Public Health Nurse Iii Immunization Specialist

Platte County Health Department

Public Health Nurse III/Vaccine
Program Manager

Department: Nursing Job Status: Full Time
FLSA Status: Exempt Reports To: Clinic Manager
Grade/Level: 15-15M Amount of Travel Required: None
Job Type: Regular Positions Supervised: None
Work Schedule:
Determined by Supervisor

POSITION SUMMARY
The position of Public Health Nurse III/Vaccine Program Manager provides clinic and Public
Health Services requiring a high degree of skill, competency, and accuracy of documentation.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions Statement(s)

• Completes monthly reporting of vaccine accountability, ordering, and reconciling.
• Maintains an inventory of the various drugs and supplies required for use; responsible for ordering and tracking all vaccine.
• Monitors pricing of vaccine and medications. Notifies Clinic Manager of changes. Completes

Purchase orders accurately and distributes for appropriate signatures before sending to finance department.

• Provides quality assurance of immunization dispensing and vaccine usage. Reports to Clinic

Manager any concerns.

• Maintains an awareness of current immunizations, to include proper sites and dosages, assuring that she/he remains current with best practices and studies.
• Communicates with staff regarding immunization changes and new products and procedures as needed.

• Develops new forms and improves existing materials for immunizations as needed.
• Maintains an awareness regarding the various elements associated with family planning, assuring that she/he remains current with best practices and studies.
• Attends continuing education trainings and reads appropriate medical journals/magazines to remain current in knowledge base.
• Schedules and plans offsite clinics (Flu, Back to School, TB, and etc.) with clinic manager approval.
• Assists with community presentations and health fairs, as needed and requested by clinic manager.
• Train new staff and monitor progress and completion of orientation checklist.
• Completes a preliminary history, gathers samples/specimens for lab testing, and assuring that proper protocols are followed.
• Administers medications, completes documentation with accuracy and timeliness.
• Provides consultation to school nurses, clients, and other agencies as needed. Serves on school health advisory committees and immunization coalitions. Answers questions, provides clarification and assures a high standard of professionalism. Monitors standing orders and vaccine information and reports to clinic manager any changes.
• Assists with disease outbreak investigations as needed and may serve on the Department's

Epidemiology Team and/or the Department's Worksite Wellness & Safety Committee.

• Develops client education plan per individual client. Conducts and provides client education.
• Monitors, collects samples, cultures and other specimens for distribution to lab in compliance with proper protocol with accuracy and timeliness. Completes documentation and maintains confidentiality.
• Advises clients of lab results and other follow-up as needed, with accuracy and timeliness.
• Schedules and administers pregnancy tests and makes referrals as necessary. Addresses concerns and issues, both in person and by telephone, with professionalism, accuracy and timeliness.
• Manages and addresses follow-up client needs, assuring compliance.
• Refers clients to appropriate provider as needed.
• Provides appropriate screenings as requested by client per clinic protocol.
• Provides education to client regarding screening results in accordance with current guidelines.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• This position will utilize up to 3 days of office time per week to monitor vaccine inventory and storage, setting up off-sites, and triage phone calls. The remainder of the time will be utilized in clinic.
• All employees of the Platte County Health Department are required to respond to any declared Public Health emergency in Platte County, to include but not limited to staffing mass vaccination or prophylaxis sites. All employees must be reachable by phone during a Public Health emergency and respond in a timely manner to the Platte County Health

Department when required.

• All employees of the Platte County Health Department are required to adhere to the dictates of the Personnel Policy Manual, to include punctuality, attendance, and proper submission of all forms. Every employee is expected to conduct themselves professionally at all times with courtesy towards clients and co-workers and work as a team player.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Competency Statement(s)

• Accuracy - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Adaptability - Ability to adapt to change in the workplace.
• Communication - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely. Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Customer Oriented - Ability to take care of the customers’ needs while following company procedures.
• Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.
• Ethical - Ability to demonstrate conduct conforming to a set of values and accepted standards.
• Self-Motivated - Ability to be internally inspired to perform a task to the best of one’s ability using his or her own drive or initiative.
• Safety Awareness - Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.
• Team Builder - Ability to convince a group of people to work toward a goal.
• Time Management - Ability to utilize the available time to organize and complete work within given deadlines.

SKILLS & ABILITIES

Education: MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: A Bachelor's degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university and two years of experience as a Public Health Nurse OR
An Associate's degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university and four years of experience as a Registered Nurse OR a Diploma in Nursing and three years of professional experience as a Registered Nurse.

Experience: MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Two years of experience as a Public Health Nurse if in possession of a Bachelor's degree in Nursing from an accredited college or university; OR four years or more of experience as a Public Health Nurse if in possession of an Associate's degree; OR three years of experience as a Public
Health Nurse if in possession of a Diploma in Nursing from an accredited college or university.

Computer Skills: Intermediate in Microsoft office (Outlook, Word, Excel)

Certifications & Must possess a current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the
Licenses: State of Missouri.

LANGUAGE SKILLS Must be able to write and speak clearly. Language skills should be commensurate with education requirements

Other MATHEMATICAL SKILLS Commensurate with education requirements
Requirements: REASONING ABILITY Must be able to think logically and make appropriate decisions. Must be able to multi-task and work well with the public.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

N (Not Applicable) Activity is not applicable to this position.
O (Occasionally) Position requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0 - 2.5+ hours/day)
F (Frequently) Position requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5 - 5.5+ hours/day)
C (Constantly) Position requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hours/day)

Physical Demands Lift/Carry

10 lbs. or less O
Stand F 11-20 lbs. O
Walk F 21-50 lbs. O
Sit F 51-100 lbs. N
Manually Manipulate F Over 100 lbs. N
Reach Outward F

Reach Above Shoulder F
Climb N Push/Pull

Crawl N 12 lbs. or less O

Squat or Kneel O 13-25 lbs. O

Bend O 26-40 lbs. O
41-100 lbs. N

Other Physical Requirements

• Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - Gown, Gloves, Mask, Goggles

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, high precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, outside weather conditions, extreme cold and or heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually mild to moderate. During a Public Health emergency, an employee of the Platte County Health Department may be required to work at sites other than the Health Department, and under austere or stressful conditions.

The company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the company may deem appropriate.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $60,580.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Paid jury duty
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Medical specialties:

• Public Health

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

License/Certification:

• Missouri RN License (Required)

Work Location: In person