Public Health Nurse III – STD Coordinator Position

Overview

This is an advanced and specialized professional level nursing position that incorporates both administrative program management and clinical duties. The STI Nurse Coordinator develops, plans, coordinates and directs a team of nursing staff for the ACHD STI/HIV program.

Providing direct outpatient clinical care; obtaining patient history; providing clinical support for advanced practice providers; treating STI’s per provider order or agency STI standing orders; providing patient counseling and education regarding reducing STI risk behaviors; recommending STI disease control measures and disease prevention including Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, Syphilis, HIV, Hepatitis B & C; assisting with new staff recruitment, orientation and training; reviewing, revising and updating program policy and procedures to assure contract addendum requirements are met;

developing and revising STI clinical standing orders; identifying program needs and developing goals; planning, organizing, and monitoring daily clinic activities; scheduling staff clinic assignments; directing and implementing measures to manage workload and productivity of staff; monitoring level of care; responsible for development and implementation of internal chart audit corrective action plans; monitoring clinical encounters for correct coding and billing for Medicaid reimbursement;

keeping accurate pharmacy and supply records; consulting with pharmacist on pharmacy needs; assisting with student learners; informing and consulting with Nursing Supervisor and Nursing Director of program operations; collaborating with Medical Director, providers, other program coordinators to ensure effective service delivery; collaborating with school nurses and school system staff to develop strategies to meet the needs of teens; planning, conducting and attending necessary and required meetings;

collaborating with health education for media review of educational materials; providing community STI service and prevention outreach; working in other clinical programs such as Family Planning, Maternal Health, Child Health and Immunization clinics as indicated; staffing emergency shelters as mandated by the State Public Health Office; assisting with Public Health outbreak investigations and response; performing additional duties as required by the Nursing Supervisor, Nursing Director, Medical Director and Health Director.

• Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
• Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.
• Compassion - Ability to show kindness, empathy and genuine care.
• Honesty - Ability to be truthful, maintain high level of confidentiality and be seen as credible in the workplace.
• Integrity – Trustworthiness to a degree that one is incapable of being false to a trust, responsibility or pledge.
• Judgment – Ability to use good judgment and discretion as it relates to following policies and procedures.
• Safety-Minded – Creating a safe work environment; managing risks; reducing exposure liabilities.
• Teamwork – Ability to work with others and productively for the common cause and desired end goal.

Thorough knowledge of and skill in the application of nursing theory, practice, principles, and techniques employed in the field of public health and related programs; for employees in expanded role positions, considerable knowledge of, and skill in obtaining a health history and performing physical examinations sufficient enough to determine if there is any deviation from normal; considerable knowledge of available resources and organizations and the ability to coordinate these as needed;

general knowledge of current social and economic problems relating to public health, including health disparities; ability to plan, coordinate, and oversee the work of others; ability to deal tactfully with others and to exercise good judgment in appraising situations and make…