Public Health Registered Nurse - Family Planning

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Job Type: Classified

Job Classification: 5296 - Public Health Registered Nurse

Salary Grade: 15

Pay Range Hiring Range: $34.62 - $41.54 Per Hour  Pay Range: $34.62 - $48.47 Per Hour  

Range Explanation:

• Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, training, and internal equity.

• Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position.

​​ The first review of applications will be on 7/10/2026.

The Public Health Registered Nurse provides comprehensive Immunization and Family Planning services within the Public Health clinics under the direction of the Public Health Nursing Supervisor and Public Health Nursing Manager. This position delivers nursing care that promotes disease prevention, reproductive health, and overall community well-being.

The ideal candidate demonstrates strong clinical knowledge of immunization practices and family planning services, excellent patient education and communication skills, and a commitment to providing compassionate, culturally responsive care. This role supports health equity by increasing access to preventive services, fostering positive patient experiences, and collaborating with community partners and the healthcare team to improve population health outcomes.

Essential Functions:

As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, this classification may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the department’s need and will be communicated to the application or incumbent by the supervisor.

• Administers general nursing care to patients in an assigned area including but not limited to hospitals, clinics, mobile units, program events and homes;

• Administers medications, including but not limited to reproductive/sexual health treatments, STI/HIV treatments, and vaccinations/immunizations following physician or nurse practitioner orders or standing order;

• Observes, records and reports patients’ reactions, responses, and general condition;

• Conducts utilization reviews and/or clinical quality assurance/improvement and prepares related reports;

• Confers with physicians, managers, or department heads regarding Quality Assurance/Utilization Management (QA/UM) problems and recommends alternative solutions;

• Ensures the competency of proper standards of nursing per division and department policies, procedures and standing orders;

• Acts as a preceptor and teaches nursing practices and orients new personnel;

• Assumes responsibilities for all clinical activities within nursing scope of practice if needed, including phlebotomy and laboratory procedures;

• Participates in programs to community health, such as outreach programs, child health conferences, school health programs, group instructions for parents/guardians, clinical services programs, home care services, etc.;

• Participates in emergency preparedness exercises and core members of the clinical response team;

• Plans for and participates in field research related to public health nursing.

Minimum Qualifications:

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing with an Associate’s degree and a current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of Arizona. An active Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) is acceptable, as well.

Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the "Education" and "Work Experience" sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write "see resume" on your application.

Preferred Qualifications : (Be specific in describing your experience in your application. Ensure the descriptions provided illustrate your competencies, specifically addressing the required and preferred qualifications.):

• Minimum one year experience in a clinical setting

• Experience working with low-income, multi-cultural populations

• Experience working with electronic health records.

Selection Procedure : Pima County Human Resources Department reserves the right to admit to the selection process only those candidates that meet the minimum qualifications. All applications will be assessed based on an evaluation of the listed education and experience. Candidates meeting the minimum qualifications may be further evaluated/scored against any advertised Preferred Qualifications. The hiring authority will interview and select the successful candidate from a referral list provided by Human Resources. Additional assessments/testing may be required as part of the selection process.

Supplemental Information:

Licenses and Certificates : Possession of either a current Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) or a license to practice as a Registered Professional Nurse in the State of Arizona. Valid driver license is required at time of application.  Valid  AZ  driver license is required at time of appointment. The successful applicant will be subject to a 39-month DOT Motor Vehicle Record review to determine applicant’s suitability to operate county vehicles in accordance with Pima County administrative procedures. Failure to obtain and maintain the required licenses and certifications shall be grounds for termination. Any offer of employment resulting from this recruitment is contingent upon Fleet Services’ review and approval of the candidate’s driving record.

Special Notice Items: The County requires pre-employment background checks. Successful candidates will receive a post-offer, pre-employment background screening to include verification of work history, education, and criminal conviction history. A prior criminal conviction will not automatically disqualify a candidate from employm

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