Public Health Nurse Job at Yakima Neighborhood Health Services, Yakima, WA

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  • Yakima Neighborhood Health Services
  • Yakima, WA

Job Description

Who We Are:

Established in 1975, Non-Profit Yakima Neighborhood Health Services serves patients in the areas of Behavioral Health, Family Dentistry, Internal Medicine, Women’s Health, Primary Care, Pediatrics, Vision Care and Pharmacy. Our mission is to improve the quality of life and equity in our communities by providing accessible and integrated health and social services, ending homelessness and offering unique learning opportunities for students of health professions.

Why Work at Yakima Neighborhood Health Services?

YNHS offers great compensation for this position, with starting wage of $45-$51.75 an hour, along with the high value of employer provided medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and retirement insurances. To support our team, we also provide ten paid holidays, flexible amounts of paid leave and/or cash-out options, and retention bonuses to reward commitment to our mission.

Our Ideal Candidate: We are looking for a team member that is passionate about serving our community of patients and enjoys working in a team! Some technical requirements for this position are:

· Currently licensed as a Registered Nurse in the state of Washington with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.

· Experience in maternal child health, or willingness to learn.

· Convenient if bilingual in English/Spanish, English/Laotian, English/Cambodian, English/Vietnamese, and/or ability to sign.

· Ability to successfully pass a background check in relation to the position applied for.

Day to Day:

  • Provide holistic nursing assessments, counseling and education to the maternal child health clients of YNHS through clinic and home visits.
  • Participate actively in case conferences with other YNHS team members to address the comprehensive needs of maternal child health clients.
  • Assist in development and implementation of YNHS policies, protocols, standing orders and quality assurance standards as requested.
  • Develop and maintain working relationships with healthcare and social service professionals in the community serving YNHS clients.
  • Work cooperatively with student nurses, modeling and directing public health nurse activities.
  • Provide nursing services to special populations when needed (correctional facilities, KidScreen, treatment centers, senior centers, etc.).
  • Work in coordination with other YNHS staff to develop education programs for YNHS clients and staff.
  • Maintain organized, clean, efficient and confidential work area.
  • Represent YNHS in local meetings as requested.
  • Perform related work as requested.

Job Tags

Local area, Flexible hours,

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