School Health Public Health Nurse II

$10,000 Sign-On Bonus*

Are you looking for a career that offers you...

• Robust one-year orientation.
• Opportunity to make a difference by serving those most in need.
• Work collaboratively with community partners to address public health priorities. Focus on health education, health promotion and disease prevention.
• A Learning culture.
• Work life balance.
• Great health benefits.
• Supportive team environment.

Knowledge of nursing and public health theories, principles, practices, methods, processes, and procedures required to provide public health nursing;
Knowledge of human growth and development, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology (e.g., side effects, contraindications), preventive medicine, epidemiology, and nutrition;
Knowledge of current practices in public health nursing service delivery;
Knowledge of available community resources for referral or the ability to rapidly acquire such knowledge;
Knowledge of documentation, nursing diagnosis, and quality assurance;
Knowledge of professional standards of nursing practice;
Knowledge of applicable federal, state, and county laws and regulations;
Knowledge of county Health Department policies and procedures;
Ability to perform technical and complex nursing procedures (e.g., injections, venipuncture, blood pressure screening, STD check, tube feeding, nebulization), administering treatments and medications, and using medical equipment in delivering services to clients;
Ability to perform emergency treatment(s), with limited supervision, for life threatening conditions;
Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with others, including those from varied backgrounds and different situations, in individual and team-based settings;
Ability to handle contentious interactions, especially with those who may appear difficult, hostile, or distressed;
Ability to identify problems and make sound, well-informed, and objective decisions or judgments relating to client health care;
Ability to assess the quality, appropriateness, implications, and impact of decisions or judgments made by others and identify courses of corrective action, where appropriate;
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with individual or small and large group interactions;
Ability to provide health training to clients and families with complex, multiple health needs, using knowledge of adult learning concepts;
Ability to accurately maintain client medical records and information (e.g., filing, retrieval, recording, and archiving) and to protect the privacy of clients served;
Ability to use technology to document, file, retrieve, make adjustments to medical records or information, and communicate or share public health information in the appropriate format;
Ability to assign paraprofessionals, volunteers and students according to ability level and set work priorities according to clinic and/or caseload demands.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Graduation from a college or university accredited by the National League for Nursing or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education with a bachelor's degree in nursing; plus, one-year post-licensure nursing experience.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:

• Possession of current license or a multistate licensure privilege to practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• Valid motor vehicle driver's license.
• AED - Required within 60 days.
• CPR -Required within 60 days.

• Experience providing health services to school aged children in ethnically diverse populations.
• Experience conducting epidemiological investigations of communicable disease cases and outbreaks.
• Must have a high level of integrity and discretion in handling confidential information and professionalism in dealing with students, parents and colleagues.
• Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal abilities to communicate effectively and clearly with a diverse population.
• Ability to establish and maintain collaborative connections with internal and external partners.
• Work independently and on interdisciplinary teams.
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite and other software applications.
• At least one year of direct supervisory experience of paraprofessional staff or has demonstrated work experience monitoring and directing the work of others.

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