Public Health Nurse (Senior)

The Position

The Public Health Nurse (Senior) promotes community health maintenance and provides specialized support, service, and education to facilitate the public health nursing service; supervises a group in the delivery of services in an assigned health program working with clients of multi-cultural, high risk, disabled, elderly and other special needs groups; supervises the performance of specialized services within the program as assigned.

The Public Health Nurse (Senior) is responsible for the full scope of public health nursing activities at the advanced professional level, which include supervising nursing services for an assigned public health program and perform special assignments requiring more sophisticated health assessment and evaluation techniques.

Education And Experience

• Five (5) years public health and clinical nursing experience that demonstrates possession of and competency in requisite knowledge and abilities.
• A Bachelor’s degree is required in Nursing from a nursing school accredited by the National League for Nursing or equivalent.
• Licenses, Certifications and Registrations:
  • Possession of valid Registered Nurse license issued by the California State Board of Registered Nursing and certification in Public Health Nursing.
  • Possession of a current CPR certificate.
  • Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid Class C California driver’s license maybe required.

Selection Process

• 6/26/2026 – First application review deadline to submit application and required documents.
• 7/10/2026 – Second application review deadline to submit application and required documents.
• Applications will be reviewed biweekly thereafter.

How To Apply

• Applications must be submitted through the NEOGOV system.
• All additional application materials as requested in the job announcement (degree/transcripts, certificates, DD-214 if applicable, ADA Accommodation Request) must be submitted by the application review deadline.
• Previously submitted application materials (i.e. copies of diploma and/or transcripts, etc.) for prior recruitments will not be applied for this recruitment but must be re-submitted for this recruitment.
• Any further questions can be directed to the Department of Human Resources at (707) 784-6170, business hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
• Document Submittal Requirements: All candidates must submit a copy of the following required documents by the application review date: Bachelor's Degree, Current CPR certification, Valid Registered Nurse license, and Valid Driver's License.

Retirees

• Solano County invites all to apply for positions; however, pursuant to Government Code Section 21221(h) and 21224, hiring restrictions may apply to California Public Sector Pension Plan Retirees.

Veterans Preference Points

• To be eligible, applicant must have served at least 181 consecutive days of active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States and have received either an honorable discharge or a general discharge under honorable conditions.
• A COPY OF THE DD 214, SHOWING DISCHARGE TYPE (GENERALLY COPY 4), MUST BE RECEIVED IN THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT BY THE APPLICATION REVIEW DEADLINE.

How To Submit Your Documents

• In addition to uploading attachments when applying online, candidates may submit documents by fax to (707) 784-3424, or by email to recruitment@solanocounty.gov.
• Be sure to include (Public Health Nurse (Sr)) and the recruitment number (26-534050-01) in your email or fax.

Request For Testing Accommodation By Applicants With Disabilities

This form must be received in the Human Resources Department by the application review deadline.

Applicants With Disabilities

Qualified individuals with a disability, who are able to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, and need an accommodation during any phase of the recruitment/testing/examination process (as detailed in the “Selection Process”), must complete the following Request for Testing Accommodation by Applicants with Disabilities Form.

Summary

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