Public Health Nurse

Position: Public Health Nurse
Department: Health and Human Services
Location: Cambridge, MN
Job Type: Full-time (40 hours per week)
Work Schedule: Regular work hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Work Setting: On-site; requires regular, in-person attendance
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Union Affiliation: Non-Union

• Expected 2026 Hiring Range: $34.12 – $36.37 per hour ($70,969.60 – $75,649.60 annually), depending on qualifications, relevant experience, and internal equity.
• Full Range: $34.12 – $44.07 per hour ($70,696.60 – $91,665.60 annually), with the potential for additional longevity-based pay.

Applicants must fully complete the Work Experience and Education sections of the online application and attach a resume for all positions. Applications that are incomplete may not be considered.

• Posted:
  Tuesday, February 17, 2026
• Final date to receive applications:
  Tuesday, March 3, 2026, at 4:00 p.m.
• Equal Opportunity: AA/EEO

After the posting closes, Human Resources will review all applications. If your qualifications align with the requirements, you will be contacted via email with details regarding the next steps in the selection process.

Emails from Isanti County Human Resources may occasionally be directed to your junk or spam folder. Be sure to check these folders regularly to avoid missing important updates regarding your application.

Performs work promoting and protecting health of individuals, families, and communities through teaching, counseling, and applying preventative and rehabilitative measures, providing vaccines to individuals at county clinics, providing direct health care, education, and consultation to members of the community, responding to public health emergencies in a variety of setting, serving as back-up for staff positions, and related work as apparent or assigned.

Work is performed under the direction of the Public Health Supervisor.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Coordinates a variety of community health programs such as:
  • Disease Prevention and Control
  • Child and Teen Child-Outreach
  • Children's Dental services
  • Early Hearing Detection and Intervention
  • Birth Defects
  • Elevated Blood Lead
  • Perinatal Hep B
  • Women, Infant and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program
  • Family Home Visiting Programs:
    • Maternal Early Childhood Sustaining Home Visiting Program (MECSH)
    • Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
    • Maternal Child Health (MCH)
    • Very Best Baby (VBB)
    • Teenage Parenting Program (TAPP)
  • Follow Along Program
  • Pregnancy Testing
  • Support of Aging and Disability Unit to provide nursing assessment
• Assists with grant and budget management of programs.
• Provides direction for Health Services Programs as needed or required.
• Consults and cooperates with school and community personnel in promoting health programs.
• Assesses individual and family needs through assessments completed by the nurse.
• Develops and implements plans of care for the individual or family.
• Assists in all phases of planning, detecting, controlling, and responding to viral pandemic and other health emergencies potentially affecting the public.
• Provides education and referrals to community resources.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in nursing, and minimal experience in home and community-based nursing, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minnesota Board of Nursing Registered Nurse on hire.
• Minnesota Board of Nursing Public Health Nurse Certificate.
• CPR (any certified person to teach CPR) on hire.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license and proof of insurance.

• Certified Lactation Specialist/Certified Lactation Consultant.
• Registered Dietician.

• Knowledge of nursing methods and techniques and how each is…