Public Health Nurse Ii

CLOSING DATE:
Monday, January 26, 2026 @ 4:00 PM (MDT)

Salary Range: $ - $/annually

** APPLICANT MUST HAVE A VALID, UNRESTRICTED INSURABLE DRIVER’S LICENSE**

** RESUME AND REFERENCES ARE REQUIRED**

• Monitors health status to identify community health problems and diagnoses and investigates health problems and health hazards.
• Participates with interdisciplinary teams; works with tribal, State, County and Federal agencies in planning health related activities.
• Conducts and participates in community assessment to develop a plan of action.
• Conducts epidemiological and community surveys, field investigations and research studies to appraise health needs exercising discretion and independent judgment.
• Conducts community analysis in partnership with community representatives, and in collaboration with other public health or health care professionals.
• Monitors community health status and evaluates health trends and risk factors of population groups.
• Uses valid and reliable methods and instruments for collecting qualitative and quantitative while collecting data in a systematic and organized manner, i.e., demographic, immunization, etc.
• Analyzes valid and reliable data sources to comparisons for assessment.
• Investigates health problems and hazards; such as communicable diseases and develops a recommended plan of action to address these issues.
• Consults, advises and collaborates with individuals, families, communities and local, state, and federal systems.
• Partners with community to attach importance to the data and determine opportunities and needs.
• Helps to determine priorities for targeted interventions.
• Designs interventions to mobilize resources for action.
• Collaborates in the development and use of polices and plans that support individual, family, and community health efforts.
• Shares health information and collaborates with patients/families and other community resources.
• Provides health education to individuals, families and community groups in various settings, i.e., school, jail, community clinics (flu).
• Educates and coaches people to make appropriate and informed decisions about health issues.
• Ensures that current epidemiological processes are followed.
• Demonstrates complex reasoning abilities and critical thinking skills to be able to make connections between collected data and community and public health practice decisions.
• Builds community capacity by engaging community members and partners in designing more effective, sustainable health-promoting programs.
• Assess patient needs.
• Conducts visits to homes, communities, schools and clinics to provide patient care, counseling, and instruction in preventative, curative and rehabilitative health matters.
• Consults with health care team members i.e., case management with health care providers.
• Administers the therapeutic measures as prescribed by the health team.
• Plans and provides comprehensive nursing services to individuals, families and communities; provides skilled nursing services to individuals and families in homes, schools and/or outreach clinics.
• Provides patient teaching and assist them in understanding, accepting and adjusting to the implications and responsibilities of medical care, diagnosis and treatment.
• Evaluates and reassesses patient needs.
• Participates in continuous evaluation of program and services, and performance improvement.
• Develops Standard of Care.
• Evaluates outcomes of interventions to continually improve population-based care.
• Uses literature based best practices.
• Assists in the mentorship, guidance and supervision of Public Health Nurse I.
• Completes all yearly Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) required training by the indicated due dates.
• Assists, promotes, and supports compliance with established CMS standards. Performs other duties as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Experience:

One (1) year of direct work experience as a Public Health Nurse I.

Education:

Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing from an accredited nursing program.

License:

Valid and unrestricted license in any U.S. State or Territory.

Certificate:

Valid American Heart Association (AHA)…