Nurse Practitioner – Disease Prevention and Control Division; Limited Term

The City of Pasadena Public Health Department is seeking a Nurse Practitioner working within the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division to provide an enhanced clinician case management and outreach program to promote evidence-based management of tuberculosis by clinicians and other healthcare professionals in a patient’s medical home. The Nurse Practitioner is expected to empower primary medical homes and manage care plans to provide evidence-based TB clinical care, develop evidence-based curricula and provide technical assistance to build local capacity to provide quality TB care in the primary care setting.

The ideal candidate will possess strong clinical and organizational skills to effectively manage a grant-funded program and its requirements independently. A major component of a successful program implementation will require extensive knowledge and/or experience in public health services delivery and specifically tuberculosis testing and treatment. Strong verbal and written communication skills, along with the ability to collaborate and build partnerships with clients, grant funders, and healthcare partners is necessary for productivity and success.

For over 125 years, the Pasadena Public Health Department has been responsible for helping protect, maintain, and improve the health of the Pasadena community. The City of Pasadena is one of only three cities in the State of California that maintains its own independent local health jurisdiction with responsibility for a wide variety of services that support the three core functions of assessment, policy development, and assurance.

This is a limited-term grant funded position with current funding through June 30, 2028. Current and future employment is dependent on available funding. We are excited about serving our community and we hope you are too! Come join our team and grow with us!

* Must submit copies of required certifications at the time of application.

Under general supervision of the Epidemiology and Disease Control Division Manager, the Nurse Practitioner will provide clinical guidance and public health services, including instruction and counseling, to clinicians, individuals and families in a variety of settings, as assigned. The major responsibilities of this position are listed below. For more detailed information, please review the Nurse Practitioner job description.

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) will:

• Lead the development of clinical guidance and tuberculosis (TB) care best-practices, provide enhanced TB technical assistance to primary care clinicians, and develop clinical aids for patients’ medical homes.
• Perform physical examinations, make diagnoses, prescribe treatments and procedures, initiate prescription drug therapy and manage acute, episodic, and chronic medical problems associated with the clinical care of tuberculosis patients.

• Use and interpret preventive health measures and early diagnostic techniques; orders, performs and interprets common screening laboratory procedures.
• Conduct community presentations, education and outreach on health services and clinical training for healthcare partners.

The following list represents the core competencies needed for success in this position:

• Attention to Detail
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  Focusing on the details of work content, work steps and quality final products
• Innovation
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  Imagining and devising new and better ways of doing things ( to deliver TB care)
• Self-Management
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  Showing personal organization, self-discipline and dependability
• Oral Communication
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  Engaging effectively in dialogue
• Writing
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  Communicating effectively in writing
• Project Management
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  Ensuring that projects are on time, on-budget, and achieve their objectives
• Professional and Technical Expertise
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  Applying technical subject matter to the job

Any combination of education and experience that has provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for acceptable job performance, such as:

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing; and
• Two years of experience as a Registered Nurse (RN); and
• Two years of experience as a licensed/certified Nurse Practitioner in an agency providing generalized nursing services

• Two years of experience in tuberculosis clinical care in a public health setting.

Applicants who appear best qualified based on their application and supplemental application submitted will be invited to any combination of written, performance or oral appraisal to further…