Public Health Nurse - Family Health (Part-Time)

Salary : $39.37 - $41.76 Hourly

Location : Bloomington, MN

Job Type : Part Time

Job Number : 2024-00068

Department : Community Services

Opening Date : 08 / 15 / 2024

Closing Date : 9 / 8 / 2024 11 : 59 PM Central

FLSA : Non-Exempt

Bargaining Unit : NU

Primary Objective

The City of Bloomington is seeking an individual to provide professional public health nursing services that promote health for residents in the Bloomington, Edina, and Richfield (BER) communities.

CITY VALUES & EXPECTATIONS

• Models and contributes to a positive work environment, culture of communication, engagement and safety
• Communicates effectively and respectfully with employees and the general public, including but not limited to those of diverse racial, ethnic, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds
• Works cooperatively as a member of a team; develops and maintains effective working relationships with diverse coworkers and community members;

consistently brings a high level of self-awareness and empathy to all personal interactions

Embraces the City's shared values and contributes towards accomplishing the City's vision and goals by being creative, innovative, continuously learning, and communicating clearly.

Examples of Duties

• Provides public health nursing services to residents.
• Assesses the health and psychosocial needs of individuals and families.
• Responds to inquiries about public health services and makes appropriate referrals and links to community resources.
• Maintains effective public relations and communications with community agencies, organizations, and health care facilities.
• Maintains accurate and timely computer documentation of client services.
• Maintains private and confidential information.
• Travels to and from clients' homes, clinic sites, meetings, etc.
• Performs public health emergency response functions as trained and assigned within the department's emergency response plan.
• Models and contributes to a positive work environment, culture of communication, engagement, and safety.
• Demonstrates the organizational values of responsibility, initiative, integrity, positive attitude, empathy, and respect.

Serves as a model of these for other employees.

• Communicates effectively with people (both employees and the general public) from various racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Works cooperatively as a member of a team and develops and maintains working relationships with racially diverse coworkers and community members.
• Performs other related duties as apparent or assigned.

When Assigned to Family Health

• Provides public health nursing services to families (i.e., prenatal support and education, postpartum and newborn cares, parenting, child health, growth, and development, etc.).
• Coordinates daily referrals and assignments with other family home visiting nurses.
• Participates in various clinical and community health promotion programs.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES REQUIRED

• Knowledge of modern-day public health practices and evidence-based models of service delivery.
• Ability to work independently in an effective and efficient matter to meet assigned duties and department deliverables.
• Skill in using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Ability to effectively convey medical and health information to clients and the public.
• Ability to recognize, analyze, and solve a variety of problems.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment in making critical decisions.
• Ability to review work for accuracy.
• Ability to handle difficult and stressful situations with professional composure.
• Ability to maintain effective interpersonal relationships.
• Ability to work flexible hours; occasionally working evening and weekend hours to attend meetings / events to meet client needs.

Minimum / Desirable Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing.
• Current license as a Registered Nurse in the State of Minnesota.
• Certification (may be pending) as a Public Health Nurse in the State of Minnesota.
• One year recent experience (i.e. within the past three years) in public health or other nursing work experience.
• Experience working effectively across cultures.
• Valid driver's license, car insurance and dependable car OR access to reliable transportation required to perform job duties.

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

• Advanced degree or certification related to nursing or public health.
• Additional experience in public health or nursing fields.
• Experience providing health education to individuals and families.
• Experience working with diverse cultures and interpreters.
• Experience working with children, adults and / or families who are at high risk for poor health outcomes (i.e. low socio-economic or mental health issues).
• Experience working with interdisciplinary teams.
• Trained in or possess experience utilizing the Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home Visiting (MECSH) Model
• Experience working with electronic health records.
• Ability to speak a language, other than English, that is prevalent in the community, i.e., Spanish, Somali, Vietnamese, Hmong, etc.

Supplemental Information

SUPERVISION OF OTHERS

This position does not supervise others.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT :

Must maintain license as a Registered Nurse in the State of Minnesota and certification as a Public Health Nurse in the State of Minnesota.

Anticipated Hiring Range : $3 9 37 - $4 1 76 Hourly

2024 Full Salary Range : $39.37 - $52.49 Hourly

Part-Time; Non-Exempt; Non-Union; Benefits Ineligible

The City of Bloomington is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to creating a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve.

Applicants who are black, indigenous or persons of color are encouraged to apply. We also encourage women, veterans, members of the LGBTQIA community, and individuals with disabilities to apply.

The position description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change

Ongoing Part-Time employees who are employed for more than 6 months will make contributions to the pension program (PERA) through payroll deductions unless they qualify for one of the exemptions.

In addition, Part-Time may receive Paid-time Off (PTO) at rate outlined in employee handbook and eligable for paid parental leave after 6 months of employment.

Temporary / Seasonal employees do not receive benefits outside of Paid-time Off (PTO) at rate outlined in employee handbook.

The City of Bloomington (City) is asking you to supply information (data) as part of your application for employment with the City.

The Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (MGDPA) classifies this data as private data about you.The law does not require you to provide the data and there is no legal consequence for refusing to provide the data.

However, if you do not provide the requested data, the City may not have enough information to consider your application and you may not move forward in the selection process.

If you do provide the data, City employees and its agents may have access to your private data if their work assignments reasonably require access.

The hiring manager or supervisor, human resources employees, and members of an interview panel, which may include non-City employees, will have access to some of your private data during the application and selection process.

