TB Nurse

Benefits: The benefits package includes excellent employer paid health insurance with low out of pocket cost, retirement pension (NC Local Government Retirement System), 401(k) with match, dental, vision, life, disability, paid vacation, paid sick, 13 paid holidays, floating holiday, new hires start out with two vacation and sick days and begin accruing immediately, paid parental leave, paid volunteer hours, employee assistance program, tuition reimbursement, longevity pay, wellness allowance and more. (Benefits differ for part time employees). Prior local and state government years of service count toward calculating vacation accrual rate

Hours: 8:00 - 5:00 Monday - Friday, 40 hours per week

The Public Health Nurse II will provide program/client services in Communicable Disease (CD) areas which include Immunizations, Tuberculosis (TB), HIV Testing and Counseling, Communicable Disease follow-up, Outbreak Management, and International Travel using federal, state, and local laws to support public health intervention and practice. This role will also involve education for peers and within the community.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Coordinate TB program, following the Agreement Addendum
• Conduct State TB audit
• Develop and update TB policies, procedures, and standing orders in conjunction with CDC, NCDPH guidelines and NC Administrative Codes
• Perform TB active disease case investigation
• Obtain history for TB cases, including contact investigation; provide medication by direct, observed therapy and education
• Monitor TB medication inventory and ordering of medications

Education/Experience: Graduation from an accredited nursing school, BSN preferred. Public Health clinical rotation, previous public health/CD experience preferred. Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred.

License: Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina. Must also have a valid NC driver's license. Non-BSN nurses must complete the Introduction to Public Health Nursing course within the first six months of employment.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Must be extremely flexible, work independently, work as part of a team and possess good decision-making skills
• Knowledge of public health concepts, nursing theory and practices, general medicine and programmatic requirements of funding sources and administrative understanding of the public health nurse role
• Ability to secure cooperation of clients to elicit needed information and to maintain effective working relationships
• Accurately record services rendered and to interpret and explain records, reports, and medical instruction

Our Mission

To improve individual and community health through services, education, and collaborative action.

Our Vision

We envision a thriving community where people make healthy choices in healthy environments.

CHA does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to, hiring and firing of staff, selection of volunteers and vendors, and provision of services. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, clients, volunteers, subcontractors, vendors, and clients.