Public Health Nurse

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SUMMARY:

The Public Health Nurse will lead medical services for the Public Health Department, including medical triage, care management, education, provider support, vaccination, and monitoring health indicators like environmental illnesses, immunization rates, mortality, and communicable diseases to develop interventions. Additional responsibilities include patient referrals, home visits, individual and group counseling, health promotion, illness prevention, health assessments, and policy development. This role collaborates with government agencies, health administrators, and other Tribal Health workers.

The Public Health Nurse will also supervise new staff, such as Licensed Practical Nurses, Certified Nurses Aides, and Public Health Administrative Assistants.

Job Description

SUMMARY:

The Public Health Nurse will lead medical services for the Public Health Department, including medical triage, care management, education, provider support, vaccination, and monitoring health indicators like environmental illnesses, immunization rates, mortality, and communicable diseases to develop interventions. Additional responsibilities include patient referrals, home visits, individual and group counseling, health promotion, illness prevention, health assessments, and policy development. This role collaborates with government agencies, health administrators, and other Tribal Health workers.

The Public Health Nurse will also supervise new staff, such as Licensed Practical Nurses, Certified Nurses Aides, and Public Health Administrative Assistants.

Notice: This position is part of the Public Health Modernization Grant - this is a full-time limited duration grant-funded position. Funding is through 6/30/2027 but may continue from that point depending on further extension or state funding of the program.

Principal Activities & Responsibilities

• Collaborates in the development and delivery of programs and activities for individuals, families and population groups that promote health and prevent disease, in settings including, but not limited to homes, community organizations, businesses, schools, and community events.
• Participates in the assessment and monitoring of population health using systematic, evidence-based processes to solve community health problems.
• Ensures the delivery of communicable disease services including screening, case investigations, referral for treatment, and contact tracing in alignment with Oregon Health Authority recommended investigative and treatment guidelines.
• Provides preventative and intervention education and counseling while using appropriate and professional methods of communication to individuals, families and community groups that are adapted to their unique needs, lifestyles, physical abilities, sexual orientations, cultural and socio-economic situations, and racial and ethnic backgrounds.
• Works closely with the primary care providers teams to coordinate care, ensure consistent communication concerning patient health status, care plans, and outcomes of interventions.
• Supervises subsequently hired Public Health Department personnel.
• Maintains confidentiality in accordance of the CTCLUSI Employee Handbook, policies and HIPAA.
• Develops Policies and Procedures Manual in accordance with the Public Health Association Board Accreditation standards for the Public Health Department and annually review and update said manual.
• Represents CTCLUSI with a respected and viable presence at community events and while in attendance at conferences, meeting, courses and events outside of the CTCLUSI boundaries.
• Actively participates in the monitoring of the high-risk elder care list via monthly meeting and ensure appropriate individuals are represented through advocacy and communication with all parties/entities vital to the safety and care of the elder population.
• Provides home visits per policy as ordered…