PHN / RN / Social Worker - Maternal Health

Salary : $70,470.40 - $94,640.00 Annually

Location : Bemidji, MN

Job Type : Full Time

Job Number : 202500007

Department : Human Services

Division : Public Health

Opening Date : 02 / 06 / 2025

Closing Date : 2 / 28 / 2025 4 : 30 PM Central

The Position

Beltrami County is creating an eligibility list for a full-time benefited PHN, RN or Social Worker to assist in developing and implementing expanded maternal child health services and providing other Public Health nursing services which may include Maternal Child Health Family Home Visiting, Public Health Nurse Clinic, Case Management and Immunizations.

Performs intermediate professional work assessing the needs of people and the community, functioning as a professional within the Nurse Practice Act, assisting people to recognize, accept and adapt to health problems, increasing knowledge of health through education and health promotion counseling, providing direct nursing services, interacting and coordinating with formal and informal service providers, participating in community health planning, program implementation and evaluation, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the limited supervision of the Public Health Program Manager. Limited oversight is exercised over assigned staff.

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience

Minimum requirements are :

Public Health Nurse : Salary Range $35.92-$45.50

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing with Minnesota certification as a Public Health Nurse or eligible to complete PHN within 6 months of hire AND
• Two years of work experience in nursing.
• Valid driver's license.

Registered Nurse : Salary Range $33.88-$42.92

Social Worker : Salary Range $35.92-$45.50

PHN or Social Worker hiring salary range is $35.92 to $39.24 per hour with a full range of $35.92 to $45.50 per hour.

RN hiring salary range is $33.88 to $37.02 per hour with a full range of $33.88 to $42.92 per hour.

Essential Functions & Requirements

Qualification Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions

Performs initial and ongoing assessments and evaluations to determine the health status of individuals and families across the lifespan in their home, clinics and community settings; performs a variety of assessments to determine their risk, exposure and treatment options for a variety of health ailments and screenings including long term care consultation and personal care assistant assessments.

Summarizes and records data; identifies areas of risk and vulnerability; develops plans for care including client and family service goals, potential problems and interventions.

Develops and plans care in coordination with physicians and service providers; coordinates services to monitor cost effectiveness, quality of care and safety of the patient and meeting their overall healthcare needs; provides case management and care coordination services.

Assesses and determines appropriate programs and services for clients; submits service agreements and prior authorizations to the state for reimbursement of services to providers.

Coordinates, schedules and manages a caseload of clients.

Provides skilled nursing care; provides delegated medical functions.

Provides orientation of home health aides with clients; provides work direction and supervision to ensure work meets safety, confidentiality, quality and productivity standards; provides input to supervisors regarding performance and evaluation.

Implements acute and chronic disease prevention and control measures such as immunization clinics, blood pressure and diabetic screening; administers immunizations and vaccinations.

Provides WIC certifications, nutrition education and counseling; determines and assigns food prescription packages based on nutritional assessment; makes referrals as appropriate.

Provides educational materials directly and on a referral basis to patients that need ongoing guidance or further education.

Participates and attends meetings as required, consultations and drills; acts as a member of the healthcare team, coordinating services with internal and external service providers.

Assists with keeping and generating specific service related records which complies with local, state and federal laws, rules, regulations and standards.

Provides program work plans including assuring goals, objectives and ensuring grant responsibilities are met; evaluates, schedules, performs outreach and gives referrals or follow ups; ensures compliance with related policies, procedures and local, state or federal laws and statutes; recommends changes to the supervisor.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Thorough knowledge of local, state and federal public health laws, rules, ordinances, policies, procedures, manuals and regulations; thorough knowledge of the theory, principles and practices of general and preventive medicine; thorough knowledge of the techniques and best practices of working in a public health setting; thorough knowledge of the standard tools of the trade; thorough knowledge of the standard assessment and treatment tools available to public health nursing staff; thorough knowledge of the best practice nursing techniques; thorough knowledge of standard accounting software; thorough knowledge of standard recordkeeping and database systems; thorough knowledge of local maps and locations; thorough skill using standard office equipment and applicable hardware and software; thorough skill composing standard correspondence; thorough skill creating and maintaining applicable records for local, state and federal service requirements; thorough skill conducting health evaluations, assessments and giving treatment in the home, clinic or public setting; thorough skill working within standard state databases; ability to make arithmetic computations using whole numbers, fractions and decimals; ability to compute rates, ratios and percentages; ability to calculate and administer medications; ability to calculate client payment; ability to recognize, understand and respect the differences of cultural, social and economic backgrounds and spiritual needs of clients; ability to plan, organize and prioritize workload; ability to respond to emergencies, disasters and difficult problem solving situations; ability to understand and convey medical information to clients verbally or in writing; ability to understand and apply governmental accounting practices in maintenance of financial records; ability to work with mathematical concepts and statistics; ability to solve problems within scope of responsibility; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the staff, contractors, services providers, similar healthcare professionals, local businesses, the general public and other agencies.

