Date: August 7, 2024
Location: Durham, NC, US
Company: Durham County
Durham County Government employs approximately 1,900 employees that work towards providing needed services throughout the community. With a wide array of services, Durham County Government is at the heart of a rapidly growing and diverse area offering residents, employees, and visitors exciting opportunities to live, work, grow and play. For more information about Durham County Government, visit www.dconc.gov.
DEPARTMENT: Public Health Services
DATE POSTED: August 7, 2024
CLOSING DATE: August 22, 2024
HIRING RANGE: $64,093.00-$86,488.00
POSITION NUMBER: 40001084
JOB TYPE: Full-Time
**NOTE**: As of 5/18/2022, the minimum requirements for this position have been updated per State guidelines. Click here NC 05014 for full details of job classification and description.
**This posting is subject to close without prior notification.**
GENERAL DESCRIPTION:
The primary responsibility of this position is to provide Care Coordination for the patient’s pregnancy and postpartum period. Care coordination services include assistance with obtaining community resources; ensuring prenatal medical and postpartum services are received; providing home visits as part of case management; and referring clients to community agencies/partners. All listed efforts are intended to promote safe and healthy pregnancies, deliveries, and birth outcomes. This position will also represent the health department at community meetings and on projects involving partnering agencies.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this position. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the position as necessary.
• Develop individualized plan of care using the Standardized Plan provided by Community Care of North Carolina.
• Assist patients in locating a physician for herself and/or for the infant(s).
• Assist in scheduling/rescheduling appointments.
• Assist with locating resources for mother and baby.
• Provide and review educational material on pregnancy, parenting, well-baby care, and birth control.
• Assume the role as a liaison with the physicians, clinics, and community agencies.
• Review warning signs and symptoms of preterm labor with the patient at each encounter.
• Performs family and child developmental assessments as needed.
• Assist with referrals to community partners for any ongoing needs during the postpartum period.
• Establishes and maintains contact with area medical homes.
• Follows up by phone with frequent users of the emergency departments and with high-cost users of medical care (Medicaid patients).
• Makes phone contacts and/or home visits to families in the program.
• Monitors outcomes of interventions for families.
• Performs related work as assigned.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
• Thorough knowledge of, and skill in, the application of nursing theory and practice, principles and techniques employed in the field of public health and related programs.
• Thorough knowledge of current social and economic problems related to public health.
• Thorough knowledge of governmental and community resources and organizations.
• The ability to coordinate and to work well with others.
• The ability to deal tactfully with others and to exercise good judgment in appraising situations and making independent decisions.
• The ability to exercise good judgment in appraising situations and making independent decisions.
• The ability to secure the cooperation of clients and team members.
• The ability to maintain effective working relationships.
• Function as a nurse in other departments of DCoDPH as needed.
MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Graduation from an accredited school of professional nursing and one year of professional nursing experience.
Must be licensed to practice as a registered nurse in the state of North Carolina.
SPECIAL CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES REQUIREMENTS:
A current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina by the N. C. Board of Nursing.
SPECIAL CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES REQUIREMENTS:
A current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina by the N. C. Board of Nursing.
EMERGENCY PREPARDNESS REQUIREMENTS:
Primary work hours are between the hours of 8:30 AM and 5:00 PM. Employee is subject to be called upon at any time to help the agency respond to a public health emergency, which may include but is not limited to outbreak investigations, staffing mass dispensing or immunization clinics, providing disaster relief, or incidents (man-made or natural and intentional or non-intentional) as they arise, or any public health response as requested by the Health Director.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT COMPLIANCE:
Durham County is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires Durham County to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are encouraged to discuss ADA accommodations with management.
To further the mission of the Durham County Department of Public Health (DCoDPH) to partner with our community to advance health equity, protect the environment, and promote health and wellness for all, DCoDPH is implementing the employee vaccination and tuberculosis screening policies. All DCoDPH employees are considered healthcare personnel (HCP) working in a health care setting with the potential for exposure to patients and/or infectious materials and, therefore, are required to comply and provide documented proof of the following:
• Measles, Mumps & Rubella (MMR) vaccination/immunity
• Varicella-Zoster Virus (Chicken Pox) vaccination/immunity
• Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis)
• Tuberculosis (TB) baseline screening within the last twelve (12) months prior to employment
• Hepatitis B vaccination/immunity – only required for DCoDPH employees with potential Bloodborne Pathogen (BBP) exposures.
Identified DCoDPH HCP with potential Bloodborne Pathogen (BBP) exposure have an additional requirement for the Hepatitis B vaccination. Required vaccination, serological testing to determine immunity, and baseline tuberculosis screening are available for all Public Health employees who elect to become DCoDPH patients upon request and at no cost.
Proof of vaccination and tuberculosis screening must be provided to Human Resources within seven (7) business days prior to the date of employment.
Durham County Government is an Equal Opportunity Employer