ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSEPublic Health ClinicThe Public Health Advanced Practice Registered Nurse is responsible for the delivery of equitable, quality healthcare in a variety of settings. This position includes a focus on the evaluation and management of family planning and reproductive health care, sexually transmitted infections, as well as other public health community needs. This position often works in close collaboration with community partners and assists with developing collective impact strategies to address community health. This position requires the ability to relate to diverse communities and be sensitive to cultural, ethnic, and economic differences among clients. Job duties include:
Advanced Practice Nursing Services
- Provide reproductive and family planning health care services in accordance with Title X program regulations including but not limited to:
- Perform history and physical exams for clients seeking reproductive health care services
- Order, perform, and interpret laboratory and diagnostic tests for evaluation of sexually transmitted infections
- Perform cervical cancer screenings and initiate appropriate follow up care
- Prescribe and provide all contraceptive methods, including performing long-acting reversible contraception procedures
- Prescribe and provide appropriate antibiotic and/or antiviral medications
- Perform pregnancy testing and counseling
- Provide preconception counseling and basic infertility services
- Perform Wellness Exams
- Maintain proficiency in Provider Performed Microscopy Procedures
- Provide evaluation and management of acute and chronic health conditions
- Provide health promotion counseling and initiate appropriate health promotion/disease prevention interventions
- Refer clients for additional medical care and community services as needed
- Actively participate in pandemic response and emergency preparedness planning and operations
- Maintain a collaborative relationship with program medical directors including consultations as needed to manage complex cases
- Provide oversight of nurse-led clinic visits
- Serve as a clinical advisor for all clinic services including immunizations, blood pressure checks, blood lead testing, urine drug and alcohol testing, and tuberculosis screenings
Other Job Duties
- Provide education and community awareness on behalf of Kenosha County Public Health while networking with other public and private community groups, coalitions, and organizations (i.e., health related agencies, courts, schools, etc.)
- Review scientific evidence related to public health issues, concerns, interventions, and evidence based or evidence-informed practices
- Collaborate with other public health programs and community organizations to strategically develop collective impact strategies
- Participate in off-site mobile health missions in a variety of capacities when applicable
- Assist with identifying, developing, and advancing public health interventions to improve social determinants of health and health equity in our community
- Provide gender-inclusive sexual and reproductive health care services to the community through education, disease prevention interventions, and anticipatory guidance counseling
- Utilize various information technology systems, including electronic medical records, internet databases, spreadsheets, and word processing programs to collect data and maintain a consistent database of client information and session notes
- Provide analyzed statistical data at the County, State, and Federal level to meet reporting requirements for public health programs
- Participate in ongoing community assessment which includes regular and systematic collection, assembly, and analysis of community health statistics to identify community health needs and emerging trends
- Perform other duties as required or assigned
Success FactorsKnowledge of:- Communicable disease control and outbreak management, including Tuberculosis, Vaccine Preventable Diseases, Enteric Diseases and Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Public health clinical functions including all adult, childhood, and travel immunizations
- Emergency government and incident command structures and protocols, including first responder role and responsibilities
- Legal implications of public health issues related to communicable disease and immunizations
- 340B and non-340B purchases
- Cultural competency: supporting diverse perspectives in developing, implementing, and evaluating policies, programs, and services that affect the health of the community
- Breadth of local governmental public health programs, practices, and responsibilities
Skill in:- Conflict resolution and difficult conversations
- Critical thinking, systems thinking, analytical and problem-solving as well as sound judgement
- Strong oral and written communication
- Quality improvement processes
- Microsoft Office Suite including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint
- Data management systems related to the evaluation of outcomes
- Short- and long-term strategic planning
Ability to:- Effectively interact with sensitivity with persons from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, educational, racial, ethnic, and professional backgrounds, and persons of all ages, gender identities, sexual orientations, and lifestyles
- Effectively work in a team environment that promotes coaching, training, and positive feedback to improve individual performance
- Always remain professional and courteous, especially in high pressure situations
- Effectively plan, organize, and manage competing priorities and challenges under pressure
- Engage, establish, and maintain collaborative partnerships with multi-cultural/multi-disciplinary staff, management, elected officials, educators and students, the media, health practitioners, community partners, and the public
- Maintain confidentiality and serve the public with honesty and integrity
- Articulate and promote the vision of public health
- Create a sense of mission by articulating and modeling professional values and ethics with honesty and integrity
- Operate with a high degree of flexibility, initiative, attention to detail, and commitment
- Delegate and use persuasion and negotiating skills for sharing responsibility and acceptance of change
- Thrive in a fast paced, robust organization
- Work respectfully in a diverse and inclusive environment
Job Requirements, Education, Training and ExperienceRequired Education and Experience
- Master's Degree in Nursing (MSN)
Required Licenses and Certifications
- Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, with prescriptive authority, in the State of Wisconsin
- Certification aligned with population served
- Drug Enforcement Agency DEA license
- National Provider Identifier NPI
- BLS for healthcare providers
Preferred Education and Experience
- 1+ years of experience as a Nurse Practitioner
- Experience working in reproductive health or family practice
- Bilingual fluency - English and Spanish
Other Job Requirements
- Valid driver's license and acceptable driving record
- Access to a personal vehicle for use in the performance of the job
- Availability to perform occasional weekend and evening work as required
- Availability to perform other work as required or assigned including, but not limited to, a 24/7 response during public health emergency situations and disease outbreak investigations
Benefits- Health, dental and vision insurance effective first of month following 30 days of employment with the ability to reduce premium contribution through participation in a wellness program
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid Time Off
- Volunteer Paid Time Off
- Twelve Paid Holidays
- Retirement Plan: Participation in the Wisconsin Retirement System which includes county-paid life insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement
Physical DemandsThe physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- This position requires the ability to lift 30 pounds from floor to waist and 20 pounds from waist to shoulder.
Selection Process- Application Review - Qualifying
- Oral Interview - Qualifying
- Background Check - Qualifying
- Physical Examination/TB Test/Drug Screen - Qualifying
If you require accommodations at any point in the selection process because of a disability, please notify Human Resources in advance for arrangements.
To learn more about the Kenosha County Public Health, please visit: https://www.kenoshacountywi.gov/297/Public-Health
Applications must be submitted no later than Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at 12:00 noon.The pay grade for this position is E12 (Min. $90,586 - Max. $125,096 annually).
We are located in Kenosha County, an expanding community along the shores of Lake Michigan and less than an hour away from Milwaukee and Chicago. To see why Kenosha County is a great place to live, work, and play, please visit: https://www.visitkenosha.com/ or https://lifebalancedkenosha.com/.
