Registered Nurse - Public Health

City Westmoreland
State Kansas
Schedule Full-Time
Company Name Pottawatomie County Health Department

Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY:

Under the supervision of the Pottawatomie County Health Department Director and Assistant

Director, the Public Health Nurse is a non-exempt position under FLSA. Primary responsibilities

include providing public health nursing assessment and care, providing health education,

monitoring health risks and communicable disease in the county, and promoting good health in

Pottawatomie County.

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS (required):

1. Provides adult health screening/monitoring of chronic disease per protocol 

2. Assists with child and adult immunizations and administers immunizations at clinics as

trained and assigned;

3. Performs direct nursing duties in public health programs as trained;

4. Maintains and updates Communicable Disease Protocols provided by KDHE and

develops local protocol to enhance disease investigation process;

5. Conducts phone visits to investigate disease or counsel clients with public health concerns

or environmental hazards;

6. Conduct clinic visits to high-risk families for education and risk reduction;

7. Provides health education/materials to the general public and schools regarding health

prevention;

8. Assures that appropriate educational materials are displayed and available in health

department and in community;

9. Provides testing, treatment, and follow up for sexually transmitted diseases as

trained;

12. Performs toenail care per protocol as assigned.

Full Description on https://recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/Jobs/Details/4332519   

or https://recruiting.paylocity.com/recruiting/jobs/All/605c235d-220b-4e72-9ba1-ed92faff22a3/Pottawatomie-County 

 

Qualifications:

Education: A high school diploma or GED, and graduation from an accredited School of Nursing.

Employee should be a Registered Nurse and be currently licensed to practice in the State of Kansas.

Experience: One year of similar or related experience is recommended. Employee is expected to have

acquired the necessary information and skills to perform the job reasonably well within six months

to one year of employment.

Job Responsibilities

See information above or Contact Leslie Campbell, Director - Pottawatomie County Health Department 785-457-3719

Salary/Pay

Salary Description

$26.24 to $43.73 per hour - Salary Range

Closing Date

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