Public Health Nurse II - APC

Primary Purpose

This position provides comprehensive clinical support within the Adult Primary Care Clinic, ensuring high-quality patient care through direct clinical services, patient education, and coordination of care. The role also includes outreach and educational responsibilities to support departmental programs and community health initiatives.

Essential Functions

• Uses the nursing process to provide case management services to an assigned caseload. Completes initial client/family assessments and problem lists. Accurately identifies and prioritizes patient problems. Performs home, residence telemedicine and phone follow-up as indicated.

• Collaborates with client, physicians, and other providers to develop a comprehensive plan or care. Effectively communicates care plans and other client-related activities both verbally and in writing to appropriate personnel and agencies.

• Utilizes clinical skills and assessments to work autonomously in outpatient, community settings and to communicate with physicians and other providers regarding alterations in the plan of care. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide service appropriate to the age of the patient.

• Maintains a directory of available services by geographical area and updates others about new services. Acts as a client advocate for the development of community resources. Provides direct patient education and collaboration related to lab findings, disease management, and care plan compliance.

• Functions as liaison to external agencies and relays information to others which may impact care and/or services of clients. Maintains an adequate caseload of clients to fund this position.

Additional Responsibilities

• Serve as an advocate for families in the community. Participates in audit reviews and program reviews as necessary. Participates in orientation of students and/or new employees as necessary. In times of disaster, function as a health professional in a Red Cross Shelter.

• Participates in professional organizations. Advances clinical expertise through attendance at conferences, reading journals, etc. Maintains a professional network among colleagues. Participates in quality improvement (QI) activities. Changes practice behaviors as a result of data. Encourages clinical problem identification and resolution activities. Role models use of QI principles and techniques. Identifies, addresses, and reports quality issues identified through data sources.