PHN II

Essential Functions
Duties include assisting the RN's and Practitioners during physicals and treatments of clients. Assisting to clean and prepare the clinical rooms prior to and after rendering services. The PHN II tracks client's scheduled appointments, follow-up visits and missed appointments. The PHN II will also assist with Lab duties and Health Services Clinics.
 
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Comprehensive knowledge of County and Department policies and procedures; comprehensive knowledge of the principles, standards, practices and techniques of professional and public health nursing; comprehensive knowledge of treatment, assessment, immunization and related medical services for the type of medically ill patients in area of assignment; thorough knowledge of local and State rules, regulations, procedures and policies pertaining to nursing services; comprehensive knowledge in preparing reports and other types of correspondence; comprehensive knowledge in the use of standard office equipment and associated software (e.g. Patagonia HER software); comprehensive knowledge of and in the use of the equipment required for the position; ability to exercise judgment in appraising situations and making decisions; ability to accurately maintain patient medical records; ability to make arithmetic computations; ability to compute rates, ratios and percentages; ability to solve problems within scope of responsibility; ability to communicate effectively in oral and written form; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with patients, physicians and associates.

Physical Requirements
This work requires the regular exertion of up to 10 pounds of force, frequent exertion of up to 25 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 50 pounds of force; work regularly requires speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel, reaching with hands and arms, pushing or pulling and repetitive motions, frequently requires standing, walking, sitting and lifting and occasionally requires stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling and tasting or smelling; 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 fumes or airborne particles, exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals and exposure to blood borne pathogens and may be required to wear specialized personal protective equipment, frequently requires working with volatile, unpredictable patients and occasionally requires working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to outdoor weather conditions, exposure to the risk of electrical shock and wearing a self-contained breathing apparatus; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic).