Charge Nurse - Mobile Unit - Special Part-Time

Overview

Under the supervision of the Health & Resource Navigation Supervisor and the Medical Director, participates with the medical operations of the Ingham County Mobile Health Unit. Provides vaccinations and vaccine preparation. May transport vaccine to and from events and ensure proper handling. Consults with patients and answers medical questions, consults with Ingham County Medical Director as needed and appropriate. Responds to site emergency medical events to provide first-line medical care until EMS arrives.

Must be BLS certified at a minimum. Hours are scheduled in coordination with the Mobile Health Unit Coordinator and/or Health & Resources Navigation Supervisor with scheduling availability provided in writing to ICHD on a quarterly basis at least 30 days prior to the start of each quarter.

• Interviews clients and conducts health assessments including physical assessments and obtaining blood pressure, vaccination history information, temperature, measurements, and other data related to health history and status.
• In the absence of a medical provider, coordinates staff to provide life support measures, such as CPR, during emergency situations.
• Assesses the immunization status of clients. In accordance with written protocols and CDC training guides, administers immunizations and documents immunization record.
• May assess various tests and screening results and correlates them with health history and physical assessment. Determines absence or presence of abnormalities in the health history, physical examination, and health maintenance activities. Reviews screening results and specialist reports and refers to the appropriate services and specialist in a timely manner.
• Refers clients who have complicated health care needs to specialist and/or navigation services to ensure optimal outcome of care.
• Assists physician with physical assessments and procedures as needed. Gives treatments, medications and injections and performs testing per physician orders. Instructs client or caregiver in the proper way to collect specimen in order to get accurate results.
• Works with diverse cultures including non-English speaking clients to overcome barriers to obtaining health care.
• Maintains client documentation per Mobile Health Unit protocols. Ensures that client records are kept secure and confidential and maintained consistent with Health Department policies and procedures and HIPAA standards. Educates clients and families on their rights as related to privacy of medical information.
• CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Training Modules and/or provides proof of completion of these training modules.
• Completes mandatory internal education as assigned (6 CME hours annually).
• Completes blood borne pathogen training and/or provides proof of completion of any prior blood borne pathogen training.
• Completes ICHD HIPAA & HITECH training.
• Attends required meetings.

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Must adhere to departmental standards in regard to HIPAA and other privacy issues.
• During a public health emergency, the employee may be required to perform duties similar to, but not limited to those in his/her job description.
• Must adhere to departmental standards in regard to confidentiality and other privacy issues.
• Ability to meet deadlines in a timely manner, change focus on projects as needed and multitask.
• Dependable and regular attendance required.
• Ability to handle stressful situations on an occasional basis
• Ability to maintain excellent customer service during stressful situations.

(An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all of the above tasks. These examples do not include all of the tasks which the employee may be expected to perform.)

Education: Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.

Experience: Three years of nursing experience.

Other Requirements:

• Possession of a current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Michigan

The qualifications listed above are intended to represent the minimum skills and experience levels associated with performing the duties and responsibilities contained in this job description. The qualifications should not be viewed as expressing absolute employment or promotional standards, but as general guidelines that should be considered along with other job-related selection or promotional criteria

Physical Requirements: This job requires the ability to perform the essential functions contained in this description. These include, but are not limited to, the following requirements. Reasonable accommodations will be made for otherwise qualified applicants unable to fulfill one or more of these requirements:

• Stooping and bending to examine clients.
• Ability to lift, carry, and transport equipment and supplies
• This position requires the ability to sit, stand, walk, twist, bend, stoop/crouch, squat, lift, carry, push, pull, reach, grasp, handle, pinch, type, endure repetitive movements of the wrists, hands…