El Paso County Public Health welcomes applications from experienced nurses, recent graduates, and nursing students approaching graduation
Are you a Registered Nurse who believes every family deserves a strong start? Join El Paso County's Nurse-Family Partnership Program and use your nursing expertise to make a lasting difference for first-time parents and their babies.
As a Nurse Home Visitor, you'll focus on one family at a time, building meaningful relationships that begin during pregnancy and may continue until the child turns two. Through regular home and community-based visits, you'll provide individualized education, guidance, and support as families navigate pregnancy, childbirth, early parenting, child development, relationships, financial challenges, and other significant life events. You'll meet clients where they are---both physically and emotionally---while respecting each family's culture, strengths, choices, and goals.
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This role offers the autonomy to manage your schedule and caseload, along with the support needed to succeed in emotionally complex work. You'll receive extensive NFP training, including professional-boundary education, ongoing learning and reflective supervision, and access to clinical psychological support for challenging client situations. You'll also collaborate with community partners and connect families with resources that promote long-term health, stability, and self-sufficiency.
If you're ready to step away from high patient ratios and routine nights, weekends, and holidays, this is an opportunity to practice nursing differently. Enjoy a flexible weekday schedule, generous paid leave, Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility, and the chance to see the long-term impact of your work through a nationally recognized, evidence-based program. Apply today and help shape healthier futures---one family at a time.
Public Health Nurse:**
Full Salary Range: $59,380.00- $89,050.00 Annually
Hiring Range: $68,801 - $72,801 Annually
Anticipated Hiring Rate: $71,608.16 Annually
Senior Public Health Nurse:
Full Salary Range: $67,850.00- $101,870.00 Annually
Hiring Range: $81,801 - $85,801 Annually
Anticipated Hiring Rate: $84,441.76 Annually
This position has an anticipated work schedule of Monday -- Friday, 8:00am -- 4:30pm, subject to change.
Please be advised this position may close without advance notice, should we receive a sufficient number of qualified applications.
Performs clinical public health nursing services in department clinics and in community outreach settings for assigned program area. Provides immunizations, immune globulin, placement and reading of tuberculosis (TB) skin tests, health testing, and education for individuals, families, and community groups. This position is part of the Public Health Nurse career progression series, which includes Public Health Nurse and Senior Public Health Nurse. An employee is eligible to advance to the next position within the series when the employee has met the criteria for advancement as notated within the job description and has received a recommendation from the Hiring Authority. Employment is subject to the terms, conditions, and policies detailed in the Personnel Policies Manual (PPM). This position requires regular in-person presence as an essential job function. This position may be dependent on variable funding sources, including categorical grants.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities
Manages clinic activities, providing health and history assessment, disease prevention, and health promotion activities.
Provides clinical public health nursing services in accordance with program and department guidelines. Screens and assesses clients for recommended services based on standard protocols and industry best practices.
As assigned, prepares, measures, and administers immunizations to clients in a clinic setting; counsels clients about vaccine reactions and effectiveness; assesses for immediate reactions to vaccines.
Administers TB skin tests and interprets results as needed.
Assists clients and their families in establishing goals and outcomes. Provides education, support, and referral resources in assisting clients in attaining their targeted goals. Evaluates client progress toward stated goals.
Maintains records, files, data collection, and prepares correspondence.
Provides education, support, and referral resources in assisting clients in attaining their targeted goals. Evaluates client progress toward started goals.
Develops and maintains community relationships to support client referrals.
Assesses the impact of local environmental, cultural, and social patterns on the public's health through collaboration with service providers and systems. Collects, compiles, and analyzes data to identify needs and service gaps for individuals, families, and communities and informs the agency of the need.
Recognizes patterns of illness indicative of disease and environmental hazards. Implements action necessary to curtail negative impacts of disease.
Participates in Public Health outreach activities in the community. Serves as liaison between the medical and public health communities.
Responds to inquiries from the public, community partners, and providers.
Provides expert Public Health Nursing consultation within the agency and the community. Articulates the mission of public health and develops partnerships to accomplish agency goals. Interprets rules and regulations to sub-groups in the community.
Practices within the professional nursing model as described by the Colorado Nurse Practice Act.
As a Public Health Nurse, may be called upon to provide immunizations or support emergency response activities outside of the assigned program area as needed for public health response activities for which El Paso County Public Health (EPCPH) is the lead agency.
Participates in departmental emergency planning and response activities.
Promotes public health within the community.
Takes personal responsibility to provide exceptional customer service in order to promote and maintain a positive Public Health image, constructive working environment, and foster pride and professionalism in the workplace and community.
Performs other duties as required.
Supervision Exercised: This classification does not have supervisory authority; however, may be required to provide expertise or limited guidance or direction to employees, such as overseeing work quality, training, and guidance. Typically serves as a subject matter expert on the scope of functional area.
Supervision Received: Receives general supervision. This classification typically performs job duties by following established standard operating procedures and/or policies. Regular direction, guidance, and coaching from supervisor may be expected. There is a choice of the appropriate procedure or policy to apply to duties. Performance reviewed periodically.
Qualifications
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge of operations and services of the public health clinic and outreach activities, interviewing, principles of preventive health care, and the proper use of medical terminology.
Knowledge and understanding of agency policies and procedures.
Skill in demonstrating a cooperative, professional attitude to cultivate relationships both within and outside the organization.
Skill in prioritizing and organizing multiple tasks and the ability
