Public Health Nurse

through protection, prevention, and intervention. Serving Crawford, Lake, Mason, Missaukee, Oceana, Kalkaska,

Manistee, Mecosta, Newaygo, and Wexford Counties.

Public Health Nurse
Oceana County

Why work here?

As local public health, we protect
and promote the highest level of
health possible for the
communities we serve. Our
positive work culture is
strengthened by our commitment
to making all employees feel
valued and respected.

Our values:

• Customer Service

• Communication

• Responsibility and

Accountability

• Positive Attitude

• Integrity
  

What we offer:

• Family-first company culture

• 13 Paid Holidays

• Paid Days Off (PDO)

• 3 Personal Days

• Competitive Insurance – 3

options to choose from

• Dental and Vision

• MERS Retirement Plan

• Professional Development

opportunities

• Employer Paid Short/Long

Term Disability and Life
Insurance

• Weeks 5-12 50% paid

Maternity/Paternity leave

Apply Today!
Send Resume to:

http://www.dhd10.org/contact-us/join-
our-team/

Seeking a full-time organized, detailed oriented, pragmatic, and collaborative
care navigator to join the family health clinical team based in our Oceana County
office.

General Responsibilities

• Promotes health of individuals, families, schools and community through

advocacy, education and/or counseling.

• Utilizes skilled nursing to provide essential, school based and

community-based public health services in assigned program areas.

• Organizes and provides assigned program-specific nursing services to

individuals and/or families, directly or through referrals to appropriate
services.

• Documents services utilizing program forms and/or electronic health

records, in accurate and timely manner.

• Assesses, plans, implements and evaluates services and outcomes of

care on an ongoing basis.

• Conducts research, case investigations, or case management utilizing

advanced nursing principles and evidence-based decision making.

• Collaborates with health care providers and community partners, as well

as other health department staff to improve individual and population
health.

• Participates in mentoring new staff and allied health professional

students.

• Exercises significant independence and initiative in performance of

responsibilities.

• Receives general administrative direction.

• Maintains professional knowledge, and keeps current on assigned

program rules, regulations, protocols, and practices to ensure continual
compliance and quality improvement, including specific program MPR’s
and 340B program requirements.

Minimum Requirements Graduation from accredited professional nursing program.

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred.

• Current license to practice as registered nurse from Michigan Board of

Nursing.

• Reliable transportation with valid Michigan driver’s license and

certificate of insurance to travel to other locations for work, training,
meetings, and/or home or site visits.

• Advanced nursing skill and knowledge of public health policies,

procedures at a level normally acquired through two years of nursing
practice.

• Ability to plan and organize own work and accomplish multiple tasks.

• Mainly Monday through Friday.

• Some late afternoons and weekends.

• Working independently as well as collaboratively and with minimal

supervision, provides public health nursing services to individuals,
families, and population groups in assigned programs.

• Conducts professional planning and evaluation and implements actions

directed toward goals of prevention, assessment, risk reduction, and
health status improvement for individuals, families, and communities.

• Collaborates and consults with multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams

to achieve desirable outcomes for families, schools, and communities.

• Nursing interventions occur at individual, family, community and system

levels depending upon position responsibilities and issues involved.

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) required.

District Health Department #10 is an Equal
Opportunity Employer