Community Health Nurse/Public Heath Nurse I/II
Job Description:
Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:
•May provide case management services and utilization reviews for programs including California Children Services, Child Health and Disability Prevention Program, MCAH Outreach, Medi-Cal Targeted Case Management, and Indigent Health Care Program.
•Investigate and interview parents; assess and screen at-risk individuals; Act as patient advocate.
•Instruct parents on child safety, growth, development; signs of abuse, poor nutrition and failure to thrive.
•May provide crisis assistance and participate in patient meetings for “special needs” children.
•May work directly in Immunization, STD, TB, and HIV Testing clinics.
•Administer tuberculosis medications, perform and read skin test for tuberculosis diagnosis.
•Search for unreported or missed cases of communicable diseases.
•Conduct home visits to collect and/or complete health forms related to communicable disease.
•Provides outreach and education by giving presentations and teaching classes to the public.
•Provide orientation and training to community providers to assure adherence to quality standards.
•Acts as “on-call” nurse to receive referrals and provide information.
•May develop in-service programs for care providers, provide Targeted Case Management services, and engage in outreach and other activities to enhance services to Medi-Cal beneficiaries.
Qualifications:
Experience:
One (1) year of professional nursing experience. (Possession of a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, or a closely related field may be substituted for the one (1) year of required experience.)
License:
Possession of a valid California Registered Nurse license.
Possess and maintain a valid California Driver’s License.
Public Health Nurse I/II:
Education:
Graduation from an accredited four (4) year college or university nursing program.
Experience:
One year’s full-time nursing experience in Public or Community Health.
(Additional experience may be required for certain positions.)
License:
Possession and maintenance of a valid license as a Registered Nurse in the State of California, a California Public Health Nursing Certificate and a valid California Driver’s License.
Salary: $4,153.07 - $6,267.73 monthly
When to apply:
now
How to apply:
County of Merced Human Resource Department
2222 M Street, Merced, CA 95340
(209) 385-7682
www.co.merced.ca.us
