Bilingual - Spanish Public Health Nurse

Education: Baccalaureate degree in nursing preferred.
Experience: Two years of experience as a professional Registered Nurse preferred.

• Licensure:
  Possession of a permanent registered nurse license issued by the Oklahoma State Board of Nursing is required.
• Valid Oklahoma driver’s license.

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of professional nursing, particularly relating to public health nursing.
• Skills in interacting with patients of various cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Counseling and providing health education and in providing skilled nursing care; listening, paying attention to details, and retaining information.
• Work independently with a minimum of supervision.
• Interactive relationship to work with team members and other staff.
• Good writing, verbal communication, and interpersonal skills are required.
• Skills required for interviewing patients, explaining medications, and gaining acceptance of recommendations.
• Computer skills in data entry, MS Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) required.

INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL WORKING RELATIONSHIPS:

• Frequent internal contact with nurses and other personnel to discuss patient follow-up, records, and referrals.
• Frequent external contact with private providers, community programs, schools, and other agencies to obtain information, to provide patient referrals, and to coordinate programs.

• Occasionally physical effort is required to assist heavy clients (up to 300 lbs.) during physical examinations and move equipment in the client’s home up to 30 lbs.
• Physical effort may be required to move chairs and equipment weighing up to approximately 30 lbs.
• Must be able to climb one to four flights of stairs (2-50 steps) with equipment.
• Must be physically and psychologically able to tolerate multiple noxious fumes, frequent exposure to clients using addictive legal and/or illegal substances (marijuana, cocaine, alcohol, etc.) and the presence of animals.

• Regular exposure to communicable diseases, contaminated body fluids, bad weather, and other potentially hazardous conditions in visits to client homes.

• Must be able to work and record in an area of moderately high noise level, visual distraction and little privacy.

• Must maintain THD record confidentiality according to HIPAA regulations.
• Must possess the ability and willingness to perform job-related travel.

• Must be willing to adjust work schedule to accommodate the needs of clients and occasionally work additional hours (over 40) if needed.

• Must have access to reliable personal transportation.