Public Health Registered Nurse - Home Visitor

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** Job Description Summary
** Department - Health#
** Job Description
**** Job Type: Classified
**** Job Classification: 5296 - Public Health Registered Nurse
**** Salary Grade: 15
**** Pay Range
**** Hiring Range: $33.61 - $40.33 Per Hour
**** Pay Range: $33.61 - $47.05 Per Hour
**** Range Explanation:
*** Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.
* Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position.
*** THIS IS A GRANT-FUNDED POSITION ENDING SEPTEMBER 2026.
****** First review of applications will be 1/30/2026.
*** The Pima County Health Department is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Public Health Registered Nurse to serve as a Nurse Home Visitor (NHV) within our Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home-Visiting (MECSH) program. In this role, the NHV provides in-home nursing services and health education to individuals and families, with a focus on supporting healthy pregnancies, positive parenting, and early childhood development.

The NHV conducts comprehensive assessments and screenings related to mood disorders, prenatal and postpartum health, and potential medical complications. By building trusted relationships with families, the NHV helps identify needs, deliver personalized education, and connect clients to community resources and supportive services. This position works under the guidance of the Public Health Nursing Manager and is part of a multidisciplinary team committed to improving maternal and child health outcomes across Pima County.

Join us in making a meaningful impact on the lives of families in our community through client-centered public health nursing.
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* Essential Functions:

** As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this classification may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the department’s need and will be communicated to the application or incumbent by the supervisor.
* Administers general nursing care to patients in an assigned area including but not limited to hospitals, clinics, mobile units, program events and homes;
* Administers medications, including but not limited to reproductive/sexual health treatments, STI/HIV treatments, and vaccinations/immunizations following physician or nurse practitioner orders or standing order;
* Observes, records and reports patients’ reactions, responses, and general condition;
* Conducts utilization reviews and/or clinical quality assurance/improvement and prepares related reports;
* Confers with physicians, managers, or department heads regarding Quality Assurance/Utilization Management (QA/UM) problems and recommends alternative solutions;
* Ensures the competency of proper standards of nursing per division and department policies, procedures and standing orders;
* Acts as a preceptor and teaches nursing practices and orients new personnel;
* Assumes responsibilities for all clinical activities within nursing scope of practice if needed, including phlebotomy and laboratory procedures;
* Participates in programs to community health, such as outreach programs, child health conferences, school health programs, group instructions for parents/guardians, clinical services programs, home care services, etc.;
* Participates in emergency preparedness exercises and core members of the clinical response team;
* Plans for and participates in field research related to public health nursing.
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Qualifications:

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* ** Graduation from an accredited school of nursing with an Associate’s degree AND a current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of Arizona. An active Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) is acceptable, as…