Public Health Nurse

Quick Facts

• Role: Public Health Nurse

• Core focus: Community/public health nursing, population health assessments, prevention, and communicable disease response

Description

Provide comprehensive public health nursing services integrating public health principles with clinical practice. Conduct population and community assessments using demographic, clinical, and epidemiologic data; lead or coordinate communicable disease investigations and outbreak response; and deliver targeted, culturally appropriate health education and prevention interventions. Serve as a clinical and public health resource through consultation, mentoring/training, evaluation, and quality improvement with accurate documentation.

Responsibilities

• Independently plan, prioritize, and deliver community/public health nursing services

• Assess populations/communities to identify priority health issues, high-risk groups, and disparities

• Lead or coordinate communicable disease investigations and outbreak response

• Develop, implement, and evaluate community-based health programs

• Provide consultation, mentoring, and training to staff and support program effectiveness

• Perform evaluation, quality improvement, and maintain accurate documentation in line with nursing standards

• Conduct evening/after-hours/weekend/holiday work as needed for home visits, outreach, and public health emergencies

Requirements

• U.S. citizenship required

• Selective Service registration required for males born after 12/31/1959

• Pass NCLEX and hold an active, full, unrestricted professional nurse license/registration

• Education from an accredited professional nursing program required (CCNE, COA, ACME, or DOE-recognized accreditor)

• If applicable, CGFNS certification required for foreign nursing education

• Must successfully complete a federal background investigation

• Must pass E-Verify employment verification

• Must set up direct deposit

• Must meet GS-7/GS-9/GS-11 education and minimum specialized experience requirements

• Must meet qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date

Benefits

• Comprehensive U.S. federal employee benefits package

• Annual leave accrual based on federal service; may receive credit for certain non-federal/active duty service

• Potential recruitment or relocation incentives (may require a 6-month service agreement)