• Provides nursing care, health assessments, health guidance, health education, and referral services to individuals, families, groups, and institutions.
• Administers prescribed medical treatments and emergency care to patients.
• Provides and assists in the provision of patient case management and monitoring.
• Assess and monitors patients' physical and mental states of health and determines need for community-based resources.
• Establishes nursing care priorities and coordinates the care with other resources.
• Monitors the progress of the patient care plan.
• Oversees and evaluates home-based services.
• Ensures compliance with Medicare and Medicaid regulations.
• Assists physicians and others in health clinics.
• Monitors and reports on patients' care plan progress.
• Conducts home visits and renders preventive nursing care.
• Performs various health screenings.
• Provides health screening education and counseling in the areas of disease prevention, health maintenance, and mental health.
• Participates in the instruction, orientation, and oversight of new public health nurses, nursing assistants, volunteers, and others.
• Prepares and maintains nursing records and reports.

Examples of Other Duties
Performs other related duties as required.
NOTE: The duties and responsibilities listed above are for the purpose of determining a common set of minimum qualifications for this position. They may not include all of the essential job functions of this position. Each position may not be required to perform all of the essential job functions listed.