Public Health Nurse (Union Position-Grant Funded Position for the Nurse Family Partnership Program)

Elgin Location: The Public Health Nurse provides public health nursing services to individuals, families, and population groups. Nursing actions are directed toward the goals of prevention, assessment, risk reduction, and health status improvement for individuals, families and communities. Nursing activities include, but are not limited to, systematic analysis of health data, care plan development, health education and advocacy, coalition building, and collaborating with community partners to promote the health of a population. Public Health Nurses often collaborate and consult within multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams in order to achieve desirable outcomes for families and communities. Public Health Nursing interventions occur at individual, family, community and system levels depending upon the responsibilities of the position and the issues involved. This position is currently needed for duties related to the Kane Kares (Home Visitation) program utilizing the Nurse Family Partnership model for prenatal through age 2.

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred.
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred.
• Two (2) years of public health nursing experience preferred.
• Illinois Registered Nurse Licensure required.
• National Incident Management System (NIMS)/Incident Command System (ICS) 100 and 700 certification within four (4) months of employment.
• CPR/AED certification within four (4) months of employment.
• Valid Illinois driver"s license, current certificate of vehicle insurance, and access to reliable transportation to all assigned work locations.

Application Deadline: Open until filled.