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NEOGOV · 1 month ago

Sexually Transmitted Disease Program Coordinator

Nashville, NC

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$68K/yr - $68K/yr

3+ years exp

NEOGOV is seeking a Sexually Transmitted Disease Program Coordinator for the Nash County Health Department. This role involves coordinating the STD program, providing patient care, and ensuring compliance with health regulations while performing assessments, counseling, and documentation for various health issues.

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Responsibilities

Performs assessment, counseling, education, and documentation for patient health issues, needs and concerns in adult health, maternal health, child health, family planning, sexually transmitted disease prevention, and primary care programs

Provides direct patient care and collects and reports basic patient data

Assesses need for laboratory tests; requests appropriate laboratory tests per protocols and/or clinician orders

STD Program Coordinator duties include but are not limited to attending TATP Communicable Disease Office Hours for programmatic updates and service information, maintaining current written protocols and policies for STD clinical services delivery, conducting customer satisfaction surveys, assist with maintaining current standing orders, provide end-of-year program report data for current fiscal year by identified deadline, provide mid-year program report data for current fiscal year by identified deadline, and assisting with STD Program monitoring visits. STD Coordinator will be responsible for checking and updating the North Carolina Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NCEDSS) daily. Stays up to date on updated Health Department protocols/manuals

Maintains client confidentiality per HIPAA regulations or Health Department protocols

Refers to Health Department clinic protocol manuals, professional Internet sites, website for North Carolina Immunization Registry, client charts, clinician notes/orders, professional education materials, policy and procedure manuals, computer manuals, codes / laws / regulations, publications, and reference texts, etc. as needed

Adheres to the department's safety rules and regulations

Qualification

STD Enhanced Role RNPublic Health NursingMaster’s Degree in Public HealthBachelor of Science in NursingPatient AssessmentPatient CounselingClient ConfidentialityDocumentation Skills

Required

Currently certified as an STD Enhanced Role RN (ERRN) or become enrolled in the program to obtain certification within one year of employment

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's Degree in Public Health AND graduation from a school of professional nursing AND two (2) years of professional nursing experience; OR Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing which includes a Public Health Nursing rotation AND two (2) years of Public Health Nursing experience; OR Graduation from a School of Professional Nursing AND three (3) years of professional nursing experience including two (2) years of Public Health Nursing experience; OR An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined above

Possession of or ability to readily obtain a driver's license valid in the State of North Carolina

Possession of a valid, current unrestricted license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of North Carolina

All Public Health nurses are required to complete the Credentialed Public Health Nurse Course within one year of their hire date