Public Health RN

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Morrow County has a Full Time Nursing vacancy within for a Nurse Case Manager/Community Health Educator. This position is primarily based within the Heppner and Boardman area schools, may involve home visitation on occasion and includes outreach for Community Education including Tobacco Prevention Education. Extensive orientation provided. This position works with culturally diverse families in communities with broad based socio-inequity. May also assist with immunization clinics (on/offsite), screen and follow up regarding communicable disease, and provide family planning services and education.

If you enjoy critical thinking, promoting healthy communities and practicing autonomously, you would be a great asset to our department, serving clients throughout the county.

Morrow County is located east of the Cascades in north-central Oregon. The beautiful Columbia River is the northern border of Morrow County, with easy access to the Blue Mountain Scenic Byway and the Umatilla National Forest. Morrow County contains more than one million acres of gently rolling plains and broad plateaus.

QUALIFICATIONS:  Current Oregon RN license and driver’s license required. BSN preferred. Public health or related experience may be substituted for degree. Bilingual (Spanish) preference.

SALARY: $4,408/month for full-time.  Excellent benefits offered, including retirement.

Open until filled

POSITION TO BEGIN: Immediate

 

For applications, contact the Human Resource Director at dgreen@co.morrow.or.us  or Darrell Green, Morrow County Courthouse, P.O. Box 788, Heppner OR 97836, phone (541) 676-2529. Return to same address. Morrow County is an equal opportunity employer.

 

 Obtain an application and/or apply at http://www.co.morrow.or.us/

Additionally, working in an underserved population such as Public Health in a rural county, fulfills the needed requirement in order to apply for assistance with repayment of educational loans, see link below.

http://www.hrsa.gov/loanscholarships/repayment/nursing/