Position Announcement

Job Title: Public Health Nurse

Starting Hourly Rate: $25.7728/hour

Position Status: Part-Time OR Full-Time

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday; 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM*

Position Summary

This position is within the Communicable Disease Program. A nurse in the Communicable Disease program provides a wide range of services including screening, testing, treatment, and counseling for sexually transmitted illnesses; screening, testing, and navigation of services for tuberculosis; and testing, counseling, and navigation of services for HIV/AIDS. The program also provides adult vaccinations, food borne illness investigation and follow up, and contact tracing related to reportable diseases. Works under general supervision with moderate latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.

* Occasional work outside of normal business hours for emergency response, vaccine clinics, or outbreak management.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Provide patient care as it pertains to disease investigations and prevention including blood draws, sputum collection, urine collection, TB screening and testing, vaccine administration.

Provide disease prevention education.

Conduct investigations and follow-up of reported and suspected disease cases.

Interview and triage persons referred for services.

Food borne illness investigation.

Reportable disease outbreak prevention and management

Sexually transmitted illness education, testing, treatment, partner services, and follow up.

HIV/AIDS prevention, education, testing, resource referral

Compile data, prepare reports, and share out data with partnering healthcare agencies.

Follow and assist in development/updating of Standard Orders, Policy, and Procedures

Share in other clinic responsibilities as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of or the ability to learn the theory and practice of communicable disease investigation, prevention, and control.

Knowledge of or the ability to learn modern public health theory and practices in communicable disease prevention program administration.

Knowledge of or the ability to learn the methods and procedures used in locating, isolating, and reporting cases of communicable diseases.

Knowledge of or the ability to learn the means of transmission of various communicable diseases.

Knowledge of or ability to learn community resources providing services to public health patients.

Ability to become progressively adept at performing epidemiological investigations.

Ability to perform collection of blood and other specimens.

Ability to understand specific medical orders.

Ability to represent the department and program with other agencies.

Ability to prepare and maintain accurate reports and interpret data.

Ability to schedule work activities to meet clinic demands.

Ability to work with clients from varied socio-economic backgrounds.

Ability to read, interpret, and apply state and county policies and other regulations.

Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with supervisor, other employees, state and local health officials, community organizations, clients, and family members.

Required Qualifications

Nursing Degree

Illinois Registered Nurse license

Ability to occasionally travel throughout McLean County

Knowledge and ability to work in a bilingual/bicultural environment

Must agree to complete applicable communicable disease training programs

Ability to occasionally work outside of normal business hours

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor of Science in Nursing or above

Experience in giving immunizations

Experience in TB and communicable diseases

Physical Attributes/Demands

This position requires activities such as sitting, standing, walking, bending, climbing stairs, moving and carrying light objects, operating office equipment, and driving an automobile.

Work Environment

Works mostly in a well-lighted, air-conditioned office. Occasional work in various offsite locations around the county and in a variety of community locations. May have extensive contact with the public. May have contact with persons who may be infected with contagious diseases. Work is performed in an office environment and involves exposure to normal, everyday risks that require normal safety precautions typical of offices. Certain immunizations and/or TB skin test may be required. Tobacco free workplace.

Benefits Package

McLean County offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Medical Member Rewards Program

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Flex Spending Account (FSA)

Dependent Spending Account (DSA)

Supplemental Insurance: Life, Critical Illness and Accident

County provided Life Insurance

Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund (IMRF Pension)

Paid time off: vacation days, personal days, sick days, holidays

Identity Protection

Charitable Giving

Employee Assistance Program

About McLean County Government

McLean County is the largest county by land area in the state of Illinois with a population of over 172,000. McLean County Government is a fast-moving and dynamic workplace established to locally administer Illinois State laws and serve the community in a variety of ways throughout our multitude of departments. With a $97 million operating budget, over 800 employees, and an Aa1 Bond Rating, McLean County Government is positioned to maintain and expand its reputation for excellence in local government.

To learn more about all the services McLean County Government provides the community, please visit https://mcleancountyil.gov/. A full list of Departments with a description of their function can be located at https://www.mcleancountyil.gov/8/Departments.

How to Apply

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* If applying through a third party job board, please fill out an application via McLean County Governments Job Board located at https://il-mcleancounty.civicplushrms.com/careers/Jobs.aspx

Confidentiality of your application is maintained upon request.

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