RN - Public Health Nurse - Nursing and Family Services

JCHD is looking for a compassionate, culturally sensitive Registered Nurse (RN) to join our Nursing and Family Services team

Are you tired of the grueling 12-hour night shifts, the endless charting, and treating patients only after they are already sick? It’s time to take your nursing skills where they can make a lasting, generational impact.

As a Public Health Nurse, you aren’t just treating illnesses; you are building the foundation for a healthier generation. Are you ready to step away from the grueling, unpredictable grind of hospital shift work and step into a vital community role where education, prevention, and deep human connection take center stage?

If you have a knack for counseling, listen with empathy, and teach with patience, we need you. Help us assess patient histories, administer vaccines, and protect our local community against infectious diseases. Let’s help our community flourish together. Bring your passion for Public Health to a team where you truly belong.

We offer a predictable, family-friendly schedule—Monday through Friday, in a full or part time capacity with no on-call mandates. Are you ready for a stable, daytime schedule that respects your personal life?

Starting hourly Rate: $ $28.00 - $32.00

*Minimum Educational

Requirements

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Registered Nurse with current Illinois license with a preferred minimum of two years’ experience in community health, immunizations or child health nursing.

Duties and responsibilities specific to this position, not inclusive

Maintain databases

Perform duties of the Vaccine for Children (VFC) program

Perform duties of the Women Infant and Children (WIC) program

Monitor vaccine units and respond to alarms

Perform daily temperature checks on vaccine refrigerators and freezers and enter them in I-CARE

Assist primary vaccine coordinator with vaccine inventory

Assist with ordering clinical supplies when needed

Read and interpret patient information and make needed treatment decisions

Establish and grow working relationships with community partners

Provide information on local health programs and services

Assess needs of clients and provide educational instruction pertaining to health and social issues

Research ways to improve healthcare processes and improve patient outcome

Review history and determine what immunizations are needed for clients

Provide immunizations to adults and children

Calculate return dates and give advice regarding possible adverse reactions

Provide TB skin testing

Obtain fingerstick or venous specimens

Process urine specimens and urine pregnancy tests

Conduct oral assessment, provide oral/dental health education and apply fluoride varnish to children under age 3.

Assist with STD testing, and treatment

Assist with Communicable Disease reporting as needed

Act as a backup for STD nurse and CD nurse.

Participate in agency’s emergency response activities

Incorporate ethical standards of practice into all interactions, including the use of data and information

Adhere to HIPAA privacy regulations and OSHA safety standards

Interact effectively and professionally with all persons regardless of age, cultural, socioeconomic, educational, racial or ethnic background, sexual orientation, lifestyle and physical ability. Respect cultural, language and religious practices of others.

Assume responsibility for own professional growth

Assist with other nursing division duties as assigned

Requires competency in computer skills. Experience in data entry, word processing, and basic spreadsheet use is preferred.

• Requires travel by automobile. Valid driver’s license, proof of minimum insurance and vehicle required.

• Must have initiative, strong organization skills and ability to work independently while managing multiple tasks

• Able to present and conduct self in a professional manner; have a commitment to confidentiality; and willingness to work as a team.

• Presents ideas effectively, both orally and in writing, with linguistic and cultural competency.

• Identifies process deficiencies and recommends means for improvement.

• Ability to work among frequent interruptions and distraction with multiple concurrent tasks.

• Exposure to blood/body fluids, infectious agents, airborne pathogens

• Exposure to needles/syringes and waste handling.

• Occasional evening or weekend work.

We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities in the employment application process. Candidates who need an accommodation due to a disability for any part of the application or hiring process should contact Human Resources at (618) 684-3143 x102

Jackson County Health Department is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. We make hiring decisions solely based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. This policy applies to all employment practices, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, and termination.

Pay: $28.00 - $32.00 per hour

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Experience

• RN: 2 years (Preferred)

License/

Certification

• RN License (Required)

Work Location: In person