Public Health Nurse II, Communicable Disease; STD​/HIV

ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT

Deschutes County Health Services supports over 400 staff in Behavioral and Public Health programs working to promote and protect the health and safety of the community in a broad variety of community-based settings.

This position is part of Public Health service area, which works to keep people healthy and safe by striving to improve and protect the health of people in Deschutes County. This work includes: disease prevention, surveillance and control; food and consumer safety; assuring clean and safe drinking water; ensuring access to essential health services; providing education about healthy lifestyles; implementing strategies to reduce and prevent high-risk behaviors among youth;

and responding to pandemics and emerging threats, outbreaks and other events.

We know where you choose to live, work and play matters. Deschutes County is one of the largest employers in Central Oregon and the largest municipal government in the region. Our dedicated and passionate workforce of more than 1,250 employees provide County services in a number of departments, divisions, and offices.

Located in the heart of Central Oregon, between the towering Cascade Mountain Range to the west and the high desert plateau to the east, Deschutes County is the outdoor recreation capital of Oregon. We enjoy a renowned quality of life, with big-city opportunities and small-town neighborhoods.

We hope you’ll consider joining our talented team.

The Public Health Nurse II plays an important role in decreasing sexual health disparities within Deschutes County. This position will provide Disease Investigation Specialist (DIS) services and community outreach with the goal of preventing and reducing reportable sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Duties include, but are not limited to, receiving and managing reportable STD cases; interpreting lab results; investigating and controlling the spread of STD-related communicable diseases and outbreaks;

notify persons infected with, or exposed to, sexually transmitted diseases through office and field work; provide testing and treatment services for cases and contacts; provide screening services through our STI/HIV safety net clinics; conducting individualized risk reduction counseling for those with or exposed to STDs, HIV and Hep C; coordinating with medical providers and health care systems regarding client evaluation and treatment guidelines;

conducting community outreach testing services on the mobile medical unit; providing community education and health promotion; completing timely and accurate case and data entry; providing active surveillance of targeted populations; participate with internal and community stakeholders and partners to achieve programmatic priorities; and other duties as assigned. This position is housed within the larger Communicable Disease Team and may be required to conduct case investigations (other than STDs) during an outbreak or pandemic.

Position may require travel throughout the tri-county region to include Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties.

* This job posting is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and functions.

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• Work with communities impacted by sexually transmitted infections in a professional and non-judgmental manner.
• Create trust through effective communication both verbally and in writing with clients, community members and co-workers.
• Explain medical and health information accurately and in an understandable manner to clients.
• Apply knowledge of public health issues related to communicable disease, trends affecting health care, social conditions and population groups.

Knowledge of or experience with:

• Basic epidemiology and understanding of disease symptoms, causes, transmission, and control concepts.
• Nursing assessment and…