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Job/Position DescriptionPublic Health Nurse I - Plans and provides comprehensive public health essential services, case management and population-based activities for county/counties of responsibility. Provides direct care services in the clinic and field settings. Performs community and stakeholder outreach activities. Serves as team leader for staff by directing day to day essential public health services for assigned county/counties. Assesses the health status of populations, determinants of health and illness, and factors contributing to health promotion and disease prevention. Participates in coordination of data collection and analysis. Recommends and coordinates action strategies. Confidentiality is of utmost importance.This position is headquartered in the Hearne Regional Clinic in Hearne, TX. This position will cover public health services in Robertson and Falls Counties. A change of headquarters to the Marlin Regional Clinic will be considered.Travel consists of primarily one-day trips during the workday between clinics and in assigned counties. Occasional day trips are made to the Regional Headquarters in Temple, TX. Occasional overnight trips within Texas are made to attend trainings, conferences, etc.Mileage and travel reimbursement per the state travel policies.Essential Job FunctionsAttends work on a regular and predictable schedule in accordance with agency leave policy and performs other duties as assigned.Note: Military occupation(s) that relate to the initial selection criteria and registration or licensure requirements for this position may include, but not limited to: 68B, 46NX. All active-duty military, reservists, guardsmen, and veterans are encouraged to apply if qualified to fill this position. For more information, see the Texas State Auditorand#146;s Military Crosswalk at http://www.hr.sao.state.tx.us/Compensation/JobDescriptions.aspx..1) Performs a variety of disease intervention functions essential to public health to include Nursing Skills, Case Management, Tuberculosis, HIV/STD, Immunizations, and Perinatal Hepatitis B. Utilizes computer data entry system for management of clinic services, inventory, and ordering. Call Out: Will be called out after hours, including weekends and holidays, in response to temperature excursion notification from Sensaphone System on vaccine refrigerator and/or freezer vaccine storage units. Will follow vaccine contingency plan. (40%)2) Conducts essential Public Health Nursing functions in county/counties assigned by providing, promoting, monitoring, tracking and reviewing population-based health services as relates to family health issues to include quality assurance, health education for groups and leadership. (35%)3) Conducts public health essential functions related to public health preparedness with emphasis on bioterrorism response. Participates in local planning for community preparedness in responding to bioterrorist or public health event. Participates as directed in all hazards response. (10%)4) Interprets policies, functions, and philosophy of the agency to individuals, professionals and community groups as assigned. Serves as team leader for clinic staff.(10%)5) Other duties as assigned: and#147;Other duties as assigned" include but are not limited to actively participating and/or serving in a supporting role to meet the agencyand#146;s obligations for disaster response and/or recovery or Continuity of Operations (COOP) activation. Such participation may require an alternate shift pattern assignment and/or lo https://jobshrportal.hhsc.state.tx.us/ENG/CareerPortal/job_profile.cfm?szOrderID=586138 Copy the URL in the preceding sentence to an Internet Explorer browser to apply to the job directly through the Texas Health and Human Services Career Portal.