Effectively 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
Effectively 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 most effective use of time
Operate slide and movie projectors, and use other teaching aids
Maintain patient confidentiality
Requirements :
Either: One year of experience as a Public Health Nurse in Sacramento County service.
Or: Two years of experience as a licensed/certified public health nurse performing public health nursing duties.