State or federal law or a court order may allow others to have access to your data also. The City will not disclose any of your private data to any member of the general public without your permission.

The MGDPA classifies the following information as public data about applicants : veteran status, relevant test scores, rank on eligible list, job history, education and training, and work availability.

If you are a finalist for the position, your name is also public. A "finalist" is a person the City selects for an interview.

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I understand that in order for my application to receive every consideration in the selection process, I must complete the following supplemental questionnaire completely for this position.

Attaching a resume is NOT a substitute for completing an answer. If a question is answered by the statement "See Resume", the question will be treated as if there is no answer.

The information I provide will be reviewed and used to determine my eligibility to move forward in the selection process.

Unanswered questions, incomplete responses, false statements, omissions, or partial information may result in disqualification from the selection process.

If the supplemental question is not applicable to you, please indicate N / A.

I have read and understand the above instructions regarding supplemental questions.

The advertised wage for this position is $39.37 - $41.76 Hourly, depending on qualifications. If selected, would you be willing to accept a starting wage in this range?

Did you read and review the Working Conditions and Physical Demands checklist and the Remote Work availability? Once you click on the link , scroll down to the Other Necessary Requirements section of the Job Description to view information.

Please indicate your highest level of education completed.

• High School or Equivalent
• Associate Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree or Higher
• Not Applicable

If you indicated you have post-secondary education, please summarize coursework or list degree earned, area of study, name of institution and dates you attended.

If not applicable to you, indicate N / A.

Do you have a current license as a Registered Nurse in the State of Minnesota?

Do you have a Certification (may be pending) as a Public Health Nurse in the State of Minnesota?

Do you have at least one year of recent experience (within the past three years) in public health or other nursing work?

Do you have experience working effectively across cultures?

Do you have a valid driver's license, car insurance and dependable car OR access to reliable transportation required to perform job duties?

Do you possess an advanced certification related to nursing or public health?

If you indicated you have an advanced degree or certification related to nursing or public health, please summarize coursework or list degree earned, area of study, name of institution and dates you attended.

If not applicable to you, indicate N / A.

Do you possess additional experience in public health or nursing fields?

If you indicated you have additional work experience in public health or nursing fields, please summarize your experience including Job Title, place of employment, and relevant job duties.

If not applicable, indicate N / A.

Do you possess experience providing health education to individuals and families?

If you indicated you have work experience providing health education to individuals and families, please summarize your experience including Job Title, place of employment, and relevant job duties.

If not applicable, indicate N / A.

Please indicate which groups you have work experience with.

• Diverse cultures and interpreters
• Children, adults and / or families who are at high risk for poor health outcomes (i.e. low socio-economic or mental health issues).
• Interdisciplinary teams
• Not Applicable

If you indicated you have work experience with the selected groups / individuals, please summarize your experience including Job Title, place of employment, and relevant job duties.

If not applicable, indicate N / A.

Are you trained in or do you possess experience utilizing the Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home Visiting (MECSH) Model?

If you indicated you have work experience utilizing the Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home Visiting (MECSH) Model, please summarize your experience including Job Title, place of employment, and 1-3 relevant example(s).

If not applicable, indicate N / A.

Do you possess experience working with electronic health records?

If you indicated you have work experience with electronic health records, please summarize your experience including Job Title, place of employment, and relevant job duties.

If not applicable, indicate N / A.

Do you fluently speak a second language, in addition to English, that has a recognized presence in the community? Recognized prevalent languages in the City of Bloomington are Spanish, Somali, Vietnamese, Chinese Mandarin, and Cambodian (Khmer).

Fluent means you can sustain a conversation, demonstrate intelligible pronunciation which doesn't interfere with understanding, and communicate at informal and some formal levels.

• Spanish - FLUENT
• Somali - FLUENT
• Vietnamese - FLUENT
• Chinese Mandarin - FLUENT
• Cambodian (Khmer) - FLUENT
• I am not FLUENT in those languages or I am FLUENT in another language

If you indicated you speak a language other than English that you are FLUENT in, please list the language(s) and years spoken.

If not applicable, please indicate N / A.

This question is to determine your status as a veteran under the Veteran's Preference Statute, Minnesota Statutes, 43A.11.

Please check the statement below which best describes your current Veteran's status :

• I am not a Veteran
• I am a Veteran who served more than 180 consecutive days and received an Honorable Discharge or Separation
• I am the spouse of a deceased Veteran who served more than 180 consecutive days and received an Honorable Discharge or Separation
• I am a disabled Veteran who served more than 180 consecutive days and received an Honorable Discharge or Separation
• I am the spouse of a disabled Veteran who served more than 180 consecutive days and received an Honorable Discharge or Separation and is unable to use the preference due to the disability

If you are a Veteran and achieve the minimum passing rating, do you wish to apply your veteran's preference bonus points?

If you answer yes, you MUST complete the City of Bloomington's Veteran Preference Questionnaire () and either attach it to this application or send / deliver / fax it to the Human Resources Division with a copy of your form DD-214.

Disabled veterans must also supply form FL-802 or an equivalent letter from a service retirement board. Spouses applying for preference points must supply their marriage certificate, the veteran's DD-214 and FL-802 or death certificate.

Your veteran's preference points cannot be considered without supporting documentation. All documentation must be received in the Human Resources Division no later than 7 calendar days after the deadline date for the position.

Not Applicable

Required Question