Public Health Nurse #1626 Family Health Center- Pediatrics - Health Services Division - Hamilton County, TN - Chattanooga, TN

Public Health Nurse #1626 Family Health Center- Pediatrics - Health Services Division - Hamilton County, TN - Chattanooga, TN -

Underneath the overall supervision of Program Managers; offers quite a lot of specialised public well being care nursing providers within the areas of evaluation, prevention, remedy, case management, high quality management, outreach and schooling to the residents, indigent and underserved populations of girls, youngsters and households; might act as a coordinator or lead on assigned program specialty. Important Features: (Important features, as outlined underneath the People with Disabilities Act, might embrace the next duties, information, expertise and different traits. This record of duties is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY, and isn’t a complete itemizing of all features and duties carried out by incumbents of this class.)

Duties:
Supplies affected person/shopper providers in a fashion that maintains high quality care and documentation whereas making certain the security of sufferers/shoppers and compliance with all relevant laws and tips; might carry out audits of charts and amenities; conducts required laboratory proficiency/comparability of laboratory testing; identifies bodily, social and emotional wants of shoppers; works as a group member, collaborating providers inside the clinics together with WIC, Family Planning, Households First, Prenatal, Dental, Main Care, Baby Health, TennCare, and so on.

May fit in quite a lot of packages akin to Immunization, Communicable Illnesses; Occupational Health and Security associated to staff uncovered to potential contagious blood and/or physique fluids; Vaccination Packages, An infection Management, Radiological Monitoring, Renal Illness Prevention and Administration, Homeless, Hispanic, Sexually Transmitted Illnesses, and so forth; assists medical docs and nurse practitioners by performing assessments of sufferers medically, mentally, bodily and socially.

Teaches sufferers and/or household about their circumstances, preventative measures to regulate/keep or enhance their situation/state of affairs; refers sufferers to applicable assets in group; performs duties of case management in affected person houses, nursing amenities, nursing houses; develops protocol and coverage modifications to satisfy wants; performs all duties of professional registered nurse; maintains present licensure; researches new medical info; performs different associated duties as assigned.

Information, Expertise and Talents:
Information of federal, state, and county legal guidelines, guidelines, laws, insurance policies, practices and procedures associated to provision of Public Health Skilled Nursing providers.

Information of professional Registered Nurse medical strategies, practices and procedures.

Information of group and county medical, social, and emotional providers.

Information of high quality critiques and audit strategies, practices and procedures.

Information of specialty strategies, practices and procedures associated to space of task.

Information of affected person chart documentation, recordkeeping, case management; and specialised medical procedures associated to space of task.

Talent using specialised medical gear using correct common well being and security precautions.

Talent managing upset and/or confrontational sufferers/shoppers or relations.

Talent studying, analyzing, and deciphering medical analysis, reviews, checks, and knowledge.

Talent using verbal and written communication in offering shows, counseling, instructional supplies, and directions associated to medical info.

Talent offering case management to indigent or underserved populations.

Talent using customer support/public relations methods when responding to inquiries and complaints.

Talent establishing and sustaining efficient working relationships.

Minimal Necessities:
Bachelor’s Diploma in Nursing with one (1) yr work expertise. An Affiliate Diploma or Diploma in Nursing or the equal plus three (three) years work expertise could also be thought-about; Should possess an lively Registered Nurse Licensure, present CPR certification, and a legitimate driver’s license. Applicant should have the ability to talk successfully in each oral and written type.

Bodily Necessities: Work requires lengthy durations of standing, strolling, lifting medical provides or sufferers weighing as much as 50 kilos, aiding sufferers in transfers to examination tables, performing routine lab work akin to blood attracts and specimen assortment; in depth contact with infectious illnesses, mentally sick or combative sufferers, residence visits, case management and a spotlight to element. Some positions require occasional journey and on-name duties.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Hamilton County doesn’t discriminate on the idea of race, shade, nationwide origin, intercourse, faith, age or incapacity in employment or the supply of providers.

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