JOBS

The DuPage County Health Department is looking for a Public Health Nurse, Spanish speaking highly preferred, to join our team at their Wheaton location. This team member will provide comprehensive public health nursing services to a diverse multicultural population in a variety of settings. In this position you will be responsible for providing professional nursing treatment and care to clients. Office hours are Monday through Friday from 8:00am-4:30pm, working on Tuesday until 7:00 pm.
Salary is $60,300 – $72,000 annually. They offer a comprehensive benefit package to include: 12 paid holidays per year, 12 vacation days, 12 weeks of paid parental leave,5 paid personal days and accrued sick leave. IMRF Pension eligibility. They are a qualifying employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Programs. Certification and tuition reimbursement and Health, Dental and Vision Insurance. This position includes a paid training program that includes job shadowing, e-learning modules, and structured clinical supervision.
Responsibilities:

• Provides direct public health nursing services to assigned caseload; administers health care and nursing services in homes, clinics, schools, daycare facilities, and community settings.
• Assists with the training of staff; provides appropriate leadership and direction and promotes positive morale, creativity and teamwork among staff.
• Delegates work assignments to co-workers as assigned; educates clients, both individually and in small groups, on a variety of health-related topics.
• Organizes and participates in clinics as assigned; completes assessments and reassessments of needed health care and social services; develops individual care plans; provides appropriate referral information to clients; counsels individuals and families with their health needs and concerns.
• Completes paperwork, medical forms and health histories in a timely manner.
• Administers and records medications; provides nursing consultations; administers immunizations and screening tests.
• Presents classroom or other community-based presentations.
• Demonstrates independent judgment and discretion in making position related decisions.
• Participates in emergency response activities as assigned.
• Maintains required training, licensure, and/or certification.
• Maintains confidentiality of privileged information and adheres to patient privacy laws.
• Demonstrates sensitivity and understanding of other ethnic groups and cultures.
• Available to respond to clients and/or customers, either in person or over the phone, during assigned business hours and/or clinic times.
• May serve as clinic or conference charge nurse.
• May conduct follow-up investigations on reported cases of communicable disease; may provide observational experience for college nursing students, assuming overall responsibility for the shared case.