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City of Medford Public Health RN in Medford, Massachusetts
This is a temporary opportunity to fill the vacancy for a maternity leave paid at an hourly rate. BASIC FUNCTION: Provides public health nursing services for Medford residents of all ages. Utilizes applicable State and City of Medford codes related to sanitation and environmental/public health practices and principles. Provides advocacy for the protection and advancement of public health. Duties and Responsibilities: - Communicates and works with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. - Maintains confidential information, including criminal investigations, and personal information concerning citizens, and local businesses. - Manages the dispensing of vaccines and maintains the distribution records and usage of vaccines and inventory management according to State regulations. - Communicates with the general public, answering questions on public health issues both written and orally. - Cooperates with State and City of Medford officials, including but not limited to the Assessor?s Office, the Police and Fire Departments, the Building Department as well as health care providers within the City. - Provides investigation and inspections and communicates and educates the general public as well as health care professionals in the community. - Performs surveillance and data collection on all reportable communicable diseases and maintains records, files, and case investigations to the Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health. - Enrolls in and uses the MA DPH Maven system for communicable/infectious disease surveillance, data collection, follow-up, reporting, and management for the City. - Works closely with the Division of Tuberculosis Control to investigate and follow-up on all reported cases of tuberculosis, including testing all contacts, home visits when needed, and monitoring patients for compliance with the treatment regime. - Coordinates and instructs volunteers and manages and directs all vaccine clinic clinical operations. - Orders and maintains adequate supplies of vaccines for distribution to the community and local providers. - Provides continuing education to providers on the Massachusetts Immunization Program. - Plans, coordinates, and administers public and employee clinics such as influenza, pneumonia, and hepatitis B. - Provides routine immunizations and tuberculosis skin testing for school children - Works with Public Health physicians to provide outstanding preventative public health care to residents of Medford. - Maintains medical records per Massachusetts regulations and laws. - Purchases adequate supplies for programs. Access https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1741193918/medfordmaorg/h58hahbvjxkoxttrkr2s/Posting-Health-PublicHealthRN_1.pdf for more information.