Public Health Registered Nurse Job Hinesville area,Georgia USA,Nursing

Position: Public Health Registered Nurse 2

Pay Grade: L

Job Responsibilities

Provides comprehensive assessment of client's health care needs.

Provides treatments, administers medications/vaccines, and preventative/maintenance care to clients and families.

Consults and coordinates with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate client care plans.

Maintains accurate, detailed reports and client records.

Modifies client treatment plans as indicated by clients' responses and conditions.

Monitors all aspects of client care, including diet and physical activity.

Monitors, records and reports symptoms and changes in clients' conditions.

Prepares clients for, and assists with, examinations and treatments.

Prepares rooms, sterile instruments, equipment and supplies, and ensures that stock of supplies is maintained.

Provides education to clients, families, and community service providers.

Provides health care, first aid, and immunizations.

Provides school‑related health care services.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university AND Current Georgia license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse AND CPR certification.
OR Associate's degree/diploma in Nursing from an accredited college AND One year of PHN experience AND Completion of a PHN course within one year of hire AND Current Georgia Registered Professional Nurse license AND CPR certification.

Preferred Qualifications

BSN;
Previous public health experience strongly preferred.
Applicants with an ASN degree will be required to successfully complete an approved School of Nursing BSN Level Health Assessment Course if they have not previously done so.

Benefits for Full‑Time Eligible Employees

13 paid holidays
Generous leave package – educational support leave and 3 weeks each accrued annual and sick leave
Defined benefit retirement plan
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health care spending account
Dependent care spending account
Life insurance
AD&D insurance
Disability insurance
Legal insurance
Long‑term care insurance
Specified illness coverage
Deferred compensation (401(k) & 457 plans)
Additional perks: supportive and rewarding work environment, physical activity breaks, employee assistance program, employee discount program, tuition assistance

Essential Work

All Coastal Health District, County Health Department employees are deemed essential employees in the event of an emergency. As such, you may be called on to participate in an event not limited to but including staffing a shelter, a Specimen Point of Collection Site (SPOC) and/or Point of Dispensing site (POD). When you are called on to participate, you are expected and it will be a part of your job requirement to participate, whether the emergency occurs during or outside regular work hours.

Additional

Information

This position is subject to close at any time once a satisfactory applicant pool has been identified.

* Coastal Health District is an Equal Opportunity Employer
* The State will not unlawfully consider an applicant's race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, sex, genetic information, political affiliation, protected uniformed service, or other legally protected category when making selections.

If you require accommodations under the American Disability Act (ADA), notify this agency of your request by the closing date of this announcement.

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