Public Health Nurse II

The Public Health Nurse II provides comprehensive, skilled, and specialized nursing care under a physician's order. Employees in this job have no formal supervisory role, however, may train, guide, or lead employees in the designated work unit. Employees must meet the minimum requirements, conditions of employment, and be able to perform successfully all essential duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodations.

This position could include various public health programs including but not limited to Healthy Families of America, which is an evidence-based home visiting program focused on early childhood relational health.

This position may require irregular hours.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES ( may include but are not limited to the following )

Under the guidance of a supervisor provides skilled, comprehensive nursing services through a wide variety of preventative health and clinic programs:

• Demonstrates independent nursing judgment performing comprehensive individual and family assessments, including social determinants of health.
• Works independently to conduct home visits with assigned families to provide support services to improve child health, growth and development outcomes.
• Demonstrates decision making and problem solving, using critical thinking skills, regarding public health issues.
• Utilizes a strength-based and person-centered approach
• Demonstrates knowledge and appropriate actions to be taken in multiple diverse and complex circumstances.
• Promotes and participates in public health education and disease prevention.
• Promotes immunization recommendations.
• Acts as a health advocate for individuals, families and the community.
• Prepares, updates, and maintains records to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Complies with privacy and security laws (HIPAA), Federal, State, and Agency policies, and procedures.
• Complies with all job safety requirements, including OSHA standards and quality control requirements.
• Demonstrates knowledge of community resources and makes referrals to community agencies.
• Collaborates with community agencies to ensure coordination of care.
• Participates in continuing education programs and self-directed education to keep skills and knowledge current.
• Demonstrates appropriate communication skills in addressing co-workers, community members and partners, and clients.
• Demonstrates basic computer skills and willingness to adapt to new software programs as indicated.
• Demonstrates dependable and reliable attendance patterns.
• Participates in trainings, drills, investigations, and team responses to public health emergencies and bioterrorism events.
• Participates in Community Health Outreach activities and events.
• All other duties as assigned or delegated.

EDUCATION, FORMAL TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE ( minimum requirements )

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited nursing program
• Two to four years of related nursing experience (preferred)

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES

• Possession and maintenance of a current license to practice as a registered nurse in Michigan
• Current CPR certification
• Other certifications may be required depending on assignment
• Requires a valid driver's license and personal vehicle insurance and must maintain eligibility to drive as per the County's Vehicle policy.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT ( minimum requirements - legal or contractual preemployment obligations and/or requirements, such as drug testing, background check, etc. )

A background check may be required initially and periodically for an individual hired, transferred, reclassified, promoted, or currently working in this job. Appointment to or continued employment in this job is contingent upon a satisfactory background check which may include but is not limited to: confirmation of a persons’ identity; review of criminal conviction records; verification of educational degree, license, or certificate required for the position; review of Department of Motor Vehicles records; Department of Justice fingerprint scan; and/or drug and alcohol testing as required and allowable by law. A satisfactory background check is defined as the absence of a criminal history record which bears a demonstrable relationship to the applicant's or employee's suitability to perform the required duties and responsibilities of the position. Annually, all public health nurses are required to receive the seasonal flu vaccination.

BENEFITS

Salary: $62,150.00 - $77,650.00

• Medical: The County offers employees a high-deductible plan through Priority Health. To help cover the cost of the deductible, Grand Traverse County will deposit a contribution amount up to $2,000 into an employee Health Savings Account every year. You may also direct deposit funds into this account every pay period.
• Vision: The County provides a no cost plan for employees. We also offer an enhanced plan through EyeMed.
• Dental: Our dental insurance provider is Delta Dental. You will pay no costs or premium for diagnostic and cleaning services.
• Wellness: Grand Traverse County is committed to creating a culture of health. We provide a variety of incentives and programs that allow you to live a healthy lifestyle.
• Employee Recognition: We highly value our employees, which we show by providing our employees awards and recognition throughout the year, and on anniversary dates.
• Tuition Reimbursement: Employees are reimbursed up to $5,250 annually for enrollment in courses at an accredited college, university, or trade school.
• Vacation: Grand Traverse County provides a generous amount of vacation days to benefitted employees so you can spend time with family and friends.
• Holidays: The County gives you 12 days a year to celebrate holidays. Beyond these 12 days, you will receive additional floating holidays to use at your discretion.
• Personal Leave: Employees receive up to 72 hours annually depending on contract, to use for appointments, take care of family needs and other personal reasons. Employees are paid every year for unused personal leave up to 40 hours.
• Parental Leave: Employees may take up to 6 months of leave to begin at birth or date of adoption of their child.
• Retirement: Grand Traverse County offers a defined contribution through MERS. The plan includes a generous match that fully vests after 6 years of employment.
• 457(b) Retirement Plans: The County also offers optional 457(b) deferred compensation and Roth retirement plans with matching contributions up to an approved amount, based on applicable contract provisions.
• Life Insurance: Benefitted employees automatically receive life insurance.
• Short Term Disability: The County provides a plan through Mutual of Omaha, which pays two thirds of your salary or wages for a maximum of 182 days.
• Long Term Disability: The County provides a plan through Mutual of Omaha, which pays 60 percent of your salary or wages for a maximum of 24 months.

Work Location: In person

Benefits:

Salary : $62,150 - $77,650