Public Health Registered Nurse, Level 1, 2, or 3

Job Responsibilities

• Provides professional nursing care in accordance with nurse protocols, policies, and /or procedures, with a focus on immunizations for all age categories
• Comprehensive assessments of male/female patients, which may include genitalia exams
• Collections specimens, performs lab tests, including pregnancy tests, and conducts microscopic assessments
• Provides education, treatments, and administers medications and vaccinations
• May conduct home visits, participate in health fairs, serve on committees, and make presentations
• Responds to Public Health Emergencies
• Provides exceptional customer service and maintains HIPAA Standards

Requirements

• Maintains CPR Certification
• Minimum Qualifications: Associate degree in nursing from an accredited college or university, completion of a PHN course within one (1) year of hire, and current Georgia Registered Professional Nurse license and CPR certification.

Qualifications

• Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in nursing, baccalaureate-level health assessment course, experience with performing physical exams on males and females, including genitalia, experience administering immunizations, TB experience, such as contact investigation, treatments, including Direct Observation Therapy, case management/tracking experience, bilingual (Spanish), ability to interpret and translate health care information orally and in writing from English into the specific foreign language (Spanish) and from the specific foreign language (Spanish) into English.

Benefits

• 13 paid holidays
• Educational Support Leave
• 3 weeks accrual of Annual Leave & 3 weeks accrual of Sick Leave
• A defined benefit retirement plan, plus (employer-matched) 401(k) plan
• Health and Flexible Benefits (Dental, Vision, Legal, Long-Term Care, Dependent Life, AD&D, Short- and Long-Term Disability, and Spending Accounts)

Physical Requirements

• Occasional lifting of up to 45 lbs.

Additional Information

• This position may require driving company vehicles (A valid driver’s license is required) and working some evenings and weekends during special events such as health fairs and responding to disasters.
• Selected applicant must consent to a motor vehicle record assessment.
• Points should be less than 10 and/or not negatively impact insurance rates for the agency.
• Drug screening, criminal background checks, and immunization records may be required.
• Male applicants between 18 and 26 must present proof of Selective Service Registration if selected.

Highlighting Experience

• Previous employment with any state’s Department of Public Health or a County Board of Health
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing
• Baccalaureate-level health assessment course
• Experience with performing physical exams on males and females, including genitalia
• Experience administering immunizations
• TB experience, such as contact investigation, treatments, including Direct Observation Therapy
• Case management/tracking experience
• Bilingual (Spanish), ability to interpret and translate health care information orally and in writing from English into the specific foreign language (Spanish) and from the specific foreign language (Spanish) into English.

Physical Requirements

• Occasional lifting of up to 45 lbs.

Application Instructions

• This office must receive a State Merit Application for Employment no later than the deadline.

Equal Opportunity Employer

• We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.