Monmouth County

Public Health Nurse - Health

35

Depends on qualifications

• JOB SUMMARY:
  The Public Health Nurse promotes and protects the health of populations using knowledge from nursing, social, and public health sciences. The public health nurse combines the use of clinical and educational skills and will work in several capacities such as health education, vaccination, and tuberculosis control.
  
  RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Clinical care and health screenings
  • Vaccinations
  • Infection Control
  • Childhood Lead case management
  • Health Education
  
  REQUIREMENTS:
  
  EDUCATION:
  
  Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in nursing or public health.
  
  EXPERIENCE:
  
  One (1) year of experience in a public health field or, nursing experience gained while working under the close supervision of a licensed public health nurse.
  
  NOTE: Nursing experience in a public health field may include experience with volunteer work, community service, or employment with a Visiting Nurse Association, hospital or other community-based public health partner agency, organization or health department that provides
  
  direct public health services to the population or, that contracts such services to local health departments.
  
  NOTE: Appointees are required to complete a course in population-based public health nursing within one (1) year of appointment.
  
  For a full job description, please visit: https://info.csc.state.nj.us/jobspec/02912.htm
  
  Please be advised, all Monmouth County positions are on site. There are no provisions to work remotely.

• Individuals will only be considered if they possess the minimum requirements listed above.
• All applicants: In order to be considered for a job opening, an Application for Employment must be completed for each position. Resumes may be attached but are not considered as substitution for a fully completed job application form. mc-humanresources@co.monmouth.nj.us
• Mail: Completed applications referencing the job title code on the application to: County of Monmouth, Human Resources Department, 1 East Main Street, Freehold, NJ 07728
• Phone: To request a Job Application be mailed to you, call 732-431-7300
• In Person: Monday – Friday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm

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