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Submission Number: 2765
Submission ID: 606021
Submission UUID: 41e647af-b546-4533-987a-127c4a5588d7
Submission URI: /grundy-workforce-job-board-services
Created: Thu, 03/03/2022 - 12:38
Completed: Thu, 03/03/2022 - 12:38
Changed: Thu, 03/03/2022 - 12:38
Remote IP address: 216.125.168.2
Submitted by: tgreene
Language: English
Is draft: No
Webform: Grundy Workforce Job Board Services
Submitted to: Grundy Workforce Job Board Services
Company Info
Grundy County Health Department
Morris, Illinois
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Job Details
Public Health Nurse
Morris
Yes
Full Time
1st, 2nd, 3rd
$20.00/hr
1
Email Resume/Cover Letter, Mail Resume/Cover Letter
SUMMARY
The Nursing Division of the Grundy County Health Department provides services directed toward
improving and maintaining the physical health of county residents. Nurse will work in programs such as
WIC (Women, Infants and Children), Family Case Management, communicable disease, immunizations,
and school nursing. Public health nurse duties in relation to services provided by the Nursing Division may
be requested if required.
The ideal candidate will be flexible in work environments, function cooperatively with staff and the
community, and have a special interest in serving residents of Grundy. Under the supervision of the
Director of Nursing, the candidate will be capable of critical thinking, sound judgement and working
independently, while quickly learning the balance with teamwork for the optimal treatment of each client.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
1. Perform anthropometric and biochemical measurements, i.e., hemoglobin, height, weight, head
circumference, blood pressure.
2. Assess and develop nursing care plans for clients/families in cooperation with them through
evaluation of their physical and mental conditions.
3. Assist clients in obtaining services for their health and welfare through interagency referrals.
4. Provide client teaching, guidance, nutrition, and nursing care in health department clinics.
5. Instruct client, families and/or groups on preventive health care.
6. Accurately document and complete all interventions on confidential client records.
7. Provide pregnancy testing, education, and documentation.
8. Provide periodic assessment of client’s needs per Dept of Human Services regulations.
9. Provide medical case management services for those children under the care of Dept of Child and
Family Services.
10. Administer vaccinations according to Academy of Childhood Immunization Practice (ACIP) and
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines.
11. Follows Communicable Disease reporting and guidelines per Dept of Public Health (IDPH) and CDC
under the supervision and direction of health department Director of Nursing.
12. Educate and inform clients and contacts of disease, disease prevention, treatment and
importance of compliance.
13. Assist with staffing regular weekly and other scheduled vaccine clinics, i.e., influenza, COVID.
14. Work collaboratively with Health Department stakeholders (including other agencies).
15. Abide by Illinois Board of Nursing standards and maintain a high level of professional conduct in
all contacts with clients, colleagues, other agency staff and community. Utilize best practice
standards and maintain Code of Ethics as dictated by the profession. Comply with state and
federal confidentiality laws.
16. Utilize IDPH and CDC as necessary for consultation.
17. Communicate effectively with all members of the Health Department team
The Nursing Division of the Grundy County Health Department provides services directed toward
improving and maintaining the physical health of county residents. Nurse will work in programs such as
WIC (Women, Infants and Children), Family Case Management, communicable disease, immunizations,
and school nursing. Public health nurse duties in relation to services provided by the Nursing Division may
be requested if required.
The ideal candidate will be flexible in work environments, function cooperatively with staff and the
community, and have a special interest in serving residents of Grundy. Under the supervision of the
Director of Nursing, the candidate will be capable of critical thinking, sound judgement and working
independently, while quickly learning the balance with teamwork for the optimal treatment of each client.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
1. Perform anthropometric and biochemical measurements, i.e., hemoglobin, height, weight, head
circumference, blood pressure.
2. Assess and develop nursing care plans for clients/families in cooperation with them through
evaluation of their physical and mental conditions.
3. Assist clients in obtaining services for their health and welfare through interagency referrals.
4. Provide client teaching, guidance, nutrition, and nursing care in health department clinics.
5. Instruct client, families and/or groups on preventive health care.
6. Accurately document and complete all interventions on confidential client records.
7. Provide pregnancy testing, education, and documentation.
8. Provide periodic assessment of client’s needs per Dept of Human Services regulations.
9. Provide medical case management services for those children under the care of Dept of Child and
Family Services.
10. Administer vaccinations according to Academy of Childhood Immunization Practice (ACIP) and
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines.
11. Follows Communicable Disease reporting and guidelines per Dept of Public Health (IDPH) and CDC
under the supervision and direction of health department Director of Nursing.
12. Educate and inform clients and contacts of disease, disease prevention, treatment and
importance of compliance.
13. Assist with staffing regular weekly and other scheduled vaccine clinics, i.e., influenza, COVID.
14. Work collaboratively with Health Department stakeholders (including other agencies).
15. Abide by Illinois Board of Nursing standards and maintain a high level of professional conduct in
all contacts with clients, colleagues, other agency staff and community. Utilize best practice
standards and maintain Code of Ethics as dictated by the profession. Comply with state and
federal confidentiality laws.
16. Utilize IDPH and CDC as necessary for consultation.
17. Communicate effectively with all members of the Health Department team
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Required Licensed Practical Nurse (Illinois), Registered Nurse preferred. Bilingual English/Spanish
preferred but not required.
A valid driver’s license and proof of insurance are required.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this
job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand and walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach
with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk and hear; and taste or smell.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral
vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Any qualified applicant with a disability and requiring reasonable assistance or accommodation to the
application and/or interview process should notify the HR Department.
TO APPLY: Candidates must meet the minimum requirements of the position in order to be considered.
Send resume and salary requirements to HR@grundyco.org with “Public Health Nurse” in the subject line
or mail to Grundy County Administration, Attn: HR 1320 Union Street, Morris, IL 60450. No phone calls
please.
Grundy County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will give consideration to all qualified applicants for employment without
regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, marital status, order of protection status, disability, marital
status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or unfavorable discharge from military service as those terms are defined in Section 1-103
of the Illinois Human Rights Act (775 ILCS 5/1-103)
Required Licensed Practical Nurse (Illinois), Registered Nurse preferred. Bilingual English/Spanish
preferred but not required.
A valid driver’s license and proof of insurance are required.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this
job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand and walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach
with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk and hear; and taste or smell.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral
vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Any qualified applicant with a disability and requiring reasonable assistance or accommodation to the
application and/or interview process should notify the HR Department.
TO APPLY: Candidates must meet the minimum requirements of the position in order to be considered.
Send resume and salary requirements to HR@grundyco.org with “Public Health Nurse” in the subject line
or mail to Grundy County Administration, Attn: HR 1320 Union Street, Morris, IL 60450. No phone calls
please.
Grundy County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will give consideration to all qualified applicants for employment without
regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, marital status, order of protection status, disability, marital
status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or unfavorable discharge from military service as those terms are defined in Section 1-103
of the Illinois Human Rights Act (775 ILCS 5/1-103)
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