SUBSTITUTE - Public Health Nurse

Summary or Purpose

Provide basic public health nursing services in the examination, assessment and treatment of patients to promote, maintain and restore good health in support of the goals of the Department.

[Substitute employees will work on an as-needed basis]

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop skills in the techniques required to provide medical assessments, treatments and counseling to residents within scope of authority.
• Aid in providing consultation and nursing services to special patient categories; provides general and special health counseling, patient care instructions, and treatment services, and family planning counseling.
• Aid in providing infant and child health assessment, screening and immunization services; educate parents on child development issues and refer clients to other community services.
• Support and enhance the patients' physical and emotional stability; explain nature of illness, plan of care, procedures and treatments to patients, family and significant others.
• Prepare correspondence, referrals, social histories, narrative nursing activity reports; update and maintain a variety of files, records, charts and other documents; gather, compile and synthesize data; maintain appropriate records, prepare reports as required, and maintain patient confidentiality.
• Present outreach programs; talk to community groups regarding program services.
• Confer and collaborate with other professionals to provide continuum of care.
• Present patient and family teaching programs based on identified health care goals.
• In the event of an emergency, follow responsibilities as outlined in the North Slope Borough and program policies and procedures and the CEMP manual.
• Respect clients by recognizing their rights and maintaining confidentiality, including HIPAA requirements.
• Protect self, co-workers and consumers by following policies and procedures to prevent the spread of blood borne and/or airborne diseases.
• Travel to the villages within the North Slope Borough.
• May be required to work a non-traditional work schedule to include evening, holidays and weekends and may be subject to 24 hour on-call status.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of Department and Borough policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of nursing principles and practices of Health teaching, counseling and interviewing.
• Knowledge of local community resources.
• Demonstrated work experience using PC and common software applications.

Education, Experience, Certifications and Licenses Required

• Documentation that the individual is free from active pulmonary tuberculosis.
• Applicant must pass a criminal history background check conducted by the State of Alaska Background Check Unit.
• RN Program Diploma or Associate Degree.
• Must obtain State of Alaska Registered Nurse Licensure within 90 days of hire.
• This is a career ladder position; the incumbent must obtain certification as required by and within time periods specified in the attached chart for advancement.
• For each requirement obtained based on the attached schedule, the incumbent will receive pay increases for levels within each level. If the incumbent fails to renew certifications as required, the North Slope Borough will consider expired certificates as not valid; therefore, the incumbent’s rate of pay will be adjusted accordingly.
• Note: Public Health Nursing Substitute employees work on an as-needed basis as nonpermanent employees for the borough and therefore have no assurance of continued employment, nor are substitute employees guaranteed future scheduling based upon satisfactory performance. The Borough may release substitute employees without cause, effective upon oral notice by the supervisor.
• Substitute employees must maintain all required licensure and certification requirements.

Not Applicable

Supplemental Questions

• Some high school
  High school diploma or GED
  Some college
  Associate's degree
  Bachelor's degree
  Master's degree
  Doctorate
• Yes
  No
• Yes
  No
• Yes
  No
• Father
  Father-in-Law
  Step-Father
  Mother
  Mother-in-Law
  Step-Mother
  Brother
  Brother-in-Law
  Step-Brother
  Sister
  Sister-in-Law
  Step-Sister
  Son
  Son-in-Law
  Step-Son
  Daughter
  Daughter-in-Law
  Step-Daughter
  Wife
  Husband
• Yes
  No
• Department Director
  Immediate Supervisor
  Employer
  North Slope Borough
  Address
  P.O. Box 69, NSB HR
  Barrow, Alaska, 99723-0069
  Phone
  907-852-0364