REGISTERED NURSE V (PUBLIC HEALTH)

Public health nursing in general emphasizes case finding and follow through, health guidance and teaching, and liaison with community health and related services. Positions in this area provide direct and/or indirect nursing care oriented toward maintaining health and preventing illness, as well as toward treatment and cure. Positions may involve assignment to a specific geographic area and/or to specialized community public health clinics.

Positions at this level are responsible for organizing and managing a specialty clinic in support of a particular medical program. This involves the scheduling of clinic activities and personnel, the inventory and stock control of supplies and equipment, the establishing of priorities in relation to clinic activities and other general management functions necessary to the day-to-day operations of the clinic and the implementation of the medical program. Positions may also develop and provide expanded community education and information programs in an effort to maximize the services offered by the clinic.

Note: The registered nurse specializing in public health is NOT automatically the same as a community based or general duty registered nurse. Positions in public health nursing require knowledge of formal public health nursing methods and techniques.

The primary purpose of this position is to assist the Registered Nurse (RN) VI, in the supervision, professional guidance and routine management of the staff assigned to this position for the East Hawaii Unit, PHN section, Hawaii District Health Office (HDHO). This position also integrates the vision of the HDHO, which is to assure and enhance a healthy and safe community by being a model of self-determination where information and resources are available to everyone.