Registered Nurse

**The list developed from this recruitment will be used for a limited period to fill open and promotional, regular full-time, and part-time positions in a variety of departments, service areas, and locations throughout the County, should they occur.** **Pursuant to current bargaining unit agreements, employees regularly assigned to the coastal region or in Covelo are eligible to receive a 5% assignment premium** **.** *The current vacancy is in Ukiah within Public Health - California Children's Services. This position provides nursing case management for children and youth with chronic or terminal illnesses to ensure access to appropriate and necessary care.* Under general supervision, performs complex professional-level nursing services involving consulting, assessing, and making recommendations pertinent to programs. Performs case management, and provides education, guidance concerning medical needs and assistance with social issues throughout the county. Positions may be office, field, or clinic-based, depending on the program. **Bilingual English/Spanish encouraged to apply.** *Se buscan personas bilingües en inglés y español. Para recibir una solicitud en español, llame a Recursos Humanos al 234-6600.* *Duties may include but are not limited to the following:* - Provide comprehensive health services across the continuum of care, including medically fragile populations throughout the life span under the direction of a professional nurse or health care provider. Services may include assessment of psychosocial, physical, developmental, spiritual, and emotional needs. - Perform professional nursing functions, including: receiving referrals; creating files; making appointments; evaluating paramedical needs and making nursing assessments; completing required documents, receiving health care provider's orders, and notifying clients; interpreting medical language; clarifying diagnoses; suggesting treatments; making referrals and educating clients on proper preparation for same; performing various biological tests (i.e., urine, hemoglobin, etc.); reviewing assessment billing; creating files; and entering data and maintaining database. - Conduct consultations and case management functions, including: visiting homes with social workers and evaluating clients; reviewing current files and creating health care provider files; completing various documents; creating, implementing and/or revising treatment plans; consulting with officials of other agencies; and closing cases when goals are achieved. - Respond to emergency situations, including: receiving calls; assessing referrals for eligibility urgency and risk; developing preliminary plans; communicating with sources of referral, law enforcement officials, other involved agencies, neighbors, family, etc.; documenting case activities; and closing cases when goals are achieved. - Prepares progress notes, charts, and closing and/or transfer summaries on clients. - Enter and retrieve information from computer systems, including a variety of daily, monthly, and yearly reports. - Disseminate a variety of information to various agencies, divisions, or departments via telephone, employee meetings, mail, email, or fax. - Educate clients in self administration of daily tests, medications, and therapies per health care provider orders. - Maintain and enhance knowledge of public health concerns through attendance at workshops, meetings, specialty clinics, protocols, journals, and classes. - Participate in the operation of health clinics (i.e., interviewing and counseling clients, performing diagnostic tests, giving prescribed treatment, assisting in the operation of special equipment; cleaning and sterilizing medical supplies and equipment, and making necessary referrals). - Performs other related duties as assigned. **MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED** **Education and Experience:** Associate's degree or Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited college or university in Nursing; and, six (6) m…