Public Health Nurse – Department of Public Health and Environment

With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.
* Provides safe, effective, evidence-based patient care.  Uses critical thinking skills, nursing expertise, and other relevant skills and knowledge to effectively provide care to patients.
* Perform direct patient care during home visits, clinic visits, or at other locations, including community clinics, fairs, and outreach events.
* Maintains specialty practice within nursing and public health. Encourages, promotes and protects the health of diverse populations.
* Collaborates with team members to provide resources and care/treatment options to patients. Refers individuals to higher level of care if needed.
* Maintains working knowledge of agency-wide and city-wide services and provides appropriate and necessary referrals as needed. Connect individuals to necessary personal health services.
* Maintains current and relevant knowledge and performs safe medication and medical supply use, storage, and handling.
* Completes all necessary training requirements.
* Applies agency and city policy and procedures to resolve issues.  Solves problems of moderate scope where analysis and/or data requires a review of various factors.  Exercises judgement and practices as needed and required to determine appropriate action.
* Takes action on behalf of individuals, families, systems and communities to protect or improve health status.
* Completes Public Health Nursing Orientation in timeframe decided with Nurse Manager, and based on prior experience and city/department priorities.
* Forms collaborative relationships with internal and external partners.
* Utilizes data to help determine priorities. May assist in data collection, analysis.
* Supports a culture of teamwork, continuous-learning, growth, and collaboration; provides mentorship and professional support.
* Assess community needs and collaborate to develop program objectives, priorities, and policies.
* Regularly attends team, agency, and other meetings as required.
* Proficiently documents patient cases and complies with timely documentation standard.
* Along with all department staff, this position will actively participate on an emergency preparedness and response team to support DDPHE’s responsibilities outlined in the City’s Emergency Operations Plan.  This may require being ‘on-call’ from time to time to help respond to emergencies.  Additional training commensurate with assigned duties will be provided.
* Perform other duties as assigned.
* Collaborates with community members, including school personnel, childcare, and others to form partnerships and relationships to improve community health outcomes.
* Represents Denver Department of Public Health and Environment in the community.
* Interprets public health programs and policies to individuals, families, community groups, and others.
* Participates in the development of community planning, organization, education, and promotion of public health services through community outreach efforts and presenting public health education to individuals and community groups.
* Verbal and written fluency in a language other than English is preferred
* General knowledge of communicable diseases
* The ability to effectively communicate with a wide variety of stakeholders
* Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
* Proficient use of computers and basic software such as MS Word, Excel, & Power Point
* Education Requirement:
Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) from a school accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission or the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.
* Experience Requirement:
One (1) year experience in nursing, public health nursing, or related community or clinical work
* Education and Experience Equivalency: A Bachelor’s Degree in a related field AND a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) from a school accredited by the National…