Public Health Nurse I

Position Summary: Western Plains Public Health is seeking a full-time Public Health Nurse to join our team. Provide professional public health nursing services to the community.

Essential Duties:

• Assist with/or provide health maintenance clinics, immunization clinics, blood pressure testing, rapid strep testing, tuberculosis screening, and medication management.
• Provide home visits as assigned and nursing care to meet physical, emotional, spiritual, social, and cultural needs of the patient by means of teaching and referral.
• Utilize the nursing process to identify individual client problems and to develop, implement, and evaluate patient care.
• Document observations, nursing interventions, therapeutic measures administered and status of coordinated activities between nursing and other professional disciplines utilizing the problem oriented electronic record system.
• Provide and promote community health services.
• Serve on health related coalitions and taskforces.
• Attend staff and branch office meetings as scheduled and continuing education opportunities as approved.
• Collaborate with emergency response planning and training in order to accurately respond to public health emergencies.
• Follow current HIPAA guidelines to ensure client confidentiality.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Specialty Duties & Responsibilities

HIV/Hepatitis C/STI Nurse

• Provide HIV and Hepatitis C documentation to the State Health Department using designated electronic record program.
• Conduct Hepatitis C, HIV, STI testing per State Health Department requirements and protocols.
• Provide treatment of STI’s per Medical Directors standing orders.
• Conduct the Hepatitis C/HIV/STI testing for high risk inmates in jails as requested.
• Follow grant guidelines and deliverables.

Mandan Good Neighbor Project Nurse

• Conducts harm reduction education and syringe exchange in accordance to the North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services Program plan guidelines.

Morton County Nurse

• Offer Public Health nursing services to Mandan, rural Morton County, Sioux County and the Standing Rock Reservation as assigned. Morton County is the major work site. Office is located in Mandan ND.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program
• Current North Dakota RN license
• Current driver's license and reliable transportation
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Health insurance
• Retirement plan
• Paid time off
• Professional development opportunities
• Family-friendly, Monday-Friday schedule, limited evenings and weekends

Western Plains Public Health serves the residents of Grant, Mercer, Morton, Oliver, and Sioux Counties through programs focused on prevention, education, environmental health, maternal and child health, emergency preparedness, and community wellness.

• Position is open until filled. If you need more information or are interested in applying, please email our Director of Nursing, Jessica Barker, at jbarker@westernplainsph.org.