Job Description

Job Title Community Health Nurse I/II (All Program Areas), Grade 21/24
Location Rockville, MD, US
Organization Name Department of Health and Human Services
Medical Exam Limited Core Exam with Drug & Alcohol Screen
Background Investigation Yes
Financial Disclosure No


Closing Date: Open Until Filled

This recruitment will create an Eligible List that may be used for current and future vacancies.

Montgomery County is located adjacent to Washington, DC and with over one million residents, is the most populous County in Maryland. It is also the most diverse county in the State and ranks among the top ten most diverse counties in the nation. Montgomery County contains many major U.S. government offices, scientific research and learning centers, and business campuses.

The Department of Health and Human Services is responsible for delivery of the County\'s public health and human services to meet the needs of our community\'s most vulnerable children, adults and seniors. The Department provides services through more than 120 programs at more than 20 locations. With 1,750 employees, the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is the largest County Department.

As a Department, we believe the health and wellness of the county can only be achieved by ensuring that every resident has fair opportunities to reach their fullest potential. This means access to quality housing, transportation, education, employment, health care, human services, safe neighborhoods and healthy food. DHHS provides critical services for residents who face a variety of obstacles in achieving their full potential. DHHS plays an essential role in building a healthy and strong community.

NOTE: These positions may be Full-Time, Part-Time, or Grant-funded. Some positions require multilingual skills in the Spanish/English languages.

If you are interested in working for the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, we invite qualified candidates to apply for our Community Health Nurse I/II (CHN) positions.

The CHNIIs provides comprehensive nurse assessments, treatment, care, and analysis in a variety of settings. CHNIIs are found across the department working together and as part of an integrated team in Aging and Disability Services, Behavioral Health and Crisis Services, Children, Youth and Family Services, Homeless Health Services and Public Health Services. While each program may have specific nursing tasks and activities associated with it, the main function is case management and client and patient documentation is primarily done in two IT systems, the NextGen electronic Health Record and the enterprise Integrated Case Management System.

CHNs working in clinical settings such as Tuberculosis, HIV/STD, substance abuse treatment and residential crisis beds as well as office and field settings for Adult Protective Services, Care Coordination, Maternal Child Health, Infants and Toddlers, Cancer Screening, and homeless shelters work closely with other licensed and non-license professionals.

Bilingual applicants in the Spanish/English languages are encouraged to apply. If the candidate selected for this position possesses multilingual skills, he/she will be required to successfully pass an examination assessing oral communication, reading comprehension, and interpreting skills. For Advanced proficiency, the candidate must also pass an examination requiring translating text from Spanish to English and vice versa.

Work requires some exposure to infection and contagious disease, and involves some risk resulting from visits to clients\' homes, where clients or members of their households may react violently. Performance of this work involves occasional long periods standing or walking, and employees in this class occasionally lift and carry or move objects weighing up to fifty pounds; but obtain assistance when lifting or moving more than fifty pounds or applying equivalent forces.

Selected candidates will be required to successfully complete a pre-placement physical exam, drug, and alcohol screening. Some positions filled under this recruitment may require a criminal background check.

This position may be filled at the Community Health Nurse I, Grade 21 level $70,402 or the Community Health Nurse II, Grade 24 level ($77,273 - $85,566 hour).

Please provide your license number and expiration date on your resume.
Additional Employment Information

OHR reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position/IRC.

Montgomery County Government is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Human Resources via email to . Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

Montgomery County Government also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, please refer to the Careers webpage on .

All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicant\'s responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for interview.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.

Montgomery County Ethics Law: Except as provided by law or regulation, the County\'s "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriff\'s office) are subject to the County\'s ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at . Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the website.
Minimum Qualifications

Community Health Nurse I

Experience: None.

Education: Graduation from a National League for Nursing accredited college or university or an equivalent program as determined by the Maryland Board of Examiners with a Bachelor\'s Degree in nursing.

Equivalency: An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.

License: Possession of a current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Maryland* issued by the Maryland Board of Examiners is required at the time of appointment. If the license is temporary, a regular Maryland RN license must be obtained within ninety (90) days of appointment. Note: There will be no substitutions for this section.

Community Health Nurse II

Experience: Two (2) years of full-time equivalent post-licensure experience as a RN Nurse, one year of which must have been in nursing area of public health, community health, pediatrics, and/or maternal.

Education: Graduation from a National League for Nursing accredited college or university or an equivalent program as determined by the Maryland Board of Examiners with a Bachelor\'s Degree in Nursing. Equivalency: An equivalent combination of education and experience may be substituted.

License:

Possession of a current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the Maryland State, of Maryland issued by the Maryland Board of Examiners is required at the time of appointment. If the license is temporary, a regular Maryland RN license must be obtained within ninety (90) days of appointment.

The State of Maryland accepts as valid the current RN licensure from a candidate\'s primary state of residence if that state has an interstate compact with Maryland. The states having this interstate compact are Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, and Wisconsin. (This equivalency only applies to candidates whose primary residence is not Maryland). Any Registered Nurse (RN) or Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) applying for licensure and living in a member state of the Multistate Licensure Compact must take the NCLEX exam in their home state. Note: There will be no substitutions for this section.
Preferred Criteria

The applications of those individuals meeting the minimum qualifications will be reviewed to determine the extent, relevancy of training, and experience in the following areas:

• Health Record Document in an Electronic System
• Working in a Multidisciplinary Team Environment
• Bi-Lingual proficiency in Spanish/English
• Conducting Work in a Home Setting
• Conducting Work in a Community Based Setting
• Strong Oral and Written Communications
• Implementing Health Promotion and Wellness Programs
• Strong Presentation Skills
• Strong Computer Application Skills
• Working with Vulnerable Populations

Minimum Salary 70119
Maximum Salary 112267
Currency USD

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