PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE II

Mission

The Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) works with communities and partners to create an equitable, safe, resilient, and Healthy Chicago. Under supervision, the class works primarily in the field, providing professional nursing care to individuals, groups, and families to improve the overall health of communities, or functions as a nursing team leader in a health clinic, and performs related duties as required.

About the Role

This position is open to all current City employees covered under the City’s collective bargaining agreement with ILLINOIS NURSES ASSOCIATION – BARGAINING UNIT 37. Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.

Essential Duties

• Works with a caseload of clients in a community setting, making home visits to collect data, complete assessments and ensure clients follow prescribed treatment plans
• Affirms the community’s needs as they relate to the health status of clients and develops nursing care plans to address identified health care problems
• Works with community health providers to plan and implement community health problems and establish standards for client care
• Collaborates with community health and social service agencies to coordinate client services
• Edits and instructs individuals, families and others in health education, disease prevention, nutrition, child care and related health topics
• Collects comprehensive medical, psychosocial, and environmental histories, laboratory results and related data on clients and their families
• Conducts physical examinations to assess clients’ health status; makes preliminary assessments of clients’ health problems and needs and prioritizes for medical attention
• Develops and implements nursing care plans for patients
• Administers prescribed medications according to departmental protocols
• Aids team members in developing appropriate nursing plans and reviews plans for appropriate nursing intervention
• Organizes and conducts interdisciplinary case conferences
• Makes assignments of nursing activities to team members
• Participates in the collection of data for epidemiological studies
• Aids in the development of standards for client care and staff development of paraprofessional employees

Location

4314 S. Cottage Grove, 200 E. 115th St.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s degree or higher in Nursing accredited by the National League for Nursing (NLN) OR Commission on Collegiate Nurse Education (CCNE), OR approved foreign credential evaluation
• One (1) year of professional nursing experience
• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse

Benefits

For Information on our employees benefits please visit our benefits website at: https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dhr/supp info/JobClassification/2025_Classification_and_Pay_Plan.pdf

Pay

$87,504

Schedule

Monday – Friday
8:30AM – 4:30PM; 11:30AM – 7:30PM
1x week

Selection Requirements

This position requires applicants to complete an interview which will include a skills assessment as part of the interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position, based on the oral and written parts of the interview will be selected.

Commitment to Diversity

To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders.

Application Evaluation

Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. Department of Human Resource staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago.

References

All references to political sponsorship or recommendation must be omitted from all application materials submitted for city employment.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The City of Chicago is an Equal Employment Opportunity, Military Friendly, and Fair Chance Employer.