Job Description

Job Description

Description

RN, Public Health Coordinator

Welcome to Holy Name, a medical center where innovation is not just a goal — it's a commitment. Here, medical excellence thrives, allowing hope to reign supreme and leaving no room for fear. At our hospital, every patient is cared for with undivided attention — because healing every soul is our sole focus.

Holy Name is New Jersey's only independent Catholic health system, comprising a 361-bed acute care hospital, a renowned cancer center, a state-of-the-art fitness center, a residential hospice, a prestigious nursing school, and an extensive physician network. Healing at Holy Name goes beyond medicine and technology – it is infused with faith, conviction, compassion, and a commitment to educating the next generation of healthcare professionals through graduate medical education, a Pharmacy Residency Program, and our Institute for Simulation Learning. Our mission to provide care for the body, mind, and soul spans education, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation, and overall wellness. This is at the core of who we are and what we do, and we've done it this way across generations, every single day, for nearly 100 years. Every innovation, medical breakthrough, and groundbreaking treatment is powered by some of the best minds in medicine, ensuring nothing is left on the table or the road to recovery.

A Brief Overview

Provide public health nursing services to the community. Develops programs in cooperation with the local Health Officer and the Director of Community Health to meet the standards established by the New Jersey State Department of Health.

What You Will Do

• Coordinates the activities of the Child Health Conference, including scheduling, staffing, supplies and equipment. Makes staff assignments based on patient needs and competency of staff. Manages a case load when activity indicates.
• Reports required statistics to the state Department of Health and facilitates state audits.
• Conducts or provides follow up supervision for chart reviews to assure accurate documentation and intervention in areas of growth and development, patient and family education, immunizations and other issues.
• Follows up on all communicable diseases reported in local residents. Completes required documentation and forwards to local and state health departments.
• Conducts annual audits of local nursery schools and public schools for vaccine regulation compliance. Functions as a resource for school nurses regarding current vaccine requirements.
• Coordinates participation in activities for local Senior centers, including education, hypertension screening, counseling and evaluation of existing and potential problems. Makes referrals as necessary.
• Coordinates annual community flu clinics with local health officer
• Prepares monthly billing statements for services provided to the township(s) and forwards to Finance
• Demonstrates budget accountability regarding staffing and resource utilization when staffing the Child Health Conference, immunization clinics and health fairs.
• Schedules hypertension screenings for local residents.

Education Qualifications

• NJ Registered Nurse with a BSN required

Experience Qualifications

• Two to five years of related clinical experience in public health or community setting. required

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Strong interpersonal, organizational and teaching skills, bilingual Korean speaking preferred.

Licenses and Certifications

• Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) preferred

Holy Name is a mission-driven facility whose quality standards and philosophy are rooted in the principles of its founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace. Those principles are exercised daily by the Medical Center's dedicated and talented team of physicians, nurses, allied health employees, and a wide variety of non-clinical administrative and operational staff members. Holy Name is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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