Bilingual (English/Spanish) Candidates Encouraged to Apply
Recruitment #17-PH8-01
Date Opened | 12/30/2016 11:59:00 PM |
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Filing Deadline | 7/28/2017 11:59:00 PM |
Salary | $7,906 - 9,252 / Month |
Job Type | Open & Promotional |
LAST DATE TO APPLY: Continuous – Applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible. This recruitment may close once a sufficient number of qualifying applications have been received.
THE JOB: The County of Santa Cruz is currently seeking to fill two Public Health Nurse III vacancies.
Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health (MCAH)
The ideal candidate for MCAH will have experience working with the maternal, child, and adolescent population. Experience in perinatal health and with high risk infants and experience supervising staff working with evidenced based programs is desirable. This position will also supervise the newly formed Nurse Family Partnership (NFP) Program.
CARe Team
The ideal candidate for the CARe Team will have experience in HIV/AIDS case management services to clients living with HIV/AIDS and dealing with multiple medical, psycho/social and housing needs. Experience working with and/or supervising multi-disciplinary staff, and experience working with the Ryan White and Medi-Cal waiver program is desirable. This position will supervise the CARe Team program and staff.
The list established from this recruitment will be used to fill current and future full-time, part-time, substitute and extra-help temporary positions during the life of the eligible list.
THE REQUIREMENTS: Any combination of training or experience which would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
One year of experience performing duties equivalent to a Public Health Nurse II in Santa Cruz County.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Possess and maintain a valid California Class C Driver License AND possession of a valid California Registered Nurse License and a Public Health Nurse Certificate issued by the State of California. If licensed in another state, candidates may participate in the recruitment and examination process, however, must obtain the appropriate licenses issued by the State of California at the time of appointment.
Knowledge: Working knowledge of the principles of public health nursing and public health practices; community aspects of public health nursing; Federal and State laws and regulations governing public health programs; epidemiologic investigation, control and care of chronic and communicable diseases and illnesses, handicapping conditions and mental illness; cultural, environmental, sociological and psychological differences and problems encountered in public health nursing; technical nursing procedures and medical terminology; interviewing, counseling and teaching techniques; normal and abnormal physiological development and behavior; prevention, detection, reporting and treatment of child abuse and neglect; literature and trends in public health; the forensic examination and legal requirements of sexual assault cases may be required for certain positions. Some knowledge of the principles and practices of supervision and training.
Ability to: Plan, assign and schedule day-to-day work in a division of public health nursing; teach and supervise other health care professionals and volunteers; understand, interpret, explain and apply laws, regulations, policies and written and oral direction; establish and maintain effective working relationships with others; assume a leadership role in community health programs; speak effectively before groups; assess health care, physical and psycho-social needs and develop and implement care plans; provide public health nursing services and case management to high risk groups or special populations; coach, counsel, teach and inform clients and the general public on health care issues; assess community health needs; administer treatments and medicines; deal with sensitivity to the needs of people with different cultural, environmental and social backgrounds; analyze data, problem solve and make logical decisions; write and prepare a variety of statistical and other reports, records and charts; learn to testify in court and serve as an expert witness; conduct sexual assault examinations which meet State protocols may be required for certain positions; and input, access and analyze data using a computer terminal.
THE EXAMINATION: Your application will be reviewed to determine if you have met the education, experience, training and/or licensing requirements as stated on the job announcement. If you meet these criteria and are one of the best qualified, you may be required to compete in any combination of written, oral and/or performance examinations or a competitive evaluation of training and experience as described on your application. You must pass all components of the examination to be placed on the eligible list. The examination may be eliminated if there are ten or fewer qualified applicants. If the eligible list is established without the administration of the announced examination, the life of the eligible list will be six months and your overall score will be based upon an evaluation of your application. If during those six months it is necessary to administer another examination for this job class, you will be invited to take the examination to remain on the eligible list.
HOW TO APPLY: Apply Online Now! Click on the link below; or print out an application and mail/bring application to: Santa Cruz County Personnel Department, 701 Ocean Street, Room 510, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060. For information, call (831) 454-2600. Hearing Impaired TDD/TTY: 711. Applications will meet the final filing date if received in one of the following ways: 1) in the Personnel Department by 5:00 p.m. on the final filing date, 2) submitted online before midnight of the final filing date. Following a review for minimum qualifications, applicants who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process will be notified that they must submit a completed conviction history questionnaire in order to continue to the examination phase of the process.
Women, minorities and people with disabilities are encouraged to apply. If you have a disability that requires test accommodation, please call (831) 454-2600.
To comply with the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act, Santa Cruz County verifies that all new employees are either U.S. citizens or persons authorized to work in the U.S.
Some positions may require fingerprinting and/or background investigation.
NOTE: The provisions of this bulletin do not constitute an expressed or implied contract.
An Equal Opportunity Employer