Job Description
Full-time, Exempt Position
Starting Pay Range: $71,822 - $77,792 Job Summary
The Public Health Nurse – Maternal Child Health works with women and families using assessment and counseling skills to identify needs, provide education and connect them with community resources. This position collaborates with WIC staff to improve health and wellness of at-risk participants.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities
The following duties are primarily performed and are essential for this position. Employees are expected to be able to perform each of these job duties satisfactorily and successfully with or without reasonable accommodations to be qualified for the position. Other duties may be required and assigned. Resource Navigation and Case Management: Works closely with maternal and child health clients to provide access to available community resources. Provides care coordination, case management, assessment eligibility, education, counseling, and breastfeeding support.
Program Administration: Researches, develops, organizes, and implements protocols. Serves as a liaison to outside agencies to provide information and collaboration on maternal and child health programming, to include childhood lead poisoning prevention, immunizations and injury prevention.
Program Evaluation: Evaluates health trends and risk factors of population and participates in maternal and child health and strategic planning activities.
Other: Preforms other duties as assigned (i.e.: pandemic response)
Supervision Exercised
None
Minimum Education Qualifications
Education and/or Experience Requirements :
- Bachelor’s of Nursing required.
- WI ADM. Code (HFS 139.08) A bachelor’s or master’s degree from a program approved by the board of nursing under s. 441.01 (3), Stats. and ch. N 1 or accredited by the national professional nursing education accrediting organization. The program shall include preparation in public health nursing or community health nursing, or a public health nurse certificate issued by the department prior to December 1, 1984.
- Preferred public health nurse experience.
Licenses, Certifications, and Other Requirements: - Licensed Registered Nurse in Wisconsin.
- Must maintain licensure renewal every two years.
Minimum Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Qualifications
In order to perform the functions and responsibilities of the position (listed above) the following knowledge, skills, and abilities are essential. - Working knowledge of the role of various community health care providers, social service, and advocacy agencies in the community; and ability to effectively support, assess and refer clients.
- Thorough knowledge of standard health assessment practices, protocols, and equipment.
- Thorough knowledge of public health epidemiological principles.
- Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships.
- Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
- Proficient in Microsoft office.
- Ability to manage a client caseload and maintain applicable records.
- Ability to perform anthropometric measurements on infants, children, and adults and perform finger stick blood draw.
In evaluating candidates for this position, Ozaukee County may consider a combination of education, training, and experience which provides the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of this position. Physical Requirements
- Completion of annual respirator training and fit testing.
Work Environment
This position may be asked to work out of both Washington and Ozaukee County offices. This is not a remote position.
EOE / ADA Statement
Ozaukee County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, Ozaukee County will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.
Nothing in this job description limits management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement or affect the at-will nature of the employment arrangement between the employee and company and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change. Ozaukee County offers a generous benefits package including: health, dental, life, & vision insurance; free employee health clinic & Teladoc; paid holidays, vacation, & sick time; state of Wisconsin WRS defined benefit pension program; bonus opportunities; employee fitness room; wellness program & wellness reimbursement; tuition reimbursement & continuing education opportunities; and more! Please note some that benefits offered are dependent on full-time/part-time status.
Ozaukee County prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type against applicants and employees on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, handicap, disability, genetics, veteran status or military service, marital status or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic or status protected by federal, state or local laws. Ozaukee County also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with the requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act and applicable state and local laws.
Job Tags
Holiday work, Full time, Part time, Local area,