Public Health Nurse III – STD Coordinator Position

Job Purpose

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.

• Provide direct outpatient clinical care; obtain patient history, provide clinical support for advanced practice providers, and treat STI’s per provider order or agency STI standing orders.
• Provide patient counseling and education regarding reducing STI risk behaviors and recommended STI disease control measures, including disease prevention for Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, Syphilis, HIV, Hepatitis B &
  
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• Assist with new staff recruitment, orientation and training.
• Review, revise and update program policy and procedures to meet contract addendum requirements.
• Develop and revise STI clinical standing orders.
• Identify program needs, develop goals, and plan, organize, and monitor daily clinic activities.
• Schedule staff clinic assignments and implement measures to manage workload and productivity.
• Monitor level of care and develop internal chart audit corrective action plans.
• Monitor clinical encounters for correct coding and billing for Medicaid reimbursement.
• Keep accurate pharmacy and supply records; consult with pharmacist on pharmacy needs.
• Assist student learners and inform consult with Nursing Supervisor and Nursing Director of program operations.
• Collaborate with Medical Director, providers, and other coordinators to ensure effective service delivery.
• Collaborate with school nurses and school system staff to develop strategies to meet the needs of teens.
• Plan, conduct, and attend necessary and required meetings.
• Collaborate with health education for media review of educational materials.
• Provide community STI service and prevention outreach.
• Staff emergency shelters as mandated by the State Public Health Office; assist with Public Health outbreak investigations and response.
• Perform 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 a 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 successfully 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; considerable knowledge of obtaining a health history and performing physical examinations sufficient to determine deviations from normal; knowledge of available resources and ability to coordinate them; 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 making decisions; ability to work in partnership with patients and with other service providers; ability to record accurately services rendered and to interpret and explain records, reports, and medical instructions; adequate computer skills for communication, patient record documentation, and accessing information.

Medium type work (exerting up to 50 lbs. of force) with physical abilities that include climbing,…