Public Health Nurse Ii

A Drug-Free Workplace

Invites your interest for the position of

Public Health Nurse II

Exam #21/52E22/03

RUT

Final Filing Date:
Continuous

SUMMARY OF POSITION

The Health Department’s Public Health Bureau is seeking to fill vacant Public Health Nurse II positions in the Community Based Nursing, Communicable Disease Prevention and Control, and Children’s Medical Services divisions.

The Public Health Nurse II (PHN) will perform the full scope of Public Health Nursing duties by initiating and carrying out special programs under limited supervision. The PHN will be part of a team of professional, para-professional and support staff that collaborate to ensure comprehensive health services are provided throughout Monterey County. These programs include:

Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) provides specially trained nurses to partner with low-income first-time mothers, beginning at approximately the 28th week of pregnancy, to promote and teach positive health and development behaviors and improve economic self-sufficiency. The program continues to work with the mother and child until the child’s second birthday.

Maternal Child Adolescent Health (MCAH) works to improve the health and well-being of women, infants, children and adolescents through the provision of community leadership through our stated Scope of Work and nurse case management by assuring access to health promotion and health care services. This program includes the provision of Perinatal Services Coordination and SIDS Coordination.

The Enhanced Care Management (ECM) program provides comprehensive case management services to individuals who may be experiencing homelessness, and/or frequently uses the hospital emergency and inpatient services, and/or behavioral health diagnosis, and/or are pregnant or postpartum with multiple social determents of health.

Tuberculosis Control Unit (TBU) has the primary responsibility to provide early identification of Tuberculosis patients to prevent TB transmission and spread in the county. The PHN II provides Case Management services to a select number of community members with active TB. TB case management includes monitoring treatment and medication compliance, specimen collection and ensures urgent medical and psychosocial needs are met.

The TB program administers the Directly Observed Therapy program in Monterey County.

Communicable Disease Unit (CDU) provides communicable disease prevention and control services for all Monterey County residents. Program activities include conducting detailed interviews, collecting biological specimens, delivering health education, linking clients to treatment and/or preventative services, and providing guidance to medical providers, schools and congregate living facilities on screening, treatment, and infection control practices.

California Children’s Services (CCS) determines financial and medical eligibility for children under age 21 for CCS-eligible diagnostic and treatment services, medical case management and physical and occupational therapy services.

Child Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP) seeks to prevent, screen, diagnose and treat childhood lead poisoning through nurse case management, and to eliminate sources of poisoning education and environmental interventions.

A list of eligible candidates resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill current and future full-time or temporary vacancies as they arise.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE

Will have a proven track record demonstrating the following knowledge, skills, and abilities
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• Knowledge of principles, methods, and practices of public health nursing.
• Knowledge of community aspects of nursing programs including provisions for continuity of patient care, nursing services in health programs, care of the homeless, and nursing care in the home.
• Ability to use community resources for assistance in public health programs.

Knowledge of federal, state, and local laws and regulations governing public…