Job Details
Job Details
Job Location
Reservation Wide - , WA
Salary Range
$32.12 - $37.23 Hourly
Description
CLOSING DATE: Open Until Filled
POSITION: Public Health Nurse (3 Positions)
SALARY: $32.12 - $37.23 per hour
REPORTS TO: HHS Operations Director
LOCATION: 1 Nespelem, WA | 1 Omak, WA | 1 Inchelium/Keller, WA
Basic Functions: This position covers a range of nursing services from assessment through counseling, teaching, and follow-up. The work involves helping to determine the health education and nursing services needed in a community and assisting the community in planning, developing, and evaluating their local health system.
Minimum Qualifications
Education and Training:
- Requires a Master's Degree from an accredited school of nursing, community health field, OR Graduated from and accredited school of nursing with a BSN degree, OR Graduated from an accredited school of nursing with Registered Nurse degree.
- Requires valid State Driver's License and be eligible for the Tribal vehicle insurance.
- Requires a current Washington State License as Registered Nurse.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:- Requires knowledge of comprehensive health program and the full range of professional community health nursing principles, practice and procedure in providing service in clinic, home, and community environment.
- Requires knowledge of administrative and management concepts in order to develop, plan, conduct, and assist in the evaluation of a community health nursing program.
- Requires knowledge and skills in making physical and psychological assessments of communities, families, and individuals recognizing the rage of "normal" and the manifestations of common abnormalities.
- Requires the skill to assist as requested by CHR's in the development of these skills.
- Requires knowledge of the norms and outcome of the ethnic group within the area with ability to generate an appropriation of cultural differences.
- Requires knowledge of drug and biological and the desired effect in the treatment of disease, as well as undesirable side-effects.
- Requires knowledge and ability to provide counseling in preventive care to health individuals by guidance in nutrition, common illnesses, child growth and development patterns and mental health.
- Requires knowledge of current research methods in order to conduct epidemiological surveys, field investigations, and research studies.
- Requires knowledge of availability and use local, State, and Federal resources.
- Requires skill in development of a resources manual of providers for the use of medical and contract health services staff as well as the purpose of referrals.
- Requires knowledge of the quality assurance and evaluations process.
- Requires knowledge of the Health Services (Tribal/Federal/State) available to the Colville Reservation Members.
- Requires knowledge of the Indian Self-determination "638" contracting process with Indian Tribes.
- Requires good written and interpersonal communication skills.
- Requires the ability to develop, implement and evaluate preventive health education program.
- Requires the ability to define needs of the community, develop activities designed to address identified needs and development criteria for evaluating progress towards meeting objectives.
- Requires the ability to maintain STRICT CONFIDENTIALITY.
- Requires the ability to drive in adverse weather conditions.
- Requires the ability to teach, facilitate learning and transform health programs.
- Requires the ability to model, promote and maintain professionalism.
- Requires the ability to work effectively with a variety of people and circumstances.
- Requires the ability to use a computer and office equipment.
Note: Pursuant to Tribal Policy, if this position is safety sensitive it is subject to pre-employment drug testing. In addition, this position is subject to reasonable suspicion and post-accident drug testing.
TRIBAL MEMBER AND INDIAN PREFERENCE WILL APPLY; PREFERENCE WILL ALSO BE GIVEN TO HONORABLY DISCHARGED VETERANS WHO ARE MINIMALLY QUALIFIED.
If required of this position, you must possess and maintain a valid Washington State driver's license and be eligible for the Tribes' Vehicle Insurance. In addition, this position may be subject to pre-employment background clearances. If applicable, these clearances must be maintained throughout employment.
INFORMATION:
Diane Stensgar, Human Resource Technician Senior, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Human Resources Office, P.O. Box 150, Nespelem, WA 99155, (509) ###-#### ...@colvilletribes.com