SENIOR PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE
Senior Public Health Nurse sits in the competitive class of New Jersey's local-government civil service, so reaching it runs through testing and an eligible list instead of a straight hire.
The requirements come down to a bachelor's degree, 2 years of relevant experience, and a professional license.
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Senior Public Health Nurse is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.
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Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under direction, provides skilled public health nursing service and health counseling in the home, school, clinics, or health center and/or takes the lead over professional and other staff; does other related work.
Examples of work
- Participates in the investigation of public health issues and concerns.
- Analyzes and evaluates nursing care.
- Provides recommendations for changes and improvements in services.
- Participates in surveys and special studies.
- Takes the lead over nurses providing public health services to clients, including administering tests and medications.
- Makes arrangements for other needed medical, social or mental health services.
- Evaluates reports of case findings and conducts follow-up actions.
- Gathers information on public health nursing services.
- Conducts and takes the lead over nurses conducting home visits.
- Prepares reports and correspondence.
- Coordinates aid to the physicians in public health programs for immunizations.
- Establishes and maintains essential records and files.
- Performs the more difficult nursing duties.
- Provides guidance and instruction to staff.
- Keeps current with new or changing trends in public health nursing.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and computerized information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Education
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Nursing or Public Health Nursing Science.
Experience
Two (2) years of experience in Public Health Nursing.
License
Applicants must possess a current and valid registration as a professional nurse in the State of New Jersey.
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of principles and practices of public health nursing.
- Knowledge of the methods used to prepare medical records.
- Knowledge of the community resources likely to be needed by the client population served.
- Knowledge of the physical, social and other needs of the client population served.
- Knowledge of general and specialized nursing services.
- Knowledge of the types of public health nursing services needed within the community.
- Knowledge of the techniques used to gather and organize data.
- Knowledge of the methods used to conduct surveys.
- Ability to interpret laws, rules and regulations and apply them to specific situations.
- Ability to provide assignments and instructions to staff.
- Ability to evaluate reports of case findings.
- Ability to adapt public health nursing work to meet changing needs.
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those interested or involved in the work of the program.
- Ability to participate in the conduct of studies and surveys.
- Ability to prepare reports and correspondence.
- Ability to establish and maintain records and files.
- Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
Note
The definition and examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.