Staff Registered Nurse

Join Us in Making a Difference as a Public Health Nurse at Dunn County!

Primary Responsibilities

The following duties are primarily performed and are essential for this position.  Employees are expected to be able to perform each of these job duties satisfactorily and successfully to be qualified for the position.  Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Conducts assessments; obtains and compiles information on the health status of the patient and family; identifies other service needs and refers patient or family to appropriate resources
• Consults with patient physician and other professional regarding patient and family care
• Conducts periodic reassessments of patient and family progress, modifying plan of care as appropriate
• Making client referrals to other agencies or community resources, consults with and reports patient and family status to supervisor.
• Provides professional nursing care; performs nursing care within the scope of the Nursing Practice Act and within agency policies; maintains current nursing skills
• Prepares and submits records and reports as required by agency policy and program requirements; prepares and manages clinical patient and family records; documents nursing care and patient and family responses to care; documents teaching and patient and family participation.
• Performs health screenings and immunizations; obtains lab specimens; performs health assessments and lab tests based on patient needs; performs lab screenings appropriate for communicable disease follow-up; reviews lab screening results, providing referral or other follow-up as appropriate; ensures that all testing and immunizations are performed following agency policy regarding medical and infectious waste.
• Organizes and analyzes caseload; responds to new referrals and emergencies as required.
• Attends in-services and other training sessions as required.
• Participates in the orientation of new staff.
• Performs other duties of a comparable level/type, as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Requires a minimum of two (2) years previous nursing experience.

• Licensed to practice nursing in the State of Wisconsin
• CPR and A.E.D Certification
• Valid driver’s license or the ability to travel between work locations.
• Prior to hire, a background check including criminal record history will be conducted.  Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant’s suitability and competence to perform in the position.

• Public health and nursing principles, concepts, practice and trends related to community health; communicable diseases, their etiology, transmission, control, prevention and general epidemiology issues.
• Essential services provided by public health.
• Quality assurance processes and techniques.
• Knowledge of processes and procedures used in the conduct of various health screenings performed by public health.
• Knowledge of nursing processes in assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation.
• County administrative guidelines, policies and procedures.
• Legislative rules, laws and regulations pertaining and impacting public health issues, services and programs.
• Community resources and related services within and outside of the County.
• Health data documentation requirements and communication.
• Knowledge of health education and training procedures.
• Knowledge of basic computer use and operation of business productivity software or specialty software utilized by the department.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective and professional working relationships.
• Ability to follow Dunn County policies and procedures including those pertaining to confidentiality.
• Ability to prioritize and organize job assignments.
• Ability to manage time effectively, manage multiple projects, and complete work within established deadlines.
• Ability to work the allocated hours of the position.

• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with other staff members, supervisors, and the general public in written and verbal form. 

• English skills (oral, written and comprehension) sufficient to effectively communicate with all internal and external customers.

• Ability to understand and effectively carry out verbal and written instructions.
• Must have ability to work accurately with attention to detail.
• Ability to prepare and maintain accurate and concise records and reports.

• Ability to make arithmetic computations using whole numbers, fractions and decimals.
• Ability to compute rates, ratios and percentages.

Physical and Work Environment

The physical and work environment characteristics described in this description are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions or as otherwise required by law.  Employees needing reasonable accommodation should discuss the request with the employee’s supervisor or Human Resources.  
 
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Physical effort will typically require high frequency exertion of objects weighing up to 50 pounds and/or prolonged and frequent exertion of objects weighing up to 10 pounds.

• Continuous speaking, hearing and using hands dexterously; work frequently requires sitting; and work occasionally requires standing, walking and reaching with hands and arms.
• Work has standard vision requirements.
• The physical and environmental hazards and risks associated with the job can be characterized as minimal.

• Work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, moderate traffic).
• Potentially hazardous working conditions including exposure to blood, bodily fluids, travel, exposure to contagious diseases, risky public contact, and activities requiring precautions and safety considerations.