What are the responsibilities and job description for the Part Time Public Health Nurse position at County of Jackson, WI?
Salary : $36.53 Hourly
Location : Black River Falls, WI
Job Type : Part-Time
Job Number : 00390
Department : Public Health - DHHS
Opening Date : 02 / 10 / 2025
The employee in this position, under the direction of the Public Health Manager / Health Officer provides population-based public health nursing programs and services at the individual, community and systems level. The employee in this position is expected to complete assignments with minimal level of supervision, and may lead and / or advise other public health staff in areas of programmatic expertise. The individual in this position works collaboratively on the core public health functions of assessment, policy development and assurance.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING REQUIRED
POSITION MAY WORK UP TO 24 HOURS / WEEK
- Monitors the health status of individuals, families, and the community and develops appropriate health plans and advocates for client and community need when appropriate
- Investigates and identifies health problems and health hazards in the community, including surveillance and investigation of communicable disease reports and measures to prevent and control communicable diseases
- Promotes the health of individuals, families, and the community through informing, educating, counseling, and appropriate intervention
- Assesses and creates appropriate health literature and culturally appropriate health materials for both individual and community education
- Mobilizes and leads community partnerships to address public health issues
- Provides input into the development of policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts, and communicates and interpret such policies and plans to the public and other community agencies
- Plans and manages a client caseload, including coordination of intra- and inter-agency services
- Accepts responsibility for assigned program / grant management activities
- Participates and / or in writing a in grant proposal
- Enforce public health laws and regulations under the authority of the Health Officer
- Link individuals, families, and the community with needed resources
- Provides population-based public health nursing services in schools, homes, offices, worksites, clinics, community health fairs, and other settings in the community based on nursing and public health principles, concepts, and practices
- Provides services aimed at the promotion of health and prevention of disease in individuals, families, and groups
- Assists in creating a competent workforce by assisting with and participating in training, advising, and orienting public health staff and other community professionals.
Participates in provision of clinical educational experiences for students in professional and allied health
Researches solutions to public health issues facing individuals, families, the community and systems.
Level I :
Level II includes :
Skills required as identified by the Wisconsin Department of Health (Analytical Assessment, Policy Development / Program Planning, Communication, Cultural Competency, Community, Dimensions of Practice, Nursing and Basic Health Sciences, Financial Planning and Management, and Leadership and Systems Thinking Skills)
This is a non-benefitted position.
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