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- Join the Southwest Suburban Health Department as a Public Health Nurse.
- A Public Health Nurse is responsible for communicable disease control and clinical services such as immunizations, TB skin testing and blood pressure screenings; as well as, caseload management for prenatal care coordination, lead-poisoned children, adult health and other home visiting services through assessment, health education/counseling, and referral assistance.
- A Public Health Nurse acts as a primary point of contact for resources for the public and community stakeholders and exercises mature judgement, acts with integrity and exhibits professional and ethical interactions with a diverse population of clients.
- The Public Health Nurse recommends and assists in developing and maintaining nursing programs and provides input with the operations of the program, reviewing contracts, updating policies/procedures, and submitting required reports.
- Independently and confidently assumes case management of a client or population based (e.g. schools) caseload across the lifespan including complex or more intense cases in a culturally competent manner.
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