Community Health Nurse

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Requisition No: 868582

Agency:
Department of Health

Working Title:

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE -

Job Title: Community Health Nurse (Anticipated Vacancy)

This is a highly responsible, fulltime professional position in the clinical services unit of the Leon County Health Department.

• Promotes and maintains health of individuals, families and community through appropriate preventative and rehabilitative measures.
• Provides comprehensive nursing in Immunization clinic, Refugee Clinic, Integrated Clinic (Family Planning/Title X), and Sexually Transmitted Disease Clinic.
• These services include childhood and adult immunizations, growth and development monitoring, assessing of vital signs, counseling, health screening, health education, referrals, and follow-up of the referrals, maintaining quality records in the clinic or community setting and collecting of laboratory specimen.
• Serves as Lead Nurse for the Leon students/residents and trains new staff as requested by supervisor.
• Acts as a positive role model to other Leon CHD staff.
• Assists with other clinic duties as assigned.

• Maintains comprehensive quality records, collects and reports pertinent data to nursing and department supervisors and physicians; provides appropriate case follow-up; participates in case conferences; confers with other professionals; formulates and evaluates care plans, assists in record reviews and QI projects.
• Recognizes and understands the changes in the community and nursing practice which affects community health unit programs/plans; serves as a staff advisor to student affiliates and new nurses.
• Follow the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Vaccine Storage and handling guidelines and assist with Vaccine monitoring and inventory duties.

• Other related duties, which may include clinic and emergency assignments as required.

Knowledge of nursing and public health principles, practices, and techniques. Knowledge of human anatomy and physiology. Knowledge of community resources. Ability to administer medications. Ability to assist in or provide preventive health care treatment to groups. Ability to teach and demonstrate preventive health care and nursing principles and techniques. Ability to work with patients having a variety of physical problems. Ability to plan, organize and coordinate work assignments.

Ability to communicate effectively. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others. Ability to teach basic health care.

Registered Nurse License;
Florida Statutes Chapters 464

Salary Range: $54,000 - $58,000

Florida Department of Health Mission:
To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county & community efforts.

Vision:
To be the Healthiest State in the Nation.

Values:

• Innovation:
  We search for creative solutions and manage resources wisely.
• Collaboration:
  We use teamwork to achieve common goals & solve problems.
• Accountability:
  We perform with integrity & respect.
• Responsiveness:
  We achieve our mission by serving our customers & engaging our partners.
• Excellence:
  We promote quality outcomes through learning & continuous performance improvement.

Leon County Health Department, Tallahassee, Florida

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits;
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions

Your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electronic application process.

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