Physical Requirements

This work requires the frequent exertion of up to 25 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 10 pounds of force; work regularly requires speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel, reaching with hands and arms and repetitive motions, frequently requires sitting and occasionally requires standing, walking, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, tasting or smelling, pushing or pulling and lifting; work requires close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus, depth perception, color perception, night vision and peripheral vision; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and / or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and / or small parts, using of measuring devices, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work regularly requires exposure to blood borne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).

Supplemental Information

Special Requirements

Ongoing job-specific training.

Job offer contingent upon successfully passing a drug screening and background check.

There are a wide variety of benefits available to Beltrami county employees. Visit the Employee Benefits Summary under our website's for more information.

There are multiple ways to meet the minimum qualifications for this position. You must meet all of the education and work experience requirements in one of the three classifications to be considered for the position. Please select the classification (question 2, 4 or 6) that describes your highest education and experience combination. Home and community based experience is defined as assisting individuals by identifying service choices that allow them to remain in their home or community. I have read and understand the above statement.

To meet the minimum qualifications to be considered for this position, do you have a Bachelor's degree in Nursing with Minnesota Certification as a Public Health Nurse or eligible to complete PHN certification within 6 months of hire plus two years of work experience in nursing and a valid driver's license?

In response to your answer above, with which employer(s) listed on your application did you earn the required two years of work experience in Nursing? If no, type N / A.

To meet the minimum qualifications to be considered for this position, do you have a 2 or 3-year Registered Nursing degree and current MN licensure as an RN, plus three years of nursing experience and a valid driver's license?

In response to your answer above, with which employer(s) listed on your application did you earn the required three years of Nursing experience? If no, type N / A.

To meet the minimum qualifications to be considered for this position, do you have (1) Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology or a related field plus three three years of related experience working with people in a helping profession, with at least one year of home or community based experience, and a valid driver's license OR (2) Eight years of related work experience in Social Work, Psychology, or Sociology as a substitute for the Bachelor's degree plus an additional three three years of related experience working with people in a helping profession, with at least one year of home or community based experience, and a valid driver's license OR (3) Four years of related work experience and an Associate's degree in Social Work, Psychology or a related field as a substitute for the Bachelor's degree plus an additional three three years of related experience working with people in a helping profession, with at least one year of home or community based experience, and a valid driver's license?

In response to your answer above, with which employer(s) listed on your application did you earn the required 3 years of work experience? If no, type N / A.

Please indicate which option best describes your education background :

How many years of full-time equivalent work experience do you have as a Public Health Nurse or Registered Nurse in a COUNTY health and human service agency? Convert any part-time experience to full-time equivalent (i.e. 20 hours per week for 2 years equals 1 year full-time).

In response to your answer above, with which employer(s) listed on your application did you earn the required work experience? If none, type N / A.

How many years of full-time equivalent work experience do you have as a nurse working for a NON-COUNTY agency? Convert any part-time experience to full-time equivalent (i.e. 20 hours per week for 2 years equals 1 year full-time).

In response to your answer above, with which employer(s) listed on your application did you earn the required work experience? If none, type N / A.

Select the populations below with which you have experience providing education, counseling, or assessment. (Select all that apply)

In response to your answer above, briefly describe your experience with each selected population include which employer(s) listed on your application you earned the required work experience. If none, type N / A.

Do you have experience administering and managing vaccinations?

In response to your answer above, with which employer(s) listed on your application did you earn the required work experience? If no, type N / A.

Please indicate which of the following computer programs you have experience using in a work environment. (select all that apply)

In response to your answer above, briefly explain your experience working with each of the selected programs. If none, type N / A.

Please indicate your highest level of proficiency with Microsoft Word.

Please indicate your proficiency with Microsoft Excel.

Required Question

Salary : $70,470 - $94,640