Job Description

Posting number: 12068

Department: Health Department

Division: Prevention

Job classification: Public Health Nurse

Posting type: Open

Categories: Nursing

Summary

The Public Health Nurse is a valuable member of our Maternal and Child Health Care Team who provides independent application of the nursing process and comprehensive health navigation services to clients (individuals and/or families) in the home and a variety of community settings. Participate in orientation, program development, community assessment, and quality assurance/improvement.

Scheduled Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Examples of duties

• Participates in on-going assessment of health needs and develops plans with clients and

other health professionals to meet identified needs.

• Implements outcomes-oriented nursing process (assesses family and client health needs;

formulates goals with client; develops, implements, and evaluates care plan; and

monitors progress) for clients in their homes in assigned geographic area and in clinics.

• Confers with other members of multidisciplinary health care team, community services

and organizations to develop and modify care plans for clients.

• Effectively manages assigned caseload, including timely and appropriate contact with

clients and provision of needed interventions.

• Maintains complete, timely, accurate, and concise documentation of nursing interventions

and outcomes. Compiles inter-agency/intra-agency reports as required.

• Maintains current knowledge in maternal, infant, child and adolescent health trends and

issues and applies it to practice.

• Participates in clinical case conferences, staff meetings, in-services, committees, and

orientation of staff and students, as appropriate.

• Provides health education in clinic settings or community.
• Serves as a resource to other staff, health care providers and the community in the

management of multidisciplinary situations related to public health issues.

• Translates for staff and client families, as needed, if bilingual.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Works primarily in the Better Birth Outcomes-Comprehensive program and may be

assigned to work in other Maternal Child Health programs.

Qualifications

• Current Illinois licensure as a registered professional nurse or Illinois license by

reciprocity within six months of the initial date of employment.

• Pediatric and/or OB experience preferred.
• Requires a valid driver’s license and use of personal vehicle.
• Maintain CPR certification.
• Requires the ability to lift up to 30 pounds (i.e. carrying scale and other supplies, handling patients, etc.)

Supplemental information

As the largest human service provider in Lake County, we believe that services must be available without barriers. No residents are turned away due to the inability to pay. We believe in providing services in an environment of mutual respect, free of discrimination or bias. Whether assuring accessible and effective care, impacting policy, or assessing and monitoring risks, the Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center has been an essential part of the public health system in Lake County for 60 years. We are looking for passionate, qualified team members who can help make a difference in our agency and, most importantly, in our community.

Additional information about the Lake County Health Department, our culture, and why you should join our team can be found athttps://lakecountyil.attract.neogov.com/health-department.

At this time, you must live in Illinois or Wisconsin to be eligible to work at Lake County Health Department. You can find our salary gradesathttps://www.lakecountyil.gov/4515/Salary-Grades. For unionized positions, a list of our collective bargaining agreements can be found here: https://www.lakecountyil.gov/2686/Collective-Bargaining-Agreements.

Any offer of employment is conditioned on the successful completion of a background screening, drug and alcohol testing and may include a pre-employment medical exam.

The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other protected characteristics.