Public Health Nurse - School Health Services



Job Details

Public Health Nurse - School Health Services
Employer

Olmsted County

Salary

$31.07 - $36.19 Hourly

Location

Rochester, MN

Job Type

Regular Full-Time

Job Number

SW C05-15-2018 LA

Department

Public Health

Division

Healthy Communities

Opening Date

05/14/2018

Closing Date

Continuous

Minimum Qualifications of Education and Experience

This position is scheduled during the school year on scheduled school days. 
Three positions are available. (2) are 1.0FTE and (1) is .80 FTE

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Nursing.
 
Required Special Qualifications:
Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Minnesota is required upon employment.
Certification as a Public Health Nurse in the State of Minnesota is required within six (6) months of employment.
 
Regular and reliable attendance is a necessary component of job/position. Individuals required to use County vehicles and equipment must have a valid driver's license and be free of any major traffic violations for the last three (3) years.

 

Nature of Work

Under general public health nursing supervision, provides public health nursing services in the areas of adult and family health, disease prevention and control, health promotion and emergency preparedness to improve health outcomes for individuals, families, communities and populations in need within the county.

Examples of Work

  • Provides health education in classrooms on a variety of topic such as hand washing, hygiene, nutrition, dental health, puberty, mental health and other topics as requested.
  • Provides referral and follow-up for community resources to students/families
  • Provides disease and health condition surveillance in school-age youth
  • Works collaboratively with Licensed School Nurses and other school stakeholders to address the needs of K-12 students in Olmsted County schools
  • Provides 1:1 health education and counseling for students
  • Promotes and collaborates with partners for the School-located Immunization Clinics
  • Maintains CPR certification with the ability to perform CPR when necessary. Obtains and maintains other necessary certifications as needed
  • Supports the department during emergency situations that may require non-standard work hours including evenings, weekends and holidays
  • Performs related duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

  • Knowledge of public health nursing theory, principles, programs and practice
  • Knowledge of and ability to use counseling and education methods and concepts that promote health and safety
  • Knowledge of community resources
  • Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with others
  • Skill in providing skilled nursing care to clients (i.e. immunization administration, blood pressure reading)
  • Skill in the use of computers and technology
  • Skill in effective verbal and written communication
  • Skill in exercising independent judgment within practice standards
  • Skill in providing consultation to influence an identified plan, enhance the abilities of others, and effect change
  • Skill in providing ethical nursing practices
  • Skill in integrating evidence and research findings into practice
  • Skill in utilizing appropriate resources to plan and provide nursing and public health services that are safe, effective, and financially responsible
  • Skill in practicing in an environmentally safe, fair, and just manner
  • Skill in advocating for the protection of the health, safety, and rights of the population
  • Ability to apply the principles of public health to communities, families and individuals
  • Ability to assess individual, family, and community needs and to develop, carry out, and evaluate nursing care plans
  • Ability to apply state, federal, and local laws, rules, regulations, policies, and reimbursement mechanisms pertaining to public health services
  • Ability to coordinate care delivery
  • Ability to demonstrate leadership in the professional practice setting and the profession
  • Ability to integrate the principles of health equity and social determinants of health into planning and practice
  • Ability to carry out the core functions of public health, i.e. Assessment, policy development and assurance
  • Ability to adapt to changing practice in the field of public health nursing

Persons with disabilities: the above is a general listing of job duties. Essential and non-essential functions may vary by individual position. Reasonable accommodations may be available for both essential and non-essential job duties.
 
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
In compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act, the following represents the Physical and Environmental Demands:

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Provisional employees are eligible for benefits if employment is projected to be 12 months or longer and work at least 40 hours per pay period.

This document is a brief Summary of Benefits for Olmsted County Employees on the Paid Time Off Program.

Paid Time Off
Employees over .5 FTE accrue Paid Time Off (PTO) based on their length of service as follows:

First year of employment - accrue up to 18 days
2 to 5 years of service - accrue up to 20 days
6 to 10 years of service - accrue up to 23 days
11 to 15 years of service - accrue up to 26 days
16 to 20 years of service - accrue up to 28 days
21 years of service and on - accrue up to 30 days

Employees begin accruing PTO on their first day of work and can use it as soon as accrued with supervisor approval.

Paid Holidays
Olmsted County recognizes the following legal holidays:
New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve (4 hours when December 24th falls on a Monday – Thursday only), Christmas Day

Employee Health and Insurance Benefits
Health, Dental, Basic Life, Health Care Spending Account and Dependent Care Spending Account become effective the first of the month following 30 days of employment.

