Community Health Nurse

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Prince George’s County Government provides a dynamic and inclusive workplace where employees can thrive, learn, and grow across its 30 diverse agencies, all dedicated to serving the County's residents with essential resources and services. Nestled just minutes away from Washington, DC, Prince George's County combines urban vibrancy with serene surroundings, offering an ideal setting to live, work, and enjoy life.

The Prince George’s County Health Department is currently seeking qualified applicants to fill a Community Health Nurse (Community Health Nurse I/II) grade A18-A21 position, in the Family Health Services Division.

This is entry level professional staff work performed to address the health care needs of target populations (e.g. infants, youth, adults, seniors) using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Incumbents provide a variety of professional nursing and health care services to a diverse range of clients, patients, families, and groups from diverse cultural backgrounds. Direct nursing care provided by incumbents is designed to promote health and wellness and prevent disease and disability.

Incumbents experience frequent contacts with nursing, medical, and social services personnel in order to coordinate and provide comprehensive nursing services to the public. Work assignments are performed in a variety of community settings (e.g., home, clinics, schools, office) and may expose the employee to infectious/ contagious diseases. Work assignments are performed within the framework of established nursing care standards and departmental policies and procedures.

Work is performed under the close supervision of higher‑level nursing personnel and is evaluated through observation, record review, and employee/ management conferences. Upon the satisfactory completion of a one (1) year probationary period, entry level incumbents may be non‑competitively promoted to the II full performance level at management's discretion.

The Prince George's County Health Department's (PGCHD) vision is that all Prince Georgians are their healthiest at every age and every stage. Their mission is to lead, engage, and empower our community to work collaboratively towards disease prevention, health equity, and total well‑being. The PGCHD works to protect and support the public’s health through numerous services that range from restaurant inspections and disease tracking to care coordination and health promotion.

The department is composed of four divisions:
Behavioral Health Services, Environmental Health and Disease Control, Family Health Services, and Health and Wellness, supported by the Office of Administration, Office of Human Resources and the Office of the Health Officer. The mandate of the department has been, and will remain, broad. This plan emphasizes improving core functions and operations, including protecting the public from health threats, implementing strategies to support healthy living, and maintaining a focus on vulnerable populations, while developing efficient internal processes to support these activities.

• Performs entry level professional nursing services in order to address the health care needs of target populations (e.g., infants, youth, adults, seniors).
• Assess the health care needs/requirements of target populations (e.g., infants, youth, adults, seniors).
• Develops, implements and adjusts comprehensive nursing care plans for clients/patients.
• Evaluates the status/condition/progress of the patient and takes appropriate action.
• Counsels patients from target populations about health care needs.
• Makes visits to clients/patients in their homes or other settings.
• Administers oral medications and/or gives injections to patients.
• Assesses patients prior to administration of medication.
• Monitors patient reaction/side effects after administering medication and takes appropriate action.
• Participates in meetings/workshops/training sessions/ conferences.
• Maintains accurate, complete, and retrievable charts/records/ data/statistics/logs/files in order to document health care services provided.
• Administers appropriate…