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 prevention initiatives, and client care services
Domain
Public Health / Clinical Nursing
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Communicable disease investigation, case management, maternal and child health home visiting, community health education, immunization administration, sexually transmitted disease screening, tuberculosis case management, chronic disease screening, client-centered care, partnership development, systems thinking
Preferred skills
Passion for health equity, emotional intelligence, relationship building, internal/external partner engagement
Responsibilities
Conduct communicable disease investigations and case management; perform maternal and child health home visits; deliver community health education; administer immunizations and conduct disease screenings; facilitate client access to healthcare and community resources; develop community-based partnerships to impact population health