Description and Functions

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

The Wyoming Department of Health offers a competitive benefits package, including Medical, Dental, and Life Insurance, paid vacation, sick leave, and paid holidays. Benefits also include State Retirement and Deferred Compensation Program, along with longevity pay and opportunities for advancement. Enjoy the great outdoors with hiking and biking trails, world-class fishing, and our local hot spring-fed pools. Come join our team-oriented atmosphere with a family-friendly schedule in beautiful Thermopolis, WY, the gateway to Yellowstone National Park.

This is a part-time 32-hour/week position responsible for maternal family health programs, including prenatal and postpartum visits, Welcome Home visits for newborns, lactation and parenting education, and case management of Children with Special Health Care needs. Adult and child immunizations, long-term care nursing assessments, communicable disease testing, COVID-19 testing, vaccinating and contact tracing, and working with Public Health Emergency Preparedness.

Human Resource Contact: Anissa French wdhrecruit@wyo.gov

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: The listed functions are illustrative only and are not intended to describe every function which may be performed at the job level.

• Performs nursing assessment, diagnosis, treatment & evaluation according to the ANA's Public Health Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice.
• Arranges for and conducts nursing clinics and classes; teaches individuals and groups about health promotion and disease prevention.
• Determines priorities and responsibilities based on public health core functions and essential services.
• Administers adult and child vaccines per program protocols and best practices.
• Works with the nurse manager and public health response coordinator in relation to emergency preparedness activities.
• Provides Family Planning Services, HIV/STI testing, Ryan White case management, TB testing, Maternal, and Child home visitation, lactation counseling, participates in local community outreach, and performs Lt101 assessments.
• Performs majority of walk-in clinics applying the nursing process, guidelines and orders, and appropriate documentation.

Qualifications

PREFERENCES/**AGENCY REQUIREMENTS:

Our ideal candidate will have a BSN with work experience in public health nursing. Must be licensed or eligible for licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Wyoming.

**BLS/CPR for Healthcare Professionals is required.
**Driver's license required.
**COVID-19 vaccination or an approved exemption is required as the position may provide services in CMS-regulated facilities

KNOWLEDGE:

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  Knowledge of laws, principles, practices, and techniques of professional nursing.
• Knowledge of the maintenance of medical records, charts, reports, and observations.
• Knowledge of principles of nursing process and scientific process.
• Knowledge of applying medical diagnosis and treatment to patient care.
• Knowledge of scientific concepts as a basis for decision-making.
• Knowledge of physical, biological, and behavioral sciences.
• Knowledge of evaluation services and programs according to standards.
• Knowledge of work management and leadership theory and practice.
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local laws pertaining to healthcare.
• Knowledge of public health core functions and essential services.

Necessary Special Requirements

PHYSICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:

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  A background check, including the taking of fingerprints, will be completed through the Wyoming Department of Criminal Investigation, the Department of Family Services, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, for every successful applicant.

Must be able to:

• Lift/transfer patients to different positions.
• Lift medical/patient equipment of varying sizes and weights up to about 50 lbs.
• Restrain clients for treatments, climb stairs to patient homes, and drive long distances.
• Travel throughout the state and to national conferences if requested.
• Work evenings, nights, and /or weekends when the situation requires it.

NOTES:

• FLSA: Non-exempt
• The Wyoming Department of Health is an E-Verify employer.
• As a condition of employment, the successful applicant employed will be required to execute a release of personnel records to the director/board/commissioners in the county area involved on an as-needed basis.
• In addition, the successful applicant will be required to complete an Employee Health Assessment, which includes verification of immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases. If found to be non-immune, vaccination will be required unless medically contraindicated. Yearly influenza vaccination is also required, unless medically contraindicated.

Supplemental Information

048-Wyoming Department of Health - Public Health Division

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The State of Wyoming is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively supports the ADA and reasonably accommodates qualified applicants with disabilities.

Class Specifications are subject to change, please refer to the A & I HRD Website to ensure that you have the most recent version.

There are many benefits to living and working in Wyoming. Beautiful country with wide-open spaces and clean air, great recreational opportunities, and no State income tax to mention a few! In addition, the State of Wyoming offers State employees a very generous benefits package. Please click here for more information on the State of Wyoming employee benefits*.