distinguished from Public Health Nurse II in that the II's have responsibility for more independently performing a larger scope of public health nursing duties and activities. When a Public Health Nurse I incumbent becomes familiar with the Department and demonstrates good sustained work performance, they may be promoted to the Public Health Nurse II.
REPORTS TO
Director of Health, Director of Nursing Services, Supervising Public Health Nurse, or designee.
CLASSIFICATIONS SUPERVISED
This is not a supervisory class.
TYPICAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Sit and stand for extended periods; normal manual dexterity and eye-hand coordination; lift and move objects weighing up to 50 lbs.; corrected hearing and vision to normal range; verbal communication; use of medical and office equipment, including computer, telephone, calculator, copiers, and FAX.
TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS
Work is performed in clinical, office, and home environments; exposure to communicable diseases and blood borne pathogens; continuous contact with other staff and the public. Incumbents are expected to follow universal precautions.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Possession of a valid license as a Registered Nurse in California.
Possession of a Certificate as a Public Health Nurse issued by the California State Board of Registered Nursing.
Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate valid California Driver's License.
KNOWLEDGE OF
- Principles, methods, practices, and current trends of general/public health nursing.
- Community aspects of public health nursing including community resources and demography.
- Federal, State, and local laws and regulations governing communicable disease, public health, and disabling conditions.
- Environmental, sociological, and psychological problems related to public health nursing programs.
- Child growth and development.
- Causes, means of transmission, and methods of control of communicable diseases, including sexually transmitted diseases, AIDS, and tuberculosis.
- Methods of promoting child and maternal health and public health.
- Principles of public health education.
ABILITY TO
- Learn to organize and carry out public health nursing activities in an assigned program.
- Develop and maintain public relations with clients, staff, community groups, and other government organizations.
- Collect, analyze, and interpret technical, statistical and health data.
- Analyze and evaluate health problems and take appropriate action.
- Provide instruction in the prevention of diseases.
- Communicate effectively orally and in writing.
- Develop and maintain health records and prepare clear and concise reports.
- Deal tactfully and courteously with the public, community organizations and other government agencies when explaining public health issues and providing public health services.
- Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships.
- Effectively represent the Nursing Division in contacts with public, other county staff and other government agencies.
In accordance with California Government Code section 3100, et., seq., all County of San Benito employees are considered disaster service workers who may be required to report for duty, or remain on duty to address disaster service activities in the event of an emergency or disaster and are required to undertake an applicable loyalty oath.
