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Under the direction of a Prevention Services Supervisor, or designee, the incumbent will perform a variety of public health nursing activities related to the health and safety of children in child cares. Activities include disease prevention and control, child care consultations, assessment, policy development, building and maintaining partnerships, communication, education, and problem solving. Areas of work focus will include social and emotional development, immunizations, special health care needs, general growth and development, feeding, medication management, communicable disease control, nutrition, sanitation, emergency preparedness, and indoor environment. 

Incumbent will work collaboratively with various disciplines and agencies serving child cares to identify and address health issues impacting the child care population. The public health nurse serves as an expert on child care health issues and applies a working knowledge of public health nursing practices and concepts of child growth and development, prevention and health promotion to situations involving targeted populations. The public health nurse demonstrates cultural competency in the ability to engage with people from diverse backgrounds, cultures and socioeconomic circumstances to influence the child care community.

Work is performed under general supervision. The supervisor defines objectives, priorities, and deadlines; and assists incumbent with unusual situations, which do not have clear objectives or precedents. Incumbent plans and carries out assignments and handles problems and deviations in accordance with experienced judgment, instructions, policies, procedures and/or accepted practices. Work is evaluated for competency of professional judgment and achievement of goals and objectives.

This individual is expected to operate with considerable latitude and apply sound judgment to make recommendations, decisions and solve problems consistent with public health nursing experience and science; and participate as a member of cross-functional teams. Specific examples of work will include, but not be limited to the following:

Screening, Assessment & Education:

• Supports and/or facilitates child care process(es) to assess strengths, weaknesses and resource gaps

• Assesses health and safety practices and consults with child care providers on topics such as medication management, immunizations, growth and development, positive attachment and relationships, health and illness policies, nutrition, feeding, sanitation, emergency preparedness, and indoor environment for child cares.
• Assesses educational needs of child care providers; designs and implements appropriate training and support plans

• Identifies cultural patterns influencing child care health practices 
• Conducts field investigations at child care facilities when a communicable disease or an outbreak of illness is reported to the health department.
• Creates educational content for online learning courses for childcare providers. 

Policy Development and Program Planning:

• Works collaboratively in community efforts to develop, promote and implement policies and action plans to improve the health of children in child cares
• Educates policy makers about child care issues in Snohomish County and recommends policies or other solutions to meet identified needs
• Mobilizes partnerships between policy makers, parent child health providers, social service agencies, families, general public and others to identify and resolve  health problems in child cares
• Provides input into the fiscal and narrative components of proposals for funding from external sources
• Researches best practices that seek to improve the health of children in child cares and determine new ways to address health issues

Partnership and Collaboration:

• Collaborates with child care providers and parents to promote a unified approach to serving the child in group settings
• Develops/maintains collaborative working relationships with providers, child care, preschools, school age care, early learning centers, licensing, social service providers and others serving the population
• Represent child care health concerns in community- based work groups
• Collaborates across SHD programs to promote child health to child health providers in child care providers

• Refers, consults and conferences with program supervisor and team/community members on a regular basis
• Assists in orientation of new team members and may act as a preceptor to students

Communication:

• Serves as a resource for child care providers and partners; provides nursing subject matter expertise to develop educational materials targeted to child care providers 
• Contributes to the development and implementation of media campaigns to promote and to address child care health issues
• Presents information sensitively, effectively and professionally with persons from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, educational, racial, ethnic and professional backgrounds and persons of all ages and lifestyle preferences

Associated Duties: 

• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Participates in appropriate continuing education workshops/conferences to increase skill and competencies
• Provides surge capacity to the Communicable Disease program, as needed

• Provides 24/7 call coverage during non-business hours (evenings, weekends and holidays) as part of a rotation. When on call, act as the primary point of contact for receiving, triaging, and responding in a timely manner to notifications of communicable disease reports from health care providers, laboratories, veterinarians, or other public health agencies. 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: 

• Knowledge of public health and public health nursing 
• Knowledge of infant and child health, social and emotional development, special health care needs, general growth and development, feeding, medication management, nutrition, sanitation, emergency preparedness, and indoor environment
• Knowledge of health care terminology and goodunderstanding of clinical syndromes, practices, and concepts of disease epidemiology and prevention
• Knowledge of the principles of disease control, infection control, immunizations, and health needs of young children in group settings
• Knowledge of Adverse Childhood Experiences/Environments, Trauma and Resilience

• Ability to interpret and present data and information to diverse populations 
• Ability to participate in public health planning and outreach efforts
• Ability to plan and conduct educational programs
• Ability to work independently and exercise good judgment in carrying out position responsibilities
• Ability to utilize a variety of computer equipment and software

• Ability to effectively analyze information and data points
• Ability to effectively review research and other background information
• Ability to reach conclusions for effective decisions or recommendations
• Skilled in communicating ideas effectively orally and in writing

• Skilled in working with diverse populations
• Skilled in effectively using interpersonal skills with tact, diplomacy, patience and courtesy

Job Location, Working Conditions and Equipment Utilized: 

Work is performed in a variety of community settings such as in an office, school, clinic or home, utilizing a vehicle, telephone and other standard office equipment including a personal computer and other IT equipment. The incumbent may be exposed to individuals who are irate or hostile. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Work is performed at Snohomish Health District, in community based settings such as child care facilities, schools, healthcare agencies and other community partner agencies. Duties require travel to other locations throughout the county and state. Requires flexible time schedule; occasional early morning and evening meetings.

Required Physical Traits: 

The physical demands described above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Working conditions and physical demands vary by assignment.

• Requires manual and finger dexterity and hand-eye-arm coordination to write and to operate computers and a variety of general office equipment. Requires mobility to accomplish other desktop work, retrieve files, and to move to various locations throughout Snohomish County.
• Requires visual acuity to read computer screens, printed materials, and detailed information; specific vision abilities required by this classification include close vision, distance vision and color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Required to use hand to eye coordination, handle, feel or operate objects, tools, or controls.
• Requires ability to drive an automobile and sufficient mobility to access various locations. 
• May involve occasional kneeling, squatting, crouching, stooping, crawling, standing, bending, climbing (to stack, store or retrieve supplies or various office equipment or files). 
• Lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds occasionally with or without assistance (example: a box of copy paper).

• Requires the ability to communicate with others orally, face to face, video, by telephone and via email.

Education and Experience Required:

Education: A Registered Nurse with a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing. 

Experience: One year of recent, relevant experience in community based services or public/community health nursing.

Or: In place of the above experience requirement, the incumbent may possess any combination of relevant education and experience which would demonstrate the individual's knowledge, skill, and ability to perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above.

Licenses, Certifications and Other:

• A valid Washington State Registered Nurse license or ability to obtain one by date of hire.
• Fluency in a foreign language/culture, preferred.
• Department of Early Learning certified trainer or ability to be certified within six months of hire.
• Valid Washington State Driver’s license or ability to obtain one within 30 days of hire and a driving record which meets the requirements of Snohomish Health District’s insurance carrier.
• Washington State Patrol background check pursuant to RCW 43.43.830.