What are the responsibilities and job description for the Public Health Nurse III position at Wilson County Government?
Join the Wilson County Health Department as a Public Health Nurse III in our Primary Care Clinic, where your skills directly impact the health and well-being of our community. This is more than a nursing job—it’s an opportunity to provide meaningful, patient-centered care while working alongside a dedicated public health team. This position is responsible for providing comprehensive nursing services to patients across the lifespan, supporting providers, and ensuring high-quality, patient-centered care in a public health setting.
A.Primary Care Program – 90 % of the time
1. Assists with initial intake of patient medical history and initial appointment with
APP, CNM or MD, if needed.
- Complete an initial or interim medical history. Obtain vital signs, measurements and obtain appropriate lab specimens.
- Reviews and routes completed labs to APP, CNM or MD.
- Initiates or follows up on all referrals made through Primary Care Clinic.
- Completes any necessary follow up on lab results as instructed by the APP, CNM or MD.
- Provides education and counseling on common conditions seen through Primary Care, including but not limited to, Novel Coronavirus Sars 2 (COVID 19), hypertension, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, hyper/hypothyroidism, anemia, and other conditions as identified.
- Dispenses or administers appropriate medications or treatments according to the Primary Care policies/procedures and as directed by the APP, CNM or MD, and according to the Department’s Pharmacy policies/procedures.
- Documents findings and all activities in the client’s medical record according to the program policies/procedures and medical record history.
- Reviews patient records for accuracy and completeness.
- Assists APP, CNM or M.D. in other procedures as needed.
- Responsible for reviewing/updating policies and procedures in the Primary Care manual annually.
B. Other Clinical Responsibilities and Duties – 10% of the time
1. Work as needed in other Health Department clinics and programs including Family
Planning, Maternity, Child Health, Immunizations and Communicable Disease.
2. Assist in outreach activities for health promotion and/or other Health Department
events, which occur within the community.
3.Actively participates in all program and record audits, as scheduled.
4.Attends required staff trainings on OSHA, CPR, and HIPAA as scheduled, as well
as other continuing educational programs.
5.Stay updated in all areas of nursing practice by attending workshops, in-services,
and reading new textbooks, periodicals, and guidelines issued by program
coordinators, state, and regional consultants. Maintains required continuing
education hours.
6.Maintains required personnel records, such as time and travel.
7.Helps maintain a safe working environment.
8.Assigned duties related to Bioterrorism and Emergency Response activities, to
include staffing of emergency shelters.
9.Duties as assigned by the Health Director and/or his/her designee.
Graduation from a four-year college or university with a B.S. Degree in Nursing which includes a Public Health rotation and one year of Public Health Nursing experience; or graduation from an accredited school of professional nursing and two years of professional nursing experience including one year in public health; or an equivalent combination of training and experience
Salary : $66,264 - $111,972