Public Health Nurse - Echo Cliffs

In accordance with Navajo Nation and federal law, TCRHCC has implemented an affirmative Action Plan pursuant to the Navajo Preference in Employment Act. Pursuant to this Plan and corresponding TCRHCC Policy, applicants who meet the necessary qualifications for this position and (1) are enrolled members of the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe, or San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe will be given preference in hiring and employment for this position, (2) are legally married to enrolled members of the Navajo Nation, Hopi Tribe, or San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe and meet residency requirements will be given secondary preference, and (3) are enrolled members of other federally-recognized American Indian Tribes will be given tertiary preference.

The incumbent will provide quality comprehensive nursing services to individuals, families, communities and schools supported by evidence based practice. The Public Health Nurse (PHN) will be responsible to assist with development and coordination of services with a multi-disciplinary care team. To positively impact services to high-risk groups to contain communicable disease outbreaks including; foodborne illnesses, immunization preventable illnesses, TB, Sexually Transmitted Infections and Coronavirus.

The role of the PHN includes home visits in the areas of Maternal/Child/Health, prenatal to Geriatric nursing; chronic patients with varying health conditions; school health to provide immunization updates. Under the direction of the PHN Director the PHN will provide program support by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating a comprehensive community health nursing program to meet the care needs of the patients and clients in the assigned area.

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited program

• A valid, current, full and unrestricted Professional Nursing License to practice nursing in any state of the United States of America, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.
• Must have and maintain current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by the American Heart Association
• Must have a current and valid state driver’s license with no restrictions maintained throughout employment

• Two (2) years of acute care hospital nursing experience

A record of satisfactory performance in all prior and current employment as evidenced by positive employment references from previous and current employers. All employment references must address and indicate success in each one of the following areas:

• Positive working relationships with others
• Possession of high ethical standards and no history of complaints
• Reliable and dependable; reports to work as scheduled without excessive absences
• Ability to multi-task efficiently and effectively
• Ability to work independently in community-based setting
• Excellent customer service skills and telephone etiquette
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge and ability to apply Nursing concepts and principles.
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Suite applications
• Completion of and above-satisfactory scores on all job interviews, demonstrating to the satisfaction of the interviewees and TCRHCC that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job
• Successful completion of and positive results from all background and reference checks, including positive employment references from authorized representatives of past and current employers demonstrating to the satisfaction of TCRHCC a record of satisfactory performance and that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job
• Successful completion of fingerprint clearance requirements, physical examinations, and other screenings indicating that the applicant is qualified to be employed by TCRHCC and demonstrating to the satisfaction of TCRHCC that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job
• Submission of all required employment-related documents, applications, resumes, references, and other required information free of false, misleading, or incomplete information, as determined by TCRHCC.

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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