Employment Opportunities

Responsibilities

Basic Function

Must have current RN license and must be eligible and have obtained a Minnesota Registered Nurse license and Public Health Nursing certificate by the time of employment. 

To provide a full range of public health nursing, health case management and community health services to individuals, families and the community; and to perform related duties as assigned.

Current vacancies are in the Public Health, Family Health division and the Clinical Services, Sexual Health Outreach Team.   
Duties in Family Health involve primarily working with pregnant and parenting families who may be experiencing significant life stressors or who are at risk of poor health and/or developmental outcomes. Public Health Nurses make home visits to provide a full range of public health nursing services, referral, case management and community health services to individuals, families and the community. Public Health nurses may also co-lead parenting groups, community coalitions, and partner with community residents and stakeholders to address social, racial and health inequities.  Experience working within diverse communities or with interpreters is desired. Nursing experience in public health, maternal child health, obstetrics, pediatrics, school nursing, or mental health preferred. Positions may be available in the evidence-based Nurse Family Partnership program, Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home-visiting, Parents as Teachers/Community Outreach Development or Minnesota Family Investment Program (MFIP) Teen Parent Program teams. Job responsibility includes maintaining timely and accurate health/visit records using an electronic health record for documentation.  During employee orientation time, new employees to the programs may need to travel out of town or state for up to one week's time in order to obtain proper training.
PAT/Community Outreach Team duties may also include:  Family Home visiting; public health promotion through group facilitated education and co-facilitation of monthly community stakeholder groups aimed at addressing Equity in Birth Outcomes within the African American and American Indian communities; coordinating respite child activities during community groups & coalition meetings; student/workforce development activities; population based assessment and community engaged action planning alongside other Ramsey county providers.  The community outreach nurse capitalizes on community strengths while recognizing and addressing social determinants of racial and health equity. Position would require some evening hours.

Duties in the Sexual Health Outreach Team, the PHN will serve as a member of the outreach team, providing education, harm reduction and nursing clinical services in the Syringe Services program and within the community at various outreach locations and/or mobile medical unit.  Occasional Evening and/or weekend shift required.

The eligibility list created by this vacancy may be used to hire other vacancies in the department or County. 

Covid 19
All job offers are conditioned on the candidate being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 with a vaccine authorized for emergency use or FDA-approved.  You will be required to show proof of vaccination on or before your first day of employment and complete a form certifying that you are vaccinated.  Religious and medical exemptions or reasonable accommodations will be considered upon request as required by applicable law.

If an internal candidate is selected, salary will be set in accordance with the personnel rules (i.e., promotion, transfer, or voluntary reduction).

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Examples of Work Performed

 

1. Perform independent health assessments of individuals, families and communities by evaluating their physical, mental, social and environmental health status; and provide nursing and community health intervention based on assessment of need and current community resources.
2. Make skilled nursing observations of client health status by assessing, monitoring and documenting such things as pregnancy, postpartum and infant/toddler status; developmental screening; depression screening; and evaluating the safety of home environments.
3. Share with clients, families, and communities methods of preventative positive health practices, such as health pregnancy; home and family safety; child growth and development; child spacing; and healthy parenting.
4. Provide case management for clients by developing care plans, consulting with other health care providers such as physicians and social workers, refer clients to other health care resources.
5. Provide orientation and training to Public Health Nurses, Health Educators, Dieticians, Home Health Aides, Health Education Program Assistants; and Public Health Licensed Practical Nurses by providing leadership in the area of case management, current medical and nursing technologies, current public health trends, and community resources.
6. Intervene in emergency situations by notifying proper authorities such as police, physicians, child protection agencies and personnel in medical facilities/emergency rooms, provide information to court officials in cases of child and adult protection.
7. Develop and provide health education and consultation services to community members, clients and family members, other professionals and Ramsey County employees on a one-to-one and group basis through home visits, clinics, health promotion and community outreach activities, respond to requests for information by phone or in person, coordinate and conduct health fairs, develop written and oral educational materials and curricula, and teach classes on topics related to public health issues, disease prevention and recognition, and safety and injury prevention, facilitate youth at-risk support groups on public health issues at local schools.
8. Serve on or chair internal and external work groups, task forces and advisory committees for the purpose of influencing and developing policy and procedures related to various community public health issues.
9. Assure privacy of client data according to federal and state regulations.
10. Maintain data related to activities and draft periodic reports to grantors as required.
11. Document cases, health promotion and community activities by preparing reports and necessary paperwork, develop and maintain required records and write case histories. Comply with child protection reporting requirements and collaborate with health care providers and community resources engaged with the family and schools.
12. Participate in team meetings and one-on-one meetings with supervisor.
13. Maintain data in a timely manner related to all activities as required.

(The work assigned to a position in this classification may not include all possible tasks in this description and does not limit the assignment of any additional tasks in this classification.  Regular attendance according to the position's management approved work schedule is required.)
 
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13.