LPN​/LVN - General

** Details*
* ** Client Name:
** Monroe County, NY

** Job Type:
** Local

** Position Urgency
** Normal

** Offering
* * Nursing

** Profession
* * LPN/LVN

** Specialty
* * General

** Job *
* ** Shift Details*
* ** Shift
* * 08:00 AM - 04:30 PM

** Shifts Per Week
** 5

** scheduled

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* * 40.0

** Job Order Details*
* ** Start Date*
* ** End Date*
* ** Duration
* * 52 Week(s)

** Float Required
** No

** Call Required
** No

** Job Description*
* ** Provider and Nursing Services for Public Health Clinics*
* ** Program Descriptions*
* The Monroe County Department of Public Health provides public health services to Monroe County in a variety of venues. The goal of the Department is to provide essential health care services to the residents of Monroe County in the areas of disease surveillance, clinical services and preventive health education in order to prevent and control the spread of communicable disease. Provider and nursing services are provided in the Starlight Pediatric Program (Foster Care Pediatrics), the TB Control Program, the Immunization Program, the Disease Control Unit, the HIV/STD Control Program, and the Food Safety Program.

Full-time and part-time available

Previous pediatric experience and experience immunizing pediatric patients and/or experience in correctional facilities is preferred

** Locations and

Job Description s** :

1.  
** Starlight Pediatric (Foster Care)** : 451 East Henrietta Road, Rochester, NY 14620. The Starlight Pediatric Clinic provides primary pediatric care and nurse case management services to the high risk, medically and psychosocially complex population of children in the foster care system. These services are provided by nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurses (RN and LPN), a medical director and support staff.

More than 3,000 visits are conducted annually. Staff interacts with the Department of Human Services (DHS) and other pediatric specialty providers. This program operates Monday-Friday from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Provide staff for two evening clinic sessions per week (until 7:00 PM) and up to two Saturday morning sessions per month.

2.  
** Tuberculosis Program:
** 111 Westfall Road, Rochester, NY 14620, and a variety of community settings including patient homes. The mission of the TB Program is to prevent and control the spread of tuberculosis in Monroe County. To carry out this mission, the program provides specialty clinic services, directly observed therapy (through home visits) and case management to those with suspected or active disease.

In addition, the program screens high risk individuals and groups, and investigates contacts of those identified with tuberculosis. The program also provides education to the community. The program is staffed with nurses (RN and LPN), outreach staff, contract physicians, an x-ray technician and support staff including clerical staff. The program contracts with private laboratories to process specimens and interacts with many community-based organizations, local physicians, hospitals and other care providers.

The clinic provides up to 1000 specialty physician clinic visits, 1000 x-ray visits, and 3000 nursing clinic visitsfor medication refills each year. In addition, there are 750 Interferon Gamma Release Assay (IGRA) blood screenings and 1,000 PPD screenings (in-clinic and off-site.) Outreach workers conduct approximately 8,000 Directly Observed Therapy (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). each year.

This program operates Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM;
Wednesdays, 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM.

3.  
** Immunization Program** : 111 Westfall Road Rochester, NY 14620 and a variety of community settings including, but not limited to, community provider offices, daycare centers and providers and schools in Monroe County and the Monroe County Jail. The mission of the Immunization Program is to prevent vaccine preventable disease and promote equal access to immunization to all County residents. This mission is carried out through clinic services, both on-site and off-site, outreach services and education.

The clinic is staffed by nurses (RN and LPN), with support from the clerical staff. The clinic provides over 10,000 vaccines to approximately 4,700…