PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE

Client of New World Immigration

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Actively promote patients' health by educating how to prevent public health related problems from occurring or occurring again.

Deliver in-services to patients/families.

Assist in contact tracing and investigate patient/family situation regarding exposure to various infections.

Visit patients homes for health related assessment.

Perform an age specific, systematic and holistic initial assessment of the patient health status, and refer to appropriate specialty if necessary and as applicable.

Assess patient/family educational needs and readiness to learn utilizing appropriate resources. Educate accordingly.

Document and maintain all assessments, interventions, automated surveillance data and reports in the patients health care records on an ongoing basis. Maintain complete confidentiality.

Collaborate with the patient/family and other members of the health care team to develop and update a plan of care that is consistent with the medical diagnosis and based on the patient's changing physical, psychosocial and age related requirements. Establish realistic and measurable goals that are culturally sensitive, and identifies nursing interventions to achieve the goals. Evaluate on an ongoing basis the patients progress and the appropriateness of the plan of care involving the patient/family and other health team members, and update the plan as needed. Recognize when patient care needs extend beyond the limits of personal ability and consult appropriate resources.

Assist in the vaccination program.

Provide quality of care that is evidence based by adhering to hospital and nursing division s philosophies and standards of care, guidelines, policies and procedures.

Measure health outcomes against patient care goals and, key performance indicators at MNGHA. Identify significant trends or changes in patient s status and escalate and follow-up as required to prevent the patient s condition from deteriorating.

Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with the organizational policies and procedures in collaboration with infection prevention and control department, patient safety department and other support personnel. Ensure adequate supplies and readiness of equipment are available at all times, and report maintenance issues, broken or damaged instruments and equipment.

Practice within the established hospital and department standards, policies and procedures. Demonstrate required skills and knowledge of basic principles, strategies and tools of Quality Improvement to maintain privileging in the area of assignment. Meet the standards of care elements as approved for each nursing specialty (i.e. intensive care unit, pediatric, operating room, etc.)

Protect patient privacy and dignity at all times and maintain strict confidentiality in conformance to the organizational policy of ethics. Advocate for patient/family rights at all times.

Perform other job-related duties.

FUNCTIONAL PROFILE

Non-supervisory

HIS/ area specific software

Area specific equipment/ tools

Work-stream leads, subordinates, other nursing, clinical, technical, support staff, and physicians; all involved internal disciplines (clinical and non)

Ongoing and direct contact with patients, their families and visitors

Expected to make some operational decisions and to provide guidance, advice to support staff on work related matters

Expected to work with minimum supervision, reporting to line manager when required

Expected to use critical-thinking skills to reach objective conclusions

Provide all aspects of patient care including emergencies and bereavement situations

High paced multi-cultural environment; high responsibility role

Dealing with patients and their families

Ability to work hours as assigned which may include on call, overtime, weekends, night duties, holidays and any shift as required in different units based on skill privileges either permanent or temporary float basis.

Coverage during emergencies/ other unplanned unprecedented occasions; occasional overtime, on call, weekend, holidays work might be required

Training in safe practices related to work environment

Must be in and maintain good physical health; psychological strains