PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE II

BID/JOB ANNOUNCEMENT

PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE II

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Bureau of Maternal, Infant, Child and Adolescent Health

Number of Positions: 1

This position is open to the public and all current City employees covered under the City's collective bargaining agreement with ILLINOIS NURSES ASSOCIATION - BARGAINING UNIT 37. Only employees in City job titles in this bargaining unit are eligible to bid.

BID INSTRUCTIONS: Apply on the bid site: https://chicago.taleo.net/careersection/103/jobsearch.ftl?lang=en AND

1. Check the box on your profile titled "Currently employed by the City of Chicago"

2. Enter your employee ID (located on your pay stub labeled 'payee/employee number')

3. Select your correct bargaining unit. BARGAINING UNIT 37 - NURSES ASSOCIATION

FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL RESULT IN A REJECTED BID APPLICATION

Mission: Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) works with communities and partners to create an equitable, safe, resilient, and healthy Chicago.

Under supervision, the class works primarily in the field, providing professional nursing care to individuals, groups, and families to improve the overall health of communities, or functions as a nursing team leader in a health clinic, and performs related duties as required.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

* Educates clients, communities, and engages with stakeholders to address public health concerns

* Works with a caseload of clients in community settings and actively participates in community engagement initiatives

* Assesses client and community needs

* Collaborates with community health providers to identify and address community health problems

* Coordinates the delivery of appropriate client services

* Participates in conferences, consultations, and community meetings to share challenges and successes

* Documents on relevant data collection systems

* Works with a multidisciplinary team, including Infection Preventionists, Medical Directors, and Epidemiologists to assist in outbreak response and prevent healthcare-associated infections

* Participates in field visits to healthcare settings to:

-Review practices and assess risk to patient safety

-Collect clinical case information and review medical records

-Assists with specimen collection in the field (e.g., nares, skin, rectal swabs)

-Develop training materials and conduct training for healthcare staff (Healthcare Settings Program PHN II)

* Contacts families to set up and conduct home visits, provide education to families on lead poisoning and prevention, conduct developmental and social emotional screenings, visual assessment of home, discuss follow up care with families and medical professionals, collaborate with Building Construction Inspectors to determine lead hazards (Lead PHN II)

* Contact families to set up home visits, conduct home visits or telehealth visits to collect data, complete maternal, infant, and family well-being assessments, and ensure clients are connected to referral sources (Family Connects PHN II)

* Provides directly observed therapy and case management to people diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB PHN II)

Additional duties may be required for this position

Location: Various City-wide locations

Days: Monday - Friday

Hours: 8:00am - 4:00pm, or 8:30am - 4:30pm, or 9:00am - 5:00pm

THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE

Minimum Qualifications

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Nursing accredited by the National League for Nursing (NLN) or an approved foreign credential evaluation, plus one year of professional nursing experience

Licensure, Certification, or other Qualifications

* Must be licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse.

* Applicants must possess a valid State of Illinois Registered Nurse license at the time of employment.

Selection Requirements

This position requires applicants to complete an interview which will include a skills assessment as part of the interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position, based on the process of the interview will be selected.

Preference will be given to candidates possessing the following:

* Previous experience working with diverse populations

* Previous experience working in a clinical setting

* Bi-lingual proficiency

* Familiarity with the IDPH lead code and families with children under 6 years of age (Lead PHN II)

* Previous experience in maternal/child health and home visiting (Family Connects PHN II)

* Previous experience in infectious disease (TB PHN II)

* Proficiency working with Microsoft Office Suite

APPLICATION EVALUATION: Initial evaluation will be based on information provided on the application and the documents submitted. Department of Human Resource staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow any and all required Employment/Hiring Plan provisions, federal, state and local laws, and Collective Bargaining Agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago.

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY: To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience the City of Chicago has adopted the following ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces, and/or residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA) and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates to be referred to departments for consideration. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders, as Collective Bargaining Agreements define the hiring process for bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. To learn more about our hiring practices click here.

Residency Requirement: All employees of the City of Chicago must be actual residents of the City as outlined in 2-152-050 of the City of Chicago Municipal Code. Proof of residency will be required.

If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation due to disability or pregnancy in order to participate in the application process, please contact the City of Chicago, Department of Human Resources, at 312-744-4976 or disabilityaccommodations@cityofchicago.org. Please be prepared to provide information in support of your reasonable accommodation request.

ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ANY AND ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.

The City of Chicago is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Military Friendly Employer

City of Chicago

Brandon Johnson, Mayor

Please note, all positions with the City of Chicago close promptly at 11:59pm Central Daylight Time (CDT). Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59p.m. CDT on 11/22/2024. No exceptions will be made.