Health Insurance
The Olmsted County Employees' Health Plan provides comprehensive health care benefits. Under the plan, eligible employees and their dependents are permitted to choose one of two care systems: Olmsted Medical Care System or Mayo Care System.

The plan also offers a comprehensive preventive care program to help protect the health of you and your family with flat dollar co-payments for office visits, coverage for urgent care visits and emergency room visits and a 24-hour health information services line staffed with experienced Mayo nurses 365 days a year.

Coverage is available for employees and their eligible dependents.

The cost of coverage is determined annually and may differ based on costs, and cost efficiencies of the different care systems. The 2018 monthly rates for healthcare coverage are as follows:

Olmsted Medical Care System
Single health coverage monthly cost to the employee is $76.00 per month or $38.00 per pay period.  Employee Plus One coverage monthly cost to the employee is $378.00 per month or $189.00 per pay period.  Family coverage monthly cost to the employee is $478.00 per month or $239.00 per pay period.

Mayo Care System
Single health coverage monthly cost to the employee is $76.00 per month or $38.00 per pay period.  Employee Plus One coverage monthly cost to the employee is $378.00 per month or $189.00 per pay period.  Family coverage monthly cost to the employee is $478.00 per month or $239.00 per pay period.

Prescription Drug Plan
An important component of the Olmsted County Employees' Health Plan is the prescription drug card plan. Prescriptions covered by the plan are based upon the Mayo Clinic Formulary. The plan provides you with a national network of over 50,000 pharmacies. This allows you to receive prescriptions conveniently at home, or across the country, for the same co-insurance amount. Retail prescriptions have a 25% co-insurance (34 day supply) with a $5 minimum and a $200 maximum charge.  Mail order prescriptions have a 22% co-insurance with a $5 minimum and a $500 maximum charge.  Both retail and mail order prescriptions apply toward an annual $2,400/person ($4,800/family) out of pocket limit.

Dental Insurance
Olmsted County has a self-insured dental plan administered by Delta Dental.  Coverage includes Diagnostic & Preventive Services – 100%; Basic Services - 80%; Major Restorative Services - 50%; and Orthodontics - 50%. Yearly maximum benefit for the first three services is $1,500.  Lifetime maximum for Orthodontics is $1,500 per eligible dependent child ($50 deductible per family member per year, with a maximum of $150 per family).

Single dental coverage monthly cost to the employee is $0.00 per month.  Employee Plus One coverage monthly cost to the employee is $17.00 per month or $8.50 per pay period.  Family coverage monthly cost to the employee is $43.00 per month or $21.50 per pay period.

Life Insurance
County-paid Life insurance up to two times your annual salary rounded to the next highest $1,000 is provided by Olmsted County (maximum of $300,000).  Olmsted County also pays 100 percent of enrolled dependent coverage costs for the following benefits:        
                                           
Spouse: $5,000
Children up to age 26: $1,250

Voluntary Life Insurance
New employees may select $250,000 in voluntary life insurance coverage for themselves and $50,000 for their spouse without answering any health questions. Employees may apply for additional life insurance in increments of $5,000 up to a maximum of $500,000. Spouses may apply for additional life insurance in increments of $5,000 up to a maximum of $250,000. Premium expenses are based on age and approved coverage amount. New employees can also elect child life insurance without having to answer any health questions. The cost of child life insurance is $1.30 per month, regardless of the number of children coverage is requested for. The coverage amount is $10,000 per child.

Employee and spouse benefits are contingent on underwriting approval. Coverage is effective first of the month following approval.

PERA Life Insurance
Employees of Olmsted County can purchase term life insurance coverage through the Voluntary Group Life Plan with the National Conference on Public Employees Retirement Systems (NCPERS) in which Olmsted County is a participant.  It is underwritten by The Prudential Insurance Company of America and administered by HealthSmart. The cost is $16.00 per month with no medical questions asked.

Short Term Disability Insurance
The County provides a short-term disability benefit of 80 percent pay replacement for up to five months based on medical need. There is a waiting period of 180 days of continuous employment for this benefit.

Long Term Disability Insurance
The County provides 40 percent pay replacement. 

Employees have the option to purchase an additional 26.67 percent pay replacement for a total of 66.67 percent.  There is a waiting period of 180 days of continuous employment for this benefit.

Employee Assistance Program
LifeWorks, Olmsted County's Employee Assistance Program (EAP), is a resource for employees to request information, locate local resources, discuss a problem, deal with a crisis or just talk with someone. Counselors are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Online assistance is also available. This is a confidential, voluntary program for employees and their family members.

Flexible Spending Accounts
Employees have the option of using one or both flexible spending accounts provided through Olmsted County to pay for out-of-pocket health care expenses and day care expenses with pretax dollars.

