County of San Diego
San Diego, CA, USA
The County of San Diego is currently hiring qualified candidates for the position of Public Health Nurse.
Public Health Nurse is the journey level class in the Public Health Nurse series. Under general supervision, a Public Health Nurse performs the full range of public health nursing duties in homes, public health centers, and other community settings.
Public Health Nurses can be assigned to various programs including, but not limited to: Tuberculosis (TB) Control, Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD), Immunizations, Foster Care, Maternal Child Health, Border Health, Bioterrorism, Epidemiology, Adult Protective Services, and In-Home Support Services (IHSS).
Duties include: providing public health nursing services to individuals and/or families; conducting home visits in urban and rural communities; examining patients to identify health problems; assessing and identifying individual and community health needs; providing case management to high-risk populations; instructing...