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Jackson County Employment Opportunity.
Jackson County Public Health invites you to explore our exciting career opportunity within our Immunization Program. We seek highly enthusiastic individuals to improve the health of our community with your experience and talent.
As you may have noticed on our website, Jackson County is not only recruiting for this position, but is also simultaneously recruiting for a “Community Health Nurse I” at the same time within the Health and Human Services Department. The two titles of these recruitments are “Community Health Nurse I” and “Community Health Nurse II.” Please note, we will only be filling one position with the best candidate from each pool of qualified applicants. To be considered you must apply to each position you are interested in.
Jackson County strives to recruit, hire and retain the best employees!
I. Position Summary
Performs a full range of duties including planning, implementing and delivering community health nursing such as assessment, care delivery and counseling; and, maintains records, manages program finances, maintains supplies and performs other administrative tasks as necessary. Performs work independently except as new or unusual circumstances require; performs the most difficult and responsible types of duties assigned to classes within this series.
II. Examples of Essential Position Duties (The following duties represent some of the principal job duties; however, they are not all-inclusive. Other duties may be required or assigned.)
III. Minimum Requirements(Performance of the essential duties of this position includes the following requirements, physical demands and/or working conditions)
Education and Experience
License, Certificate or Other
Requires possession of a valid driver’s license and an acceptable driving record. Must be currently licensed by the state of Oregon as a registered nurse. Must have CPR certification. Specialty certifications may be required for some positions.
IV. Other Requirements
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Position requires extensive knowledge of the principles and practices of professional nursing and medical ethics; available medical and community health resources; medications and their side effects; medical record-keeping practices; safety procedures and protocol in medical treatment and the safe utilization of medical instruments and equipment; modern office procedures and practices. Position requires ability to interpret and apply state and local laws, policies and procedures related to community health and medical care; grasp readily the principles of public health program delivery; organize tasks and manage time effectively; work independently and as a team member; exercise initiative and good judgment in dealing with people from various backgrounds; understand and carry out precise, detailed instructions of a technical and professional nature; understand and use mathematics to compute totals and analyze statistics; operate office equipment including a computer and basic medical equipment; understand and carry out oral and written directions; read and understand medical reference manuals, equipment manuals, laws, laboratory reports, test reports, etc; maintain medical records with confidentiality; communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work, and to communicate effectively and sensitively with patients; perform duties professionally despite frequent interruptions; respond professionally and responsibly in emergency or dangerous situations.
Physical Demands (Performance of the essential duties of this position includes the following physical demands)
Requires the ability to coordinate hands and feet in performing simple movements, such as bending, reaching and grasping; to exert physical effort in sedentary to light work involving moving from one area of the office to another and standing for extended periods of time. May require sufficient strength and coordination for lifting, pushing, pulling and/or carrying the weight of equipment and people. Requires ability to operate medical instruments and machinery in which manipulative skills and hand-eye coordination are important ingredients of safe and/or productive operation. Requires driving and the ability to operate a motor vehicle. Tasks involve color, sound, odor, depth, texture and visual perception and discrimination, as well as oral communications ability. Tasks are regularly performed without exposure to adverse environmental conditions, but worker may frequently be exposed to illness and disease.
Working Conditions (Performance of the essential duties of this position includes the following working conditions)
Requires the ability to coordinate hands and feet in performing simple movements, such as bending, reaching and grasping; to exert a small amount of physical effort in sedentary to light work involving moving from one area of the office to another. Requires sufficient hand-eye coordination to perform skilled movements, such as giving injections, taking blood samples, adjusting microscopes, etc., as well as semi-skilled repetitive movements, such as typing, filing and data entry and use of other office equipment or supplies. Tasks require occasional exposure to strong odors, strong chemicals, and communicable illnesses. Sensory requirements include color, sound, odor, texture and visual perception and discrimination as well as oral communications ability. Work is generally performed in an office environment but may include other locations, including patient’s homes. May include exposure to disruptive people.
V. Additional Information
This classification description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties, knowledge, skills, abilities, or requirements, as any one position in this classification may be assigned some or all of these duties, in addition to other duties not explicitly listed here. The various duties, responsibilities and/or assignments of this position may be unevenly balanced and change from time to time based upon matters such as, but not limited to, variations in the shift, work demands, seasons, service levels and management’s decisions on how to best allocate department resources. Any shift, emphasis or rebalancing of these assigned duties, responsibilities and/or assignments does not constitute a change in the job classification. The County shall schedule employees and determine FTE consistent with its determination as to efficiency of operations, financial advantages to the County, and/or effective service to the public.
JACKSON COUNTY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Jackson County does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or disability. Women, minorities and the disabled are encouraged to apply. Upon request, special accommodations and/or assistance will be gladly provided for any applicant with sensory or non-sensory impairments. Because of the Immigration Reform Act of 1986, persons hired by the County must be able to present acceptable documents verifying identity and authorization to work in the United States. For a copy of Jackson County's Equal Employment Opportunity Plan, visit our web site at www.jacksoncounty.org or call 541-774-6036.
Full Time
Public Administration
$81k-101k (estimate)
03/30/2023
05/23/2024
jacksoncountyfair.org
BROWNSTOWN, IN
200 - 500
1998
<$5M
Public Administration