Job Abstract

$10,000 Sign-On Bonus*

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

• Robust one-year orientation
• Opportunity to make a difference by serving those most in need
• Work collaboratively with community partners to address public health priorities. Focus on health education, health promotion and disease prevention.
• A Learning cultures
• Work life balance
• Amazing benefits
• Supportive team environment.

Then look no further. come join the Fairfax County health department team and use your skills and abilities to “protect, promote and improve the health and quality of life for all who live, work and play in our community.”

The Fairfax County Health Department (FCHD) is a progressive public health leader providing services that promote population health, protect public health and the environment, and ensure residents' equitable access to health services and information. We invite you to apply to become a member of our thriving workforce, together making a difference in the health of our community!

Under the supervision and direction of the Tuberculosis (TB) Program Mangers and TB Physician the TB Public Health Nurse (PHN) II works within the interdisciplinary FCHD TB Program to control and prevent TB in Fairfax County. Assessing, evaluating, and testing a diverse population of clients confirmed or suspected of having TB disease or latent TB infection. Providing case management, TB health services, coordination of multidisciplinary services, and advocacy for clients in their homes, work, or other community settings. Plans and assists with contact investigations when appropriate and as needed. Collaborates and assists with implementation of TB outreach and education activities for health care providers and at-risk communities in Fairfax County. For more information about Fairfax County TB Field Public Health Nurse (Public Health Nurse II), click here.

• Provides nursing services (e.g., pregnancy testing, maternity, and foreign travel immunization, sexually transmitted diseases, tuberculosis, and ambulatory care) to individuals, families, groups, and/or targeted at-risk populations in the home, clinic, office, or community setting;
• Complies with professional standards, policies, regulations, and procedures based on federal and state laws and regulations and county community health policies and procedures;
• Plans for and participates in health screening and assessment activities such as
• school/community immunization clinics and hepatitis B or PPD clinics;
• Administers diagnostic and screening tests for communicable diseases, maternity, psychosocial, mental, and other health care needs;
• Gathers health and social histories from clients using a standard protocol;
• Performs total client assessment by aggregating, analyzing, and interpreting health assessment findings to determine health care needs;
• Acts as case manager to establish appropriate care plan for individual clients and client groups;
• Implements and adjusts client's health care plan accordingly and administers treatments and medication as directed;
• Identifies high-risk groups and participates in developing appropriate health care plans;
• Documents health care service utilization, client outcomes, and information regarding referrals and follow-up of suspected deficiencies (e.g., scoliosis, vision or hearing defects);
• Aggregates and reports statistics across cases, according to established policies, protocols, and procedures;
• Provides input into client education needs and learning objectives;
• Develops teaching plans and contributes to the development and delivery of health education classes to community groups;
• Responds to or seeks information on responses to complex questions from clients, the public, and other health care providers, including questions about community resources;
• Plans, implements, and evaluates community or school educations programs (e.g., health promotion, safety, universal precautions, HIV/AIDS education);
• Participates in county nursing groups, task forces, committees or subcommittees, and in inter-intra-departmental nursing committees and subcommittees;
• Serves as a liaison between the county's health departments and other entities within and outside of the county (e.g., school system, agencies with other counties) to ensure effective delivery of public health services;
• Provides screening of individuals in high-risk groups via community health fairs and/or senior site programs, and intervenes on behalf of individuals in need;
• Participates on inter-/intra-agency case management teams, providing consultation and nursing services;
• Interprets guidelines and assists the community and schools in the implementation of federal, state, and county regulations, including Part H, child abuse reporting, communicable disease control, and immunizations;
• Supervises paraprofessionals, aides, students, volunteers, and outreach workers;
• Participates in inter-/intra-departmental nursing committees and subcommittees;
• Attends discipline-specific training and workshops;
• Orients and coaches new employees;
• Assists in training new employees by teaching documentation and demonstrating procedures according to established policies, protocols, procedures, and guidance.

• 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 motor vehicle driver's license.
• AED-Required within 60 days.
• CPR-Required within 60 days.

• The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check, a sanction screening, a check of the Child Protective Services Registry, and a driving record check to the satisfaction of the employer.
• Tuberculosis test.

• 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.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel interview and may include exercise.