PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE

Health & Hospital Corporation Indianapolis, IN 46205, US

Division:HEALTH AND HOSPITAL CORPORATION

Sub-Division: MCPHD

FLS Status: [[JOB_REQUISITION_CUSTOM27]]

Req ID: 25258

Marion County Public Health Department is an organization that celebrates diversity, and seeks to employ a diverse workforce. We actively encourage all individuals to apply for employment and to seek advancement opportunities. Marion County Public Health Department also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities as required by law. For additional questions please contact us at: hrmail@hhcorp.org.

Job Role Summary

This position is responsible for comprehensive nursing services that promote the health and well-being of residents in Marion County by providing preventive, therapeutic, and educative follow-up to clients in homes, schools, workplace and/or community sites. The Public Health Nurse (PHN) works with individuals and families to promote health and wellness through assessments, counseling and prevention services. Representing Community-Based Care (CBC), the PHN will work with many different departments at Marion County Public Health Department (MCPHD). Working with a diverse population with different cultural backgrounds and varied languages, the PHN must be flexible and adaptive in providing continuity of care. In order to effectively perform the job, the PHN will require a BSN and a variety of nursing skills. The PHN will represent the MCPHD in a professional manner.

Essential Duties

Responsibility 1: 55%

Interview client to assess immediate needs of the client and/or family. Record health history; develop nursing care plans; referral made to appropriate agencies; continuity of care for the client/family maintained through home visits and follow-up
Provide health education/counseling to individuals/groups. Participate as a team member to provide disease prevention guidelines and surveillance of health practices regarding physiological, psychological, social processes
Provides comprehensive case management and coordinates services provided by a multidisciplinary approach using MCPHD resources/community resources. Initiate appropriate referrals to agencies/organizations based on needed client services/supplies
Collaborates and coordinates nursing services with other community agencies, organizations, health care providers, social services
Provides Care Coordination for high-risk maternal and child health clients and their families. Collaborate with Community Health Workers about interaction with client and family. Provide education to client/relatives related to parenting, nutrition, health care, prenatal care, breastfeeding, safety, substance abuse
Provide home visits to conduct a comprehensive postpartum and newborn physical assessment to mothers/infants. Provide support and education on newborn growth and development
Provide services to TB clients that include: epidemiological case finding, coordinate the distribution of medications; monitor therapy compliance; provide patient education; communicate with physicians; collaborate with TB control epidemiologist; monitor the Outreach Community Health Worker activities with directly observed therapy

Responsibility 2: 20%

Perform appropriate diagnostic procedures, treatment regimens, and administer injections and medications according to physician orders and/or MCPHD protocols and policies
Deliver Nurse of the Day (NOD) services as assigned. NOD is a walk-in service that is provided to assist the community with services such as blood pressure screening, counseling and education, referrals for needed services, infant, child and adult vaccines, TB testing and medication follow-up
Provide services through other clinic assignments, i.e., Refugee, etc. Obtain blood pressure, blood draws for various testing and collects other data and develops information from the health history for follow-up

Associated Job Duties

Responsibility 3: 20%

Collaborate with other MCPHD departments and outside agencies to provide necessary services in the community. Examples would be Heart Alive, Communicable Disease outbreaks; Bioterrorism/Biological warfare programs, School services, Health Fairs, etc
Participate in public health emergency preparedness exercises and in the response to public health emergencies, as directed
May be asked to develop health education programs based on identified problems and feedback from community
Marion County schools consultant
Attends multidisciplinary case conferences
May represent MCPHD at various community activities related to the promotion of health and the prevention of disease
May be required to report for specialized assigned duties during a public health emergency

Responsibility 4: 5%

Attends in-services/seminars to remain current in nursing profession
May facilitate in-services or orientations
Participates in a minimum of two H.O.P.E. (health fair) events totaling a minimum of eight (8) hours annually
Attends mandated meetings, HIPAA, BBP, Emergency Preparedness, etc..
Employee will protect and maintain confidentiality of each client's and each employee's medical and personal information that may be obtained in the course of job related provision of care or employment
Employee may need to remove confidential information from work place setting to transport to another designated setting or to make a home visit. If the information is removed, it must be protected and secured
Employee must complete National Incident Management System (NIMS) training 100 and 700
In the event of a public health emergency, employee must be available to work on week-ends or a schedule that would differ from normal assigned workday

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in nursing from a NLN accredited college
1 or more years of previous nursing experience - preferred
Computer skills including typing skills of a minimum of 30 words per minute.
Current Indiana RN license
CPR certified

Licenses/Certifications Required

Current Indiana RN license
CPR certified
Requires valid Indiana Driver’s license

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Ability to function independently; set priorities; flexibility
Work effectively in stressful situations
Requires excellent organizational skills
Considerable decision -making, good judgment, assessment ability, prioritization skills.
Requires good problem solving skills.
Ability to interact in a professional manner with a variety of agency and community partners.
Must be attentive to detail.
Must be flexible in working with a variety of community partners.
Requires skills in effective interpersonal communication in a multi-cultural setting.
Requires ongoing knowledge of Marion County communities and agencies.
Work collaboratively and diplomatically with colleagues, personnel and the public.
Must maintain confidentiality of information according to HIPAA.
Ability to deal effectively with demands of clients, agencies, community partners and government entities.
Follow MCPHD/CBC Standards of Nursing Care; Documentation must be clear and concise and recorded timely
Must be able to communicate effectively in both verbal and written form
Must be able to maintain a varied caseload – i.e., prenatal, infant/child, communicable disease, TB, refugee, chronic disease, etc..
Must be able to accept direction and work with other members of the team
Must be able to maintain client confidentiality and client records are properly stored. Follows HIPAA requirements

Working Environment

Requires access to own vehicle and current automobile insurance
Unconfined sitting – client interviews, computer data entry (charting), etc., standing or walking to and from community sites; climbing stairs; steady use of hands or fingers; lifting, carrying, etc. with arms and legs (possibly as much as 20 pounds).
May be exposed to substandard and unsanitary living conditions.
May be exposed to allergens of all types (i.e., pets, dust, smoke, etc.)
May be exposed to communicable disease, blood and other bodily fluids.
In adverse weather conditions may be requested to make home visits for medication directly observed therapy and directly observed preventative therapy (DOT/DOPT).
Required to wear N-95 masks in situations where client is considered infectious.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.

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