RN - Public Health
Company: Cambridge Health Alliance
Location: Cambridge
Posted on: October 14, 2021
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Job Description:
The Public Health Nurse (PHN) protects and promotes the health
of the Cambridge community by integrating professional nursing,
public health and social science principals and practices. Job Purpose: Tuberculosis Control Accountable
for the clinical nursing care of patients enrolled at the
Schipellite Chest Clinic. Provides thorough, community-based case
management of active TB cases (for Cambridge residents), ensuring
effective and complete treatment. Completes home visits for
directly observed therapy for active TB cases. Communicates with
other health providers as needed. Communicable Disease Prevention
and Control Investigates communicable diseases reportable to the
City of Cambridge; coordinates and communicates with providers,
agencies and the community. Provides vaccination and outbreak
control measures as needed and required by MDPH. Completes online
MDPH electronic case report forms on reportable diseases Health
Promotion Provides broad array of health promotion and disease
prevention services to City of Cambridge residents, especially
seniors, homeless, and vulnerable populations as specified in the
PHN Competencies. Qualifications/Requirements: Minimum two years
experience in communicable disease, infection control, and/or
tuberculosis care required and or ambulatory care. BSN. License to
practice as a Registered Nurse in Massachusetts required. AHA BLS
certification required. [cha010112]
Keywords: Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge , RN - Public Health, Other , Cambridge, Massachusetts
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