Position Overview

Examples of Duties

• Considerable contact with other community agencies.
• Collect and report basic patient data and be aware of the uses and misuses of health data.
• May be assigned to outreach clinic assignments.
• Responsible for the continuity of all Family Planning referrals made by providers to outside agencies.
• Back-up for the telephone triage.

Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Considerable knowledge of, and skill in, the application of nursing theory, practice, principles, and techniques employed in the field of public health and related programs.
• Considerable knowledge of and ability to apply the principles and practices of public health. Knowledge of available resources and organizations and the ability to coordinate these as needed.
• General knowledge of current social and economic problems relating to public health, including health disparities.
• Ability to plan, coordinate, and oversee the work of others.
• Ability to deal tactfully with others and to exercise good judgment in appraising situations and making decisions.
• Ability to work in partnership with patients and with other service providers to elicit needed information and to maintain effective working relationships.
• Ability to record accurately services rendered and to interpret and explain records, reports, and medical instructions.
• Adequate computer skills to allow communication, patient record documentation, and accessing of information.