Public Health Nurse
Core
Promote and protect the health of individuals, families, and populations through nursing, social, and public health sciences.
Role type
Public Health Nurse (IC)
Builds
Community health programs, disease management cases, and client care plans
Domain
Public Health / Community Medicine
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Communicable disease investigation, case management, maternal and child health home visiting, community health education, immunizations, sexually transmitted disease screening, tuberculosis case management, chronic disease screenings, client referrals, community partnership development
Preferred skills
Health equity advocacy, emotional intelligence, relationship building, systems thinking
Responsibilities
Conduct communicable disease investigations and case management; perform maternal and child health home visits; deliver community health education; conduct clinical screenings (immunizations, STD, TB, chronic disease); facilitate client access to healthcare and community resources; develop community-based partnerships.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC