Public Health Nurse I/II - Extra-Help Public Health Nurse I/II - County of Merced
Merced County Department of Public Health 260 E 15th Street Merced, CA
About the Job
This recruitment is being established to obtain a current eligible list for both Full-Time and Extra-Help vacancies. Extra-Help are not entitled to county benefits and are limited to a maximum of 25 hours per week. Extra-Help pay rate is $35.63 - $39.31 per hour.
Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:
Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:
- May provide case management services and utilization reviews for programs including California Children Services, Child Health and Disability Prevention Program, MCAH Outreach, Medi-Cal Targeted Case Management, Nurse Family Partnership, and Indigent Health Care Program.
- Investigate and interview parents; assess and screen at-risk individuals; Act as patient advocate.
- Instruct parents on child safety, growth, development; signs of abuse, poor nutrition and failure to thrive.
- May provide crisis assistance and participate in patient meetings for "special needs" children.
- May work directly in Immunization, STD, TB, and HIV Testing clinics.
- Administer tuberculosis medications, perform and read skin test for tuberculosis diagnosis.
- Search for unreported or missed cases of communicable diseases.
- Conduct home visits to collect and/or complete health forms related to communicable disease.
- Provides outreach and education by giving presentations and teaching classes to the public.
- Provide orientation and training to community providers to assure adherence to quality standards.
- Acts as "on-call" nurse to receive referrals and provide information.
- May develop in-service programs for care providers, provide Targeted Case Management services, and engage in outreach and other activities to enhance services to Medi-Cal beneficiaries.
Job Type: Full-time
Agency: Public Health
Location: Merced County Department of Public Health 260 E 15th Street Merced
Source : County of Merced