Recruitment #17-5320-01
Date Opened | 7/7/2017 12:00:00 AM |
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Filing Deadline | 8/28/2017 5:00:00 PM |
Salary | $48.19 - $57.46/hour; $100,235.20 - $119,516.80/year *Salary currently under review |
Employment Type |
Permanent Full-Time Employment
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HR Analyst | Lindsay Christopher |
Department | Alameda County Health |
HEALTH CARE SERVICES AGENCY
Alameda County's Health Services Program is administered by the Health Care Services Agency and includes the following program areas: Behavioral Health Care, Public Health, Environmental Health, and Agency Administration/Indigent Health. The ultimate mission of the Health Care Services Agency is to provide fully integrated health care services through a comprehensive network of public and private partnerships that ensure optimal health and well-being and respect the diversity of all residents. Health Care Services Agency currently has multiple career opportunities for experienced licensed professionals to become part of a service delivery team dedicated to the optimal health and well-being of Alameda County residents.
PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT (PHD)
Alameda County Public Health Department has worked for over 80 years to improve the health and safety of its residents and the neighborhoods they live in. Traditional public health concerns such as disease epidemics and outbreaks, environmental health, health education and access to care and support have been joined by contemporary concerns: poverty, crime, violence, bioterrorism and natural disasters. Each of these poses a threat to public health and wellness and calls for short and long-term solutions that lie well outside traditional public health boundaries. For more information about our Alameda County Public Health Department, please visit the Alameda County Public Health Department Website and latest Annual Budget document found on www.acgov.org
THE POSITION
Registered Nurse IVs work under general supervision, to direct, coordinate and supervise the nursing and other health care services of a program; exercise functional and administrative supervision over a program, including the professional, para-professional and support staff, provide nursing services, and perform related work as required.
THE VACANCIES
There are currently three Registered Nurse IV vacancies within the Alameda County Public Health Department. Each of the positions are Supervising Public Health Nurses (PHNs) in the Field Nursing and In-Home Supportive Services programs. However the eligible list resulting from this recruitment may be used to fill future vacancies in other program areas.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENT: In addition to meeting the minimum qualifications below, these positions require possession of a current and valid Public Health Nursing (PHN) Certificate issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
FIELD NURSING UNITS
The Field Nursing Units are under the direction of the Public Health Nursing Division of the Public Health Department and are based in Oakland (Northern Region) and Hayward (Southern Region). The Field Nursing Units are supported by a multidisciplinary staff, including generalist public health nurses (PHNs), community health outreach workers, a social worker, a medical translator, and specialist clerks. The Supervising PHNs (RN IVs) will oversee the work of generalist PHNs who are responsible for providing case management and care coordination services to diverse, low income populations, such as single adults, families with children, older adults, persons with chronic disease(s), persons with disabilities, and pregnant women with high risk behaviors and/or circumstances such as substance use, mental illness, homelessness, history of abuse or neglect, failure to use healthcare system, and/or lack of knowledge of parenting or health condition(s). Services are provided in a variety of settings, such as in the client’s own home, school, clinic, and/or other community setting. In addition, the PHNs conduct immunization clinics, perform health screenings at health fairs/community events, conduct jail inspections, and other activities. As disaster service workers, PHNs may assist with communicable disease surveillance and response.
IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES (IHSS) PROGRAM
The IHSS program is under the direction of the Department of Adult and Aging Services of the Social Services Agency. The IHSS program provides assistance to eligible aged, blind and disabled individuals who are unable to remain safely in their homes without in-home supportive assistance. The objective of IHSS is to prevent premature institutionalization and/or nursing home placement. The public health nurses within the IHSS program provide medical case planning and coordination to clients through direct and indirect services. The PHNs are assigned a caseload of clients who have a variety of medical needs, mental health issues, and transitional support needs that fall between long term care/acute care facility and the home. Services are provided in a variety of ways, including telephone, mail and fax correspondence, multidisciplinary meetings, as well as home visits.
IDEAL CANDIDATE
In addition to meeting the minimum qualifications below, the ideal candidate will be a skilled Registered Nurse with professional nursing experience involving planning, implementation and evaluation of health services through collaboration and partnership with a diverse group of stakeholder agencies as well as analysis and development of activities and tools to maintain and encourage new partnerships, increase community awareness and to maintain the program effectiveness. The candidate will also be a pro-active, self-motivated, and committed individual who can work in a fast-paced, and sometimes spontaneous environment, and can consistently deliver work plans and program deliverables on a timely basis with experience working with diverse, underserved populations and programmatic reporting responsibilities to various stakeholders including state and national agencies.
Critical attributes to the success of the Registered Nurse IV (PHN) include:
Applicants will be informed via email with reasonable notice in advance of any examination process which will require their attendance. The following dates are tentative and subject to change based on the needs of the Agency.
TENTATIVE SELECTION PLAN:
Deadline for Filing: 5:00pm, Monday, August 14, 2017
5:00pm, Monday August 28, 2017
Minimum Qualification Review: TBD
Review of SQ for Best Qualified: TBD
Panel Interviews: TBD
* Updated 7/18/17
**Updated 8/14/17
Alameda County and the Human Resource Services Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination and/or selection process to accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities and/or medical conditions in accordance/compliance with the State Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Alameda County’s Reasonable Accommodation Policy and applicable statutes. To request an accommodation due to a disability/medical condition during this or other phases of the examination/selection process, please contact the assigned Human Resources Representative listed on the job announcement before the last date of filing. Alameda County requires applicants to provide supporting documentation to substantiate a request for reasonable accommodation. In order to qualify for a reasonable accommodation, applicants must have a disability/medical condition pursuant to the ADA, FEHA and applicable statutes.
For more information regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures, please visit our website, www.acgov.org/hrs.
Alameda County offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that affords wide-ranging health care options to meet the different needs of a diverse workforce and their families. We also sponsor many different employee discount, fitness and health screening programs focused on overall well being. These benefits include but are not limited to*:
For your Health & Welfare Benefits
For your Financial Future
For your Work/Life Balance
*Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement. This provides a brief summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.
** Non-exempt management employees are entitled to up to three days of management paid leave. Exempt management employees are entitled to up to seven days of management paid leave.
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Please take the steps recommended above to insure you do not miss any notices about a recruitment for which you have applied. The County of Alameda is not responsible for notices that are not read, received or accessed by any applicant for a County recruitment.
NOTE: All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email box alamedacountyHR@acgov.org are routed to an unmonitored mailbox. All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email box are routed to an unmonitored mailbox. If you have questions please go to our website at www.acgov.org/hrs. You may also contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on the job announcement for the recruitment for which you have applied.
Lindsay Christopher, Human Resources Analyst
Human Resource Services, County of Alameda
510-272-6393
Lindsay.christopher@acgov.org
Alameda County is an Equal Opportunity Employer