Public Health Nurse Job San Diego area,California USA,Nursing

Position: Public Health Nurse-26456509

Public Health Nurse

The County of San Diego is currently accepting applications for:
Public Health Nurse

Interviews will take place week of October 19, 2026.

Job Offers for selected candidates will be week of October 26, 2026.

Reflecting our commitment to attracting and retaining top talent, candidates selected for this classification are hired at the highest step 5, at the base pay of $ within the salary range.

Future Salary Increases

June 2027 – 7.40% increase to base pay (3% Across-the-Board + 4.40% Market Adjustment)

Hourly Salary with Premiums

Qualified employees assigned to a position that has been determined to require bilingual skills may receive a bilingual premium.

Applicants who are fluent in Haitian Creole, Spanish, Persian (Farsi & Dari), Arabic, Somali, Chinese (Mandarin), Korean, Vietnamese, Russian, and Tagalog are encouraged to apply.

Public Health Nurse is the journey level class in the Public Health Nurse series. Under general supervision, a Public Health Nurse performs the full range of public health nursing duties in homes, public health centers, public health settings and other community settings.

Public Health Nurses can be assigned to various programs including, but not limited to:

Tuberculosis (TB) Control
Refugee Health
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)
Immunizations
Foster Care
Maternal Child Health
Border Health
Public Health Preparedness & Response
Bioterrorism
Epidemiology
Adult Protective Services
In-Home Support Services (IHSS)
Multipurpose Senior Services Program (MSSP)

NOTE:

Public Health Nurse in Adult Protective Services in Aging and Independence Services (AIS) identifies dependent and elder abuse for case investigation.

Duties include:

providing public health nursing services to individuals and/or families; conducting home visits in urban and rural communities; examining patients to identify health problems; assessing and identifying individual and community health needs; providing case management to high-risk populations; instructing families in health promotion and management of health and health-related problems.

The current openings are in Public Health Services (PHS); however, the list established from this recruitment may be used by other departments.

To learn more about Public Health Services of the Health and Human Services Agency, see the Strategic Plan:
County Strategic Plan-County of San Diego.

Please read Public Health Nurse for complete job description including examples of duties, essential functions, working conditions, etc.

Effective September 9, 2022, this hard to recruit position qualifies for the Employee Referral Reward Program. If a current County of San Diego employee referred you to apply for this position, please indicate the employee’s name on your job application in the space provided.

Hiring Process and Timeline

The timeline for this recruitment is outlined below.

Job Offer and Background Process:
Shortly after interviews.

Note:

Current County employees may be excluded from additional background screening.
Pre-employment Medical Screening:
Approximately 3 days following successful background investigation results.
Anticipated

Start Date:

Start date will be based upon successful completion of medical screening or other mutually agreed upon date.

If you are not selected for this interview process, you may have the opportunity to compete for future vacancies.

Minimum Qualifications

Valid California Registered Nurse License (RN) is required at time of appointment; AND,

Valid Public Health Nurse Certificate (PHN) from a State Public Health Nursing or other regulatory agency is required at time of appointment; AND,

A Bachelor of Science or Master of Science degree in nursing from an accredited U.S. college or university, or a certified foreign studies equivalency.

Notes

Applicants who do not possess a Public Health Nurse Certificate at the time of application should begin the process of obtaining their certification to avoid delays in the hiring process.

A copy of your final transcripts or diploma or foreign studies equivalency report MUSTbe submitted immediately.

A valid CPR card is required at the time of appointment and must be maintained throughout employment.

A valid National Provider Identification Number (NPI) is required at the time of employment.

Some positions require that incumbents acknowledge that they are aware of child abuse reporting requirements and agree to comply with them in accordance with California Penal Code Section 1166.5.

Public Health Nurse Certification

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