TB Field Public Health Nurse (Public Health Nurse II)

*$10,000 Sign-On Bonus

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

• A robust one-year orientation designed to support your professional success
• The opportunity to make a difference by serving those most in need in our community
• The chance to work collaboratively with community partners to address public health priorities.
• A learning culture that values growth, flexibility, and work-life balance
• Amazing benefits and a supportive team environment

• Conducts assessments and clinical evaluations of clients with suspected or confirmed TB disease or LTBI.
• Provides direct TB health services and case management in community and home settings.
• Coordinates multidisciplinary care and advocates for client needs to identify and manage individuals exposed to TB.
• Evaluates client progress and outcomes through continuous monitoring to ensure that care, treatment, and teaching plans remain effective and appropriate.
• Plans and assists with contact investigations as needed to identify and manage individuals exposed to TB.
• Collaborates with internal and external partners to support TB outreach, education and prevention efforts targeting health care providers and at-risk populations.
• Ensures accurate documentation and adherence to public health protocols and standards of care.

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 Driver's License
• AED (Required within 60 days of hire)
• CPR (Required within 60 days of hire)

• Two or more years of current experience performing post-licensure nursing.
• Two or more years of current experience performing Tuberculosis and/or other physical assessments.
• Experience working in a public health and/or community-based setting(s).
• Possess strong critical thinking skills, problem-solving skills, and the ability to exercise sound judgment. Demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Works well both independently and on a multidisciplinary team.
• Models outstanding customer service skills with the ability to establish and maintain collaborative relationships with internal and external customers.
• Adheres to establish infectious disease control standards and precautions. Experience working with diverse populations.
• Proficiency in the use of electronic database and/or electronic medical record.
• Phlebotomy experience.

Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home (including Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and many others.) We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity.

Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. TTY 703-222-7314. DHREmployment@fairfaxcounty.gov EEO/AA/TTY.

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