Public Health Nurse II – Immunization Unit Government Job Dept-Health Full Time

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

Public Health Nurse II – Immunization Unit

Description: The Henderson County Department of Public Health is accepting applications for one full-time Public Health Nurse II for the Immunization Unit. The employee in this position functions as one of the two immunization nurses in a public health clinic setting. The primary purpose of this position is to promote age-appropriate immunizations for all ages; to assure availability and effectiveness of required and recommended vaccines by following department guidelines of ordering, storage, and handling. This position shares responsibility for the administration of vaccines; foreign travel immunizations and education; administering & reading tuberculosis skin tests and referrals of positive TB skin tests. The person in this position may also be required to work in mass on-site and off-site vaccine clinics outside normal business hours to meet the needs of the community in controlling spread of diseases. Other responsibilities include serving as a back-up to personnel in the tuberculosis control and communicable disease programs. Work week is 8:00AM to 4:30PM Monday through Friday, with shared coverage for the 24/7 communicable disease cell phone (including evenings and weekends). Extended hours (including weekends and holidays) and/or alternate hours may also be required during public health emergencies or to meet agency needs.

Qualifications: 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.

Requires current N.C. Registered Nurse license and; graduation from a four-year college or university with a B.S. in Nursing which includes a public health rotation and one year of public health nursing experience; or Master’s in Public Health and graduation from a school of professional nursing and one year of professional nursing experience; or graduation from a school of professional nursing and two years of professional nursing experience including one year of public health nursing experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Pre-employment drug screen, driving history and criminal background check, including screening against the OIG’s List of Excluded Individuals, is required of finalist applicant.

Applications and transcripts will be accepted through Tuesday, March 22, 2022. While cover letters and resumes are welcome, a resume alone will not be processed further, and an application that says, “see resume” will be considered incomplete and invalid.

To Apply: Submit a fully completed Henderson County application and transcripts to Henderson County Health Dept. HR via email at [email protected], via fax at 828-697-4709, or via mail to:

Henderson County Department of Public Health 1200 Spartanburg Hwy, Suite 100

Hendersonville, NC 28792-5840

Applications are available at the Henderson County Department of Public Health, including our website: https://www.hendersoncountync.gov/health/page/employment or from the Henderson County NCWorks Career Center at 180 West Campus Drive, Flat Rock, NC 28731.

Minimum Starting Salary: $54,756 Benefit Eligible             Salary Grade: 79A

(Hiring salary will be determined based on qualifications and internal equity.)