PHN Case Manager

Overview

The incumbent will provide quality comprehensive public health nursing services to individuals, families, communities and schools supported by evidence based practice. The Public Health Nurse Case Manager will be responsible to assist with development and coordination of services with a multi-disciplinary care team to positively impact services to high-risk groups to contain communicable disease outbreaks including foodborne illnesses, immunization preventable illnesses, TB, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and Coronavirus.

The role includes home visits in the areas of STI case investigation and field treatment. Under the direction of the Director of Public Health Nursing, the Public Health Nurse Case Manager will provide program support by assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating a comprehensive community health nursing program to meet the care needs of the patients and clients in the assigned area.

Note: Navajo Preference in Employment Act notice and related affirmative action guidelines are acknowledged as part of this posting.

Education:

Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited school of Nursing

Certification:

• A valid, current, full, and unrestricted Professional Nursing License to practice nursing in any state of the United States of America, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States.
• Must have and maintain a current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by the American Heart Association (AHA)

Experience:

Two (2) years of acute care hospital or public health nursing experience

Other

Skills and Abilities

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• A record of satisfactory performance in all prior and current employment as evidenced by positive employment references from previous and current employers. All employment references must address and indicate success in each one of the following areas:
• Positive working relationships with others
• Possession of high ethical standards and no history of complaints
• Reliable and dependable; reports to work as scheduled without excessive absences
• Ability to multi-task efficiently and effectively
• Excellent customer service skills and telephone etiquette
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge and ability to apply Nursing concepts and principles
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Suite applications
• Must have a current and valid state driver’s license with no restrictions maintained throughout employment
• Knowledge and ability to investigate and evaluate case and contacts, identification of source exposure, medical evaluation and management of actual and potentially exposed individuals
• Good working knowledge and skills with computers including use and application of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and MS Teams
• Completion of and, above-satisfactory scores on all job interviews, demonstrating to the satisfaction of the interviewees and TCRHCC that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job
• Successful completion of and positive results from all background and reference checks, including positive employment references from authorized representatives of past and current employers demonstrating to the satisfaction of TCRHCC a record of satisfactory performance and that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job
• Successful completion of fingerprint clearance requirements, physical examinations, and other screenings indicating that the applicant is qualified to be employed by TCRHCC and demonstrating to the satisfaction of TCRHCC that the applicant can perform the essential functions of the job
• Submission of all required employment-related documents, applications, resumes, references, and other required information free of false, misleading, or incomplete information, as determined by TCRHCC

The physical and mental demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical:

The work requires extensive driving between communities, and ability to drive in all types of…