Public Health Nurse IV- Children's Village

Overview & Benefits

Oakland County is more than just a workplace. It is a place where you can make a real difference. As one of Michigan’s leading public service organizations, we are committed to strengthening communities, delivering essential services, and improving the quality of life for nearly 1.3 million residents. When you join our team, you become part of a mission-driven workforce guided by integrity, innovation, and a passion for public service. We offer competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to do meaningful work that matters.

General Summary

Compensation: $80,062 - $99,612 per year
Performs nursing care activities for the juvenile residents of Children's Village.
Performs health care assessments on assigned patients, observes the patient's condition, and reports any changes or reactions to medications or treatments.
Documents observations on the patient's record and schedules and prepares patients for or assists in the administration of physical examinations.
Responds to emergency situations, requiring travel between campus buildings.
Utilizes current countywide and/or department specific software to complete assignments.

Minimum Qualifications

• Be licensed by the Michigan Board of Nursing to practice as a registered professional nurse in the State of Michigan.
• Possess a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university.
• Have had at least two (2) years of full-time increasingly responsible public health, community nursing and/or correctional nursing work experience under professional nursing supervision.
• Possess a valid motor vehicle operator’s or chauffeur’s license.

Additional Desirable Qualifications

• Completion of a certified medication course, desirable to administer medications and injections.
• Maintain a valid motor vehicle operator's or chauffeur's license.
• Submit to immunizations as required by the Health Division and to periodic tuberculin skin tests or chest X-rays at County expense.
• Maintain registration with the State of Michigan Board of Nursing.
• Candidates for positions assigned to Children’s Village will be required to provide documentation from the Michigan Department of Human Services that they have not been named in a central registry case as the perpetrator of child abuse or child neglect.
• Applicants for positions assigned at Children’s Village will not be considered if they have been convicted of either of the following:
  (a) Child Abuse or Neglect.
  (b) A felony involving harm or threatened harm to an individual within the 10 years immediately preceding the date of hire.

Mental & Physical Requirements

• Ability to communicate to accurately convey information.
• Ability to use typical medical clinic equipment and supplies.
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle and/or be a passenger.

Working Conditions

• Work is performed in a typical medical clinic setting, in units throughout the Children’s Village campus.
• May come into contact with people who could become confrontational.
• May be required to travel to other locations during the course of work.