Filled until 2025
- Function in collaboration with agency staff and other community workers.
- Receive professional direction from the nursing supervisor or
consultant/specialist as well as administrative direction from the board of
health. - Teach and counsel individuals, families, and groups for the prevention of
disease and disability, and for maintenance of health. - Perform other related functions as required.
- Participate in community educational events and offer health education
classes, as requested. - Do outreach and home visits with a special focus on pre- and post-natal needs of mothers and infants
Qualifications:
- Degree of Nursing (RN).
- Education–A baccalaureate degree in nursing from a school accredited by the
National League for Nursing - For expanded functions, the completion of an organized educational program
in a specific clinical area is required. - Knowledge of the practice of community health nursing.
- Knowledge of public health programs.
- Knowledge of the role of the professional nurse as team leader.
- Knowledge of interprofessional relationships in the implementation of
programs. - Knowledge of the use of community resources.
- Ability to provide skilled nursing care.
- Ability to set priorities and make judgments in regard to caseload
management and level of skills appropriate for delegation of functions to
associates on the health team. - Ability to recognize the needs and concerns of people and to maintain
constructive relationships in dealing with them. - Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
- Ability to accept and utilize supervision.
- Current license to practice as a registered nurse in Colorado (or eligible).
- Special certification as appropriate
- Active drivers’ license
- Open to regular travel for home visits
- Spanish fluency a plus
- Prefer one-year of hospital or broad community nursing
experience