COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE – HEALTH Position Available In Hillsborough, New Hampshire

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE

• HEALTH City of Manchester, NH
• 2.7 Manchester, NH Job Details Full-time $62,192
• $88,712 a year 4 hours ago Benefits Health insurance Qualifications CPR Certification Nursing RN License Mid-level Driver’s License Bachelor’s degree First Aid Certification Care plans Full Job Description

COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSE

• 7070 GRADE 20 PAY RANGE
• $62,192
• $88,712/yr
• plus a comprehensive benefits package Competitive starting salary based on experience
• Plus generous benefits package

General Statement of Duties:

Performs community health nursing duties, including case management and immunizations. Completes other public health duties such as communicable disease investigation and follow-up, public health education and screenings, and public health and department public relations and public health promotional activities. Performs related community health duties.

Examples of Essential Work:

Plans, directs and evaluates community health programs across numerous program areas, including but not limited to, communicable disease investigation, clinical services for STDs and HIV/HCV, immunization services, and home visiting for chronic conditions and environmental exposures; Ensures all programming and services are consistent with Federal and State guidelines, regulations and statutes governing nursing practice, as well as local policies and ordinances; Compiles, analyzes and interprets narrative, statistical and program reports and records; Assists with preparing grant applications as needed and assigned; Manages patient caseloads and communicable disease investigations including individuals with severe medical, behavioral and/or psychological health concerns requiring trauma informed practices to meet their complex health needs; Completes community and/or public health investigations, including documentation and reporting; Monitors disease cases for compliance with isolation and quarantine; including properly using personal protective equipment when required; Performs complex medical procedures consistent with individualized health care plans as dictated by medical orders; Assures that standing medical orders and public health counter measures are deployed as directed by the Medical Director and State; Performs public health and department public relations and public health promotional activities; Provides specialized nursing consultative services, public health education, and recommendations to physicians and other health care providers; Performs immunizations, testing, health screening and assessments; Provides expanded off-site clinical services to reach vulnerable populations, such as immunization clinics in homeless shelters and via mobile outreach; Coordinates services and information with other agencies in order to provide clinical case management for clients, including referrals to primary care practices and other specialty services and community-based services as needed; Develops and maintains medical records and other related confidential documentation of case management for clients receiving direct nursing care services; including utilizing multiple confidential databases to record communicable disease cases; Collects and maintains data relating to public health issues; Provides needed information and demonstrations concerning how to perform certain work tasks to new employees in the same or similar class of positions; and more…

Acceptable Experience and Training:

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing; and Some experience in community health or general nursing; or Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform the work.

Required Special Qualifications:

Registered Nurse in New Hampshire. Possession of a Valid New Hampshire Driver’s License. CPR & First Aid Certification.