Nurse/Public Health
Company: Cambridge Health Alliance
Location: Cambridge
Posted on: October 14, 2021
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Job Description:
Public Health Nursing (PHN) includes, but is not limited to,
providing leadership within systems, communities and individuals in
order to achieve optimum health. Primarily PHNs provide case
management to individuals with communicable diseases, including
Tuberculosis control for the city of Cambridge and CHA TB Clinic in
collaboration with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
This work is done in a variety of setting within CHA and in the
community. Job Purpose: HEALTH PROMOTION Provides broad
array of health promotion and disease prevention services_within
the Cambridge community Qualifications/Requirements: Three years of
public health or community-based nursing required. Experience with
infectious disease and TB required. PHYSICAL: Ability to move
easily around the city, including visits to homes and other
settings which may not be easily accessible is required. Able to
communicate with a variety of groups and individuals. MENTAL:
Ability to organize and prioritize efforts under time constraints
and competing demands required. Ability to integrate information
from different disciplines required. [cha010112]
ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING Identifies and develops relationships with
key community members and groups interested in promoting wellness
and public health concerns, assesses needs and plans health
promotion interventions; Recognizes need for and utilizes data to
assist in assessment. Seeks appropriate guidance and assistance
from supervisor for collecting, accessing and using
information.
INTERVENTION, ASSURANCE AND EVALUATION Initiates and participates
in community health promotion programs and events which are
coordinated, where possible, with other available programs and
personnel, Actively participates in ongoing evaluation and
improvement efforts for all aspects of health promotion activities,
makes home/site visits as necessary. Performs other PHN
departmental or community health promotion duties as need
emerges.
POLICY DEVELOPMENT Actively contributes to departmental discussion
of deployment of existing PHN resources, Provides PHN expertise and
seeks opportunities to participate with other health providers and
agencies in developing health promotion programs within the
community, Acts as advocate for target populations not able or
willing to bring their health promotion needs to local policy
makers, Participates in efforts to integrate department and health
promotion agenda for the population within CHA.
Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Investigates
communicable diseases reportable to the City of Cambridge Health
Department ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING Identifies communicable disease
risks and participates in designing appropriate and effective
prevention and intervention strategies, Determines health risk to
individual, contacts and the publics' health by thorough nursing
and epidemiological assessment. Consults with medical, public
health, and city and state officials as necessary.
Keywords: Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge , Nurse/Public Health, Other , Cambridge, Massachusetts
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