Bilingual Public Health Nurse -Early Childhood Nursing

Marion County Health & Human Services is recruiting for a full-time bilingual (Spanishh/English) Public Health  Nursw to provide nurse home visiting services in our Babies First CaCoon programs. This recruitment closes 8-10-2026.

 

 

Marion County Health and Human Services is in search of a Public Health Nurse dedicated to providing high quality home visit services to pregnant and postpartum women, infants, and children. We are searching for a nurse who understands the needs of the families we serve and is passionate about guiding them to achieve their optimal level of health.

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES 
Provide comprehensive nursing assessments, develop intervention strategies, and provide nursing services to individuals, families, groups, and communities; provide case management for high-risk clients.
 
SUPERVISION RECEIVED 
Work under the general supervision of a manager or supervisor, who assigns work, establishes goals and reviews results obtained; may perform nursing duties as set forth in the medical standing orders established for a specialty area.
 
SUPERVISION EXERCISED 
Supervision of other employees is not a responsibility of positions in this class.

 

Typical Duties - Duties include, but are not limited to the following

This position provides services to monolingual Spanish-speaking clients; therefore, fluent bilingual Spanish/English skills are required. 

Provide direct case management service for pregnant and postpartum women, parents/caregivers, children, and adolescents through Babies First and CaCoon programs. 

• Conduct home visits, perform comprehensive holistic assessments of the client, including physical, hearing, vision, developmental screening and other screenings, and assessment of psychosocial needs.  Obtain height, weight, and blood pressures as appropriate. Provide teaching and counseling on various health topics. 
• Provide information and support client access to services; advocate for client need.
• Provide case management, coordination of services to prevent duplication, promote continuity of care, and provide integration of client services to meet client needs.  
• Document all encounter information accurately, completely, and in a timely manner.
• Collaborate with other community service providers, including physicians, therapists, pharmacists, home health agencies, schools, hospitals and community/state agencies.  
• Drive to client home to provide services.
• Other duties as assigned by your supervisor.

Response Level 2: In the event of an emergency, employee makes a reasonable effort to report to work. Employee may be required to perform duties outside of their regularly assigned duties. Employee may be requested to work an extended or flexible schedule. Staff at this response level must complete Incident Command System 100 and 700 on-line or in-person training.

 

Requirements for the Position

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING

1. Associate degree, or diploma, in nursing, and two years of experience as a nurse in a public health, social services, or community health setting; OR
2. Bachelor's degree in nursing; OR
3. Any satisfactory combination of work, education, training, or experience relevant to the position, as determined by Marion County. 

STANDARD REQUIREMENTS

• Possession of a current license to practice as a registered nurse in the State of Oregon at the time of appointment.
• Must have a current CPR certificate.
• This position provides services to monolingual Spanish-speaking clients; therefore, fluent bilingual Spanish/English skills are required.  An additional 5% will be added to the hourly wage as compensation for this skill.  Finalist will be required to pass a verbal and written Standardized Spanish/English Fluency Assessment as part of the hiring process.  
• Must possess a current driver's license in the applicant's state of residence and an acceptable driving history.  Marion County will obtain a copy of the driving record for all qualified applicants from Driver and Motor Vehicle Services and review the driving record according to the Marion County policy and procedure for Driving on County Business.  The policy can be found at:  http://apps.co.marion.or.us/APAP/.
• The finalist for this position will be required to pass a criminal history background check; however, conviction of a crime may not necessarily disqualify an individual for this position.
• This is a safety sensitive/special needs position. Final candidates selected for this position will be required to pass a pre-employment drug screen, including testing for marijuana. The Marion County Drug and Alcohol Use and Testing Policy can be found at:http://apps.co.marion.or.us/APAP/policy.aspx?p=policy&pid=518.
• This position may be subject to the following:  Must not be excluded from participation in the federal health care programs (Medicaid, Medicare and other federally funded programs that provide health benefits); AND must not be excluded from participating in federal procurement (Federal Acquisition Regulation) and non-procurement activities (Executive Order No. 12549).
• This is a full-time position that is eligible for overtime.
• This position is represented by a union.
• Typical work schedule:  Monday through Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00, with flexibility to meet the needs of the department or program.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• State of Oregon Registered Nurse (RN) License

Knowledge of the practice of public health nursing and the use of community resources; public health sciences and services.

Skills and abilities in interdisciplinary teamwork; make nursing assessments which include environments and systems, in addition to individuals, families and groups; accept and abide by supervision received; recognize the needs and concerns of people and to maintain constructive and therapeutic relationships; provide skilled nursing care.