Summary

The Public Health Nurse role with the Child Care Health Program (CCHP Website) provides health consultation, training, and education to child care and early learning educators to elevate their skills in guiding, nurturing, and supporting the health, safety, nutrition, behavior, social and emotional development, and learning of all children in their care. The position is part of an interdisciplinary team of nurse, mental health, nutrition, and educator consultants who collaborate around in-person services to those early learning educators as well as create and disseminate resources for them, model best health practices, and advocate for the children and their families and early learning educators to have equitable access to anti-racist opportunities for their well-being. The successful candidate for this position will have excellent communication, relationship, and trust-building skills; knowledge of young children’s health and how adults can support it; the ability to work collaboratively and autonomously while supporting diverse early learning educators and families amid the complexities of the under-resourced early learning sector; and a clear passion for serving those living furthest from justice.
Commitment To Equity and Social Justice
Named after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the most influential civil rights leaders in our nation's history, King County is a vibrant international community with residents that represent countries from around the world. It is a region with increasing diversity that cherishes the traditions of many cultures.
The county government has a deep commitment to equity and social justice and advancing practices, strategies, and policies that promote fairness, justice, and opportunity for all – in our workplaces and our communities. With this commitment, King County has adopted a pro-equity agenda to advance regional change and ensure that residents from all communities are incorporated into our emergency planning and public outreach efforts.
We recognize that structural racism consists of principles and practices that cause and justify an inequitable distribution of rights, opportunities, and experiences across racial groups. Since declaring Racism is a Public Health Crisis in June 2020, King County and Public Health committed to being intentionally anti-racist and accountable to Black, Indigenous and People of Color communities.
To learn more, please visit http://www.kingcounty.gov/elected/executive/equity-social-justice.aspx

Job Duties

• Provide consultation and training to child care and early learning educators on a variety of health and safety issues for children that contribute to communicable disease prevention and elevate child development and well-being.
• Work with an interdisciplinary team, including Mental Health, Nutrition, and Educator Consultants to meet the needs of children and providers.
• Seek early learning educator and partner feedback to assure program services and supports meet continuous improvement to best attend to the health and well-being of children, families, and early learning educators.
• Collaborate with existing systems, and work to develop new ones, that drive toward resource access for children’s healthy, safe development.
• Assist with routine health screenings.
• Provide expertise regarding public health nursing scope, practice, and policy at many levels following best practices.
• Provide support services to clients that link/refer to equitable and necessary follow-up care, including other Health Department staff and community providers/partners, while assuring access and continuity of care.
• Provide program planning, monitor local work plans, and assess progress toward early learning educator and program goals.
• Participate in quality assurance activities to meet laws, regulations (Washington Administrative Code), policies, and procedures.
• Provide training, orientation, and education to staff, clients, students, and the community around health, safety, and related topics as well as anti-racist practices.
• Work with partners, including other Public Health departments, Seattle’s Dept. of Education and Early Learning, Best Starts for Kids, and others.
• Regularly attend to the CCHP Support email inbox to respond to immediate child care community needs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Work Schedule: This position has a regular schedule of Monday through Friday, generally 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 pm with some limited flexibility. It may require that you work occasional evenings and Saturday hours, as well. This position is subject to the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and is eligible for overtime pay.
Work Location: This position requires onsite/in-person consultation in early learning settings in Seattle and King County as well as virtual support and collaboration via remote telework as needed. Additionally, some meetings, collaborations, and resources are based at our downtown Chinook Building office, located at 401 5th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104. As needed, the position may be deployed to other Public Health Centers and sites throughout King County.

Experience, Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in nursing science or a graduate level nursing degree of MSN, DNP or PhD from an accredited school of nursing.

• Current Washington State license as a Registered Nurse or Multi-State Licensure.

• Documentation of current BLS-CPR for Health Care Providers. CPR/AED HeartSaver courses do not meet this requirement.

• Washington state driver's license or ability to travel to sites within the county.

Supplemental Information

Forbes named King County as one of Washington State's best employers.

Together, with leadership and our employees, we're changing the way government delivers service and winning national recognition as a model of excellence. Are you ready to make a difference? Come join the team dedicated to serving one of the nation's best places to live, work and play.

Guided by our "True North", we are making King County a welcoming community where every person can thrive. We value diversity, inclusion and belonging in our workplace and workforce. To reach this goal we are committed to workforce equity. Equitable recruiting, support, and retention is how we will obtain the highest quality workforce in our region; a workforce that shares and will help advance our guiding principles - we are one team; we solve problems; we focus on the customer; we drive for results; we are racially just; we respect all people; we lead the way; and we are responsible stewards. We encourage people of all backgrounds and identities to apply, including Native American and people of color, immigrants, refugees, women, LGBTQ , people living with disabilities, and veterans.

King County is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Employer

No person is unlawfully excluded from employment opportunities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other protected class. Our EEO policy applies to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation.

To Apply

• NeoGov Job Application (The responses on your job application should be thorough and complete and will be used in the screening process)
• Supplemental Questions (The responses to the supplemental questions should be thorough and complete and will be used in the screening process)

• The selection process may include evaluation of application materials and supplemental questions, interviewing, and testing. You must completely fill out the application with your relevant education and work experience.
• The selected candidate must be able to pass a thorough background investigation and Pre-Employment Physical, but findings may not necessarily disqualify an applicant for employment.
• For more information on our selection process, please refer to www.kingcounty.gov/depts/health/jobs/hiring. For tips on interviewing, please visit https://www.kingcounty.gov/~/media/audience/employees/learning-and-development/Interview_Tips.ashx?la=en.
• Employees are required to protect the privacy and security of protected health information as defined in State and Federal Law.
• Public Health relies on office automation (Microsoft Office) and web-based enabled tools; therefore, candidates must be proficient and comfortable with computer use to perform functions associated with on-going work.
• Employees are required to adhere to OSHA/WISHA guidelines including but not limited to completing their mandatory trainings on time and obtaining required immunizations.
• Regular and reliable attendance, effective communication skills, and development of effective working relationships are requirements of all Public Health positions.
• When Public Health responds to an emergency, and in accordance with relevant CBA language and/or KC policy and procedures, we may assign duties outside your regular job description. This may involve responding at any time, including nights and weekends, with possible deployment to locations other than the department.
• If you need a disability accommodation in the application or testing process, please call the contact number listed on the job announcement.