Health Care Spending Account limit is $2,600.
Dependent Care Spending Account limit is $5,000 per married couple (or single filing head of household) or $2,500 for those filing single, non-head of household.

Blood Assurance Program
A Volunteer Blood Donor Program through Mayo Clinic Blood Bank is available to employees. It covers the employee and family for all red blood cell products.

Workers Compensation
All employees are covered by Workers Compensation insurance while performing County business.

Retirement
Olmsted County and employees pay into Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) as follows:

Coordinated Plan: Employee Share is 6.50%, County Share is 7.50%
Police & Fire Plan: Employee Share is 10.80%, County Share is 16.20%   
Correction Workers Plan: Employee Share is 5.83%, County Share is 8.75%

Coordinated members pay into both PERA and Social Security.  PERA members are vested after 5 years of service.

Deferred Compensation Plans
Olmsted County employees may choose to participate in Deferred Compensation Plans (457 Plans) offered through: Empower/GreatWest Retirement Services, VOYA/ING/Aetna Life Insurance and Annuity Company, Nationwide Retirement Solutions (NACO),and Minnesota Deferred Compensation Plan.

Years of Service Awards
Olmsted County recognizes employees for milestones in their years of service (5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and above).

Direct Deposit
All employees are paid bi-weekly. Employees' paychecks are electronically deposited directly into employees' bank accounts, avoiding situations like late checks or inconvenient trips to the bank.

United Way Donation
If an employee requests, the County will deduct contributions to United Way through payroll deduction.

Staff Development Program
The Staff Development Program offers courses online and in the classroom. The purpose is to train and retain employees through educational opportunities.

Tuition Reimbursement
Olmsted County offers tuition reimbursement for college courses of 80% or $3,000 (whichever is less) per year with prior approval from supervisor and human resources for job related courses.

Credit Union
Employees are invited to join the First Alliance Credit Union. For more information, call the Credit Union at (507) 288-0330 or (507) 866-8199.

Parking/Transit Plan
Parking for Government Center employees is available in five parking lots, with parking fees ranging from $5.00 to $55.00 per month.

The County supports public transportation. Employees who ride the bus to and from work and during work hours may receive subsidized bus passes.

Jury Duty
Employees who are required for jury duty or to attend a trial in response to a subpoena will do so without loss of income. Employees will receive their regular pay during their court service.

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I understand that I must thoroughly complete the Education, Work Experience, Certificates and Licenses, and Supplemental Questions sections of my application. This includes a detailed description of all work experience that I feel qualifies me for the job I am seeking. I also understand that I may not submit resumes in lieu of filling out the application or answering the Supplemental Questions.
  • I have read the above statement and understand that failure to provide sufficient detailed information may result in my application being rejected or my receiving a lower examination score which may make me ineligible for further consideration in this recruitment process.
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You must meet the minimum qualifications to be considered for the Public Health Nurse-School Health Services position. Do you have a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Nursing, licensure in the State of Minnesota upon employment, and are you able to obtain certification as a Public Health Nurse in the State of Minnesota within six (6) months of employment?
  • Yes
  • No
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Do you have at least two (2) years of nursing experience?
  • Yes
  • No
04
Please indicate how many years of experience you have had in public health/community health nursing.
  • No experience
  • Less than 1 year
  • More than 1 year, but less than 2
  • More than 2 years, but less than 3
  • More than 3 years, but less than 4
  • More than 4 years, but less than 5
  • 5 or more years
05
Briefly summarize your public health/community nursing experience. Please include in your answer employer(s) and total years/months of relevant experience.
06
Please indicate how many years of experience you have had working with school children and parents.
  • No experience
  • Less than 1 year
  • More than 1 year, but less than 2
  • More than 2 years, but less than 3
  • More than 3 years, but less than 4
  • More than 4 years, but less than 5
  • 5 or more years
07
Describe your experience working with school children and parents. Please include employer(s) and total years/months of relevant experience.
08
Please indicate how many years of experience you have in teaching and/or facilitating small groups with school age youth on health promotion topics.
  • No experience
  • Less than 1 year
  • More than 1 year, but less than 2
  • More than 2 years, but less than 3
  • More than 3 years, but less than 4
  • More than 4 years, but less than 5
  • 5 or more years
09
Describe your experience in teaching and/or facilitating in small groups with school age youth on health promotion topics. Please include employer(s) and total years/months of relevant experience.
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Please list (if any) languages you are fluent in other than English.

* Required Question

Employer
Olmsted County
Address
151 4th Street SE

Rochester, Minnesota, 55904-3710
Phone
507-328-7700

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