Detective/Investigator, Except Public jobs in High Point, NC

This is intermediate level professional nursing work in providing primary, preventive, and rehabilitative care to individuals and families in Public Health programs. Employees independently demonstrate and implement techniques of nursing care and counsel for promotion of health and prevention of disease through outreach in homes and schools, serving as team leader for a sub-group within a larger project and/or serving as charge nurses in clinics. Employees will be expected to assist in data collection and review in any project that they are associated with. Employees at this level will spend a minimum of 25% of their time in one or more of the following roles:

Serve as charge nurses in one or more clinic settings. Responsibilities include directing the work done during the clinic, assigning tasks to lower-level staff appropriately, managing clinic flow, and advising other clinic staff about management of unfamiliar patient situations. Employees may independently manage nurse-screening clinics held outside of the health department, requiring strong patient assessment skills.

Provide community outreach services by making home visits for the purpose of case management or any other nursing activity that involves functioning independently outside of the agency. Employees in these roles carry a caseload of patients and/or families and work in partnership with them to identify strengths and needs and develop a plan for health maintenance or improvement. Employees provide a combination of case management and nursing assessment to help patients and families manage health care needs. They make referrals to medical facilities, social service agencies, etc. when needed and agreed on by the patient or family. Employees take a lead role in coordinating all plans and resources for these clients.

Provide School Health or Child Care Health Consultation services. Employees functioning in these roles are expected to work with the administration of the school or child care facility to develop goals, do assessments of children when requested, assure that care plans are in place for children with potentially serious chronic or recurrent health problems, teach school staff to perform skilled procedures, and assure that policies are in place for safe medication administration. They also interpret and explain health information to parents, students, and staff.

Work with considerable independence in a community-based health promotion project that involves developing programs or support groups, promoting community advocacy, and developing strong partnerships with residents. Serve as team leaders by coordinating the work assignments and quality of services delivered by a small team of lower-level nurses and subprofessionals that are part of a sub-group of a full project. Employees have limited administrative and personnel responsibilities; unusual situations and problems are discussed with and/or referred to a higher level supervisor.

Minimum Education and Experience

Graduation from a four-year college or university with a B.S. in Nursing which includes a Public Health Nursing rotation and one year of Public Health Nursing experience; or Master’s in Public Health and graduation from a school of professional nursing and one year of professional nursing experience; or graduation from a school of professional nursing and two years of professional nursing experience including one year of Public Health Nursing experience; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $57,784.62 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Health insurance
• Paid time off

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work Location: In person