Affectively communicate with and gain the cooperation of clients, and potential clients, of various social, cultural, economic and educational backgrounds
Work cooperatively with other health and social service providers
Effectively conduct interviews of patients and families to gain information to evaluate their medical situation
Determine and apply effective means of intervening in cases of mental illness, and substance abuse
Conduct and participate in in-service education and training
Effectively demonstrate and teach care of infants, children, the disabled and chronically ill to individuals in their homes
Effectively teach public group classes
Gain cooperation of patients and other individuals in investigating and treating communicable diseases and environmentally based illnesses
Tolerate unsanitary homes
Learn and comply with laws, rules, regulations, protocols, and procedures, including security requirements, applicable to the work unit
Recognize, and avoid or defuse, potentially dangerous situations and hostile people
Accurately evaluate cases to determine caseload priorities
Plan routes and schedule in-home visits to make the most effective use of time
Learn to operate slide and movie projectors, and use other teaching aids
Maintain patient confidentiality
Requirements :
All persons appointed to these classes must possess and maintain a current Registered Nurse license and public health nurse specialty certificate issued by the state of California.
All persons appointed to these classes must possess and maintain a current California driver's license, class III or higher; failure to maintain such license may be cause for disciplinary action in accordance with Civil Service Commission Rules.
Persons appointed to these classes will be required to have, or obtain, and maintain a valid CPR certificate.