8754 - Part-Time Community Health Nurse I (Health & Human Services) na Jackson County, OR

About the Department

Jackson County Employment Opportunity.

This is a part-time position for a Family Child Health Nurse to provide home visiting care in the community. The RN in this position would support both the Babies First! And CaCoon Programs. This role is best suited for a nurse with strong interpersonal communication and case management skills. This RN will build and maintain a client caseload who they will support in goal-setting, life-course progression, health education and skill building. Therapeutic communication, empathic listening, boundary setting/maintenance, personal self-care, comfort with home visiting, and the ability to work with families from all walks of life are keys to success in this role. 

Jackson County is simultaneously recruiting for two similar positions within the Health & Human Services department. The titles of these recruitments are “Community Health Nurse I” and “Community Health Nurse II.” Please note that we will only fill one of these positions with the best candidate from the qualified applicant pools. 

Please review the minimum qualifications for each position and apply only for the position where you meet the minimum qualifications and that you are qualified for. 

Jackson County strives to recruit, hire and retain the best employees!

Position Duties

• Oregon RN license required.
• BSN preferred.
• Maternal Child Nursing experience strongly preferred.
• Home visiting experience preferred.
• Excellent communication, customer service, and nursing skills.
• Bilingual (Spanish) preferred.
• Pass a criminal background check prior to hire. 
• Submit an acceptable DMV certified court print prior to hire. click on the following link to review Jackson County's requirements for an acceptable driving record.  

• Pass a pre-employment drug screen, which includes screening for Marijuana. Click on the link to review Jackson County's Drug-Free Workplace Policy.

Minimum Qualifications

I.    Position Summary

Performs a variety of duties including planning, implementing and delivering community health nursing services such as assessment, care delivery and counseling; and, maintains records, manages program finances, maintains supplies and performs other administrative tasks as necessary. The Community Health Nurse I is an entry level class. This is an entry level classification in which employees perform a significant portion of the work assigned to the next higher level, but with more support and supervision than expected at the journey level. Tasks are performed within a procedural framework established by the supervisor and higher-level employees. Once attainment of the Community Health Nurse II criteria is approved and the employee is performing their duties to an acceptable level of proficiency, the employee may be reclassified to the Community Health Nurse II position at the manager’s and Human Resources’ discretion. Employee may be expected to provide guidance to subordinate staff, volunteers, interns or other aides including monitoring nursing functions, progress and outcomes per the Oregon State Board of Nursing; however, guidance responsibilities are ancillary to the main intent and focus of the position.
 

II.   Examples of Essential Position Duties (The following duties represent some of the principal job duties; however, they are not all-inclusive. Other duties may be required or assigned.)

• Assesses individual and family health status; identifies health problems and performs nursing care in a variety of settings; demonstrates in-depth clinical judgment and skills within the scope of practice as permitted.
• Responds appropriately to emergency medical situations.
• Maintains accurate and up-to-date patient records and health program statistics; analyzes community health trends affecting assigned program or caseload; prepares records and reports
• Plans and implements nursing care in an established community health program, coordinating service delivery within assigned program area; assists with the implementation of new nursing projects; evaluates services on an on-going basis and recommends methods of improvement as necessary.
• Develops health education plans and teaches and/or counsels individuals, families, and groups about disease containment, treatment and prevention, family planning, nutrition, and/or general health at the basic and complex level; acts as consultant to health care providers on community health issues in assigned program area; may serve on committees, boards, and task forces as appropriate.
• Adheres to regulatory requirements, collective bargaining agreements, County, and departmental policies and procedures, required trainings, as well as safe work practices.
• Develops and maintains effective internal and external working relationships at all levels.
• Has regular and reliable attendance. Overtime may be required.
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III.  Minimum Requirements (Performance of the essential duties of this position includes the following requirements, physical demands and/or working conditions)

 

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing or healthcare administration; OR
• An Oregon RN with a Bachelor’s degree in a field other than nursing or healthcare administration AND two years public health nursing experience; OR
• Any combination of education and experience which provides the applicant with the desired skills, knowledge and ability required to perform the job.

 

License, Certificate or Other

Requires possession of a valid driver’s license and an acceptable driving record. Must be currently licensed by the state of Oregon as a registered nurse. Must have CPR certification.

 

IV.  Other Requirements

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Position requires extensive knowledge of the principles and practices of professional nursing and medical ethics; available medical and community health resources; medications and their side effects; medical record-keeping practices; safety procedures and protocol in medical treatment and the safe utilization of medical instruments and equipment; modern office procedures and practices.  Position requires ability to interpret and apply state and local laws, policies and procedures related to community health and medical care; grasp readily the principles of public health program delivery; organize tasks and manage time effectively; work independently and as a team member; exercise initiative and good judgment in dealing with people from various backgrounds; understand and carry out precise, detailed instructions of a technical and professional nature; understand and use mathematics to compute totals and analyze statistics; operate office equipment including a computer and basic medical equipment; understand and carry out oral and written directions; read and understand medical reference manuals, equipment manuals, laws, laboratory reports, test reports, etc.; maintain medical records with confidentiality; communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work, and to communicate effectively and sensitively with patients; perform duties professionally despite frequent interruptions; respond professionally and responsibly in emergency or dangerous situations.

 

Physical Demands (Performance of the essential duties of this position includes the following physical demands)

Requires the ability to coordinate hands and feet in performing simple movements, such as bending, reaching and grasping; to exert physical effort in sedentary to light work involving moving from one area of the office to another and standing for extended periods of time.  May require sufficient strength and coordination for lifting, pushing, pulling and/or carrying the weight of equipment and people.  Requires ability to operate medical instruments and machinery in which manipulative skills and hand-eye coordination are important ingredients of safe and/or productive operation.  Requires driving and the ability to operate a motor vehicle.  Sensory requirements include color, sound, odor, depth, texture and visual perception and discrimination, as well as oral communications ability.  Requires sufficient hand-eye coordination to perform skilled movements, such as giving injections, taking blood samples, adjusting microscopes, etc., as well as semi-skilled repetitive movements, such as typing, filing and data entry and use of other office equipment or supplies.

 

Working Conditions (Performance of the essential duties of this position includes the following working conditions)

Tasks require occasional exposure to strong odors, strong chemicals, communicable illnesses and diseases. Work is generally performed in an office environment but may include other locations, including patient’s homes. May include exposure to disruptive people. 

 

V.   Additional Information

This classification description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of duties, knowledge, skills, abilities, or requirements, as any one position in this classification may be assigned some or all of these duties, in addition to other duties not explicitly listed here. The various duties, responsibilities and/or assignments of this position may be unevenly balanced and change from time to time based upon matters such as, but not limited to, variations in the shift, work demands, seasons, service levels and management’s decisions on how to best allocate department resources. Any shift, emphasis or rebalancing of these assigned duties, responsibilities and/or assignments does not constitute a change in the job classification. The County shall schedule employees and determine FTE consistent with its determination as to efficiency of operations, financial advantages to the County, and/or effective service to the public.

 

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