The duties listed below are not all of the duties that may be assigned but are those that are considered as essential for an employee to perform.
Clinic Duties: Utilizes the Nursing Process to assess, interview, triage, educate and implement the plan of care. Examples: complete vital signs, interviews, and patient / family education. Administers immunizations per CDC guidelines and documents in NCIR. Provides comprehensive immunization services for individuals, families and the community. Delivers services through clinics, home visits, case management, mobile units, and community outreach programs.
Leadership: Act as Back-up to the Immunization Coordinator. Is able to run reports from NCIR, assists with correcting errors in NCIR, adheres to vaccine storage and handling requirements, receives and documents vaccine shipments, monitors inventory, coordinates seasonal vaccine clinics, mentors and serves as a resource for all staff and is able to work independently to ensure community needs are met as it relates to Immunizations.
Assigned Follow-Up: Nursing team members will be assigned specific tasks by Nursing Supervisor, Charge Nurse, or Immunization PHNIII to assure that contract addenda requirements and clinic specific needs are met. Examples: AED and Code Cart monitoring, Immunization refrigerator temperature monitoring, follow-up of missed appointments, contacting patients that are due for vaccines, and other miscellaneous tasks as needed.
Quality Assurance/ Quality Improvement: Complete monthly audits and per agency schedule to assure compliance with standing orders and ACIP guidance. Discuss audit findings with members of the team as an educational and quality improvement opportunity.
Other Duties As Assigned: Attends all mandatory agency meetings and trainings; Assists the community and county schools trainings related to emergencies such as natural disasters or bio-terrorism events by delivering services in the field as needed. Participates in staffing emergency shelter, administering vaccinations to the community and providing nursing care to assure community safety.
Carryout Performance Management (PM) roles and responsibilities, including identifying and communicating performance improvement opportunities and adjusting performance and practice to achieve established PM goals.
Implement strategies aimed at achieving Health Equity, including but not limited to: attending trainings to better understand inequities, identifying and addressing barriers to health, serving on the Health Equity Team or its subcommittees, engaging in internal or external efforts to eliminate health disparities.
Minimum QualificationsGraduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Nursing which includes a Public Health Nursing rotation; OR a Associate's Degree or Diploma in Nursing: one (1) year of professional nursing experience required. OR equivalent combination of education and experience.No previous experience required for Bachelor's Degree Nurses.Must be licensedby the state of North Carolina as an RN (Please include copy of Nursing License with application).A valid BCLS CPR certification required.Must have a valid driver's license.Additional InformationMinimally qualified applicants will start at 25% of the salary range:$29.84/hr.The applicant selected must undergo a criminal background check and pass a drug screening test prior to employment
