Job Description

The salary for this position is: $6,257 - $8,322 monthly.

Please note: We are recruiting for one (1) full-time FTE and one (1) part-time FTE. (For the part-time FTE (.75 FTE) the salary is 75% of the posted salary.)

Would you like to make a difference in the lives of vulnerable babies, mothers, and families? If yes, we would love to meet you!

Thurston County Public Health & Social Services (PHSS) is recruiting for two (2)Community Health Nurse II's for our Community Health Division. As a Community Health Nurse II, you will work as part of the NFP program delivering services to families within Thurston, Mason, and/or Lewis counties, and will be a critical member of our fantastic NFP team that delivers services to the families in our communities. Carrying a caseload of 25 active clients, you will be responsible for independently conducting frequent home visits to build strong partnerships with families in accordance with program goals, objectives, and visit guidelines of the NFP model. You will collaborate and work as part of a team to promote the health of families and develop and maintain community relationships to support client referrals. Our goal is that all children are healthy, families thrive, communities prosper, and the cycle of poverty is broken.

Essential functions may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Assess physical, emotional, social, and environmental needs of women and their families as they relate to the NFP domains
• Formulate nursing diagnosis based on nursing assessment and client goals
• Assist women and their families in establishing goals and outcomes
• Provide education, support, and referral resources to assist women and their families in attaining their targeted goals
• Consult and collaborate with other professionals involved in providing services to women and families
• Plan home visits and evaluate client progress toward stated goals and NFP outcomes
• Actively engage in professional development to meet all NFP Nurse Home Visitor competency requirements
• Meet with NFP Nurse Supervisor weekly for clinical supervision, utilizing reflective practice in supervisory sessions
• Schedule joint home visits with NFP Nurse Supervisor every four months
• Attend and participate in bi-weekly case conferences and bi-weekly team meetings
• Provide information to support staff for timely and accurate data input
• Participate in review and analysis of reports for achievements, areas for improvement, and quality improvement efforts
• Document appropriately and maintain confidentiality
• 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. This includes emergency preparedness training and exercises, relevant to the work expectations of duties during emergencies.

To view the full job classification, click here: Community Health Nurse II

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Work Environment - Quiet office setting in Olympia, Washington
• Schedule - Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm, with the potential option of alternative or compressed schedules
• Travel Requirements - Consistent local travel is required to perform essential role functions, and occasional travel may be required to attend meetings or trainings
• Customer Interactions - Daily interactions with Thurston County staff and the public

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in nursing with coursework in community or public nursing. Completion of a BSN program within six (6) months of hire may be considered.
• Two (2) years of experience as a community health nurse or relevant experience in a hospital, medical clinic, public health, or related service. Any equivalent combination of experience and education that provides the applicant with the desired knowledge, skills, and ability required to perform the work will be considered.
• Currently licensed as a Washington State Registered Nurse.
• A valid Washington State Driver's License or an appropriate accommodation.

DESIRED SKILLS:

Respect and Organizational Culture

• Create an environment where employees and partners can safely express needs or concerns and where employees can make and correct mistakes
• Effectively interact with sensitivity while working with persons from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, educational, racial, ethnic, and professional backgrounds, and persons of all ages, gender identities, sexual orientations, and lifestyles
• Thrive in a fast-paced, robust organization maintaining a positive work environment

Communication

• Serve the public in a timely, complete, accurate, and professional manner while ensuring that written and verbal communication is clearly understood by others
• Maintain cultural competency to support diverse perspectives in developing, implementing, and evaluating policies, programs, and services that affect the health of the community
• Strong oral communication for networking and interpersonal relationships
• Excellent written communication including the ability to craft correspondence, reports, and articles or web postings with minimal grammatical and syntax errors

Goal Setting and Accomplishment

• Use strategic thinking and planning for goal setting and evaluation
• Effectively plan, organize, and manage competing priorities and challenges under pressure
• Create a sense of mission by articulating and modeling confidentiality, 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 shared responsibility and acceptance of change

OTHER RELATED RECRUITMENT INFORMATION:

Questions about this recruitment? Please contact the hiring team at: [email protected] or (360) 867-2569

This position is:

• Represented by a union
• Eligible for benefits
• Eligible for overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
• Contingent on the ability to pass a criminal background check
• Grant funded

Items required for consideration:

• Application
• Resume
• Letter of interest
• Applicant Disclosure Form (Pursuant to RCW Section 43.43.830) (Supplemental Questions 1-6)
• Proof of licenses/certifications
• The candidate selected for this position is required to show proof of the following immunizations by their agreed upon start date:
  • Measles/mumps/rubella (MMR)
  • Tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap/TD)
  • Baseline tuberculosis screening (required of all new employees who are healthcare personnel, work in healthcare areas or who have contact with patients/clients as part of their normal duties; must be completed no earlier than three months prior to starting work)

Please note: Information in this announcement is subject to change without notice at any time during the length of the job advertisement.