Public Health Nurse 1 (HPC/RN 3) - Portland Health Department

The ideal candidate will meet the following educational criteria:

• Certificate/Diploma/BSc. Degree in General Nursing from an accredited school.
• Certificate in Midwifery 
• Diploma/B.Sc. Degree in Public Health Nursing 
• Five to seven (5-7) years’ clinical practice to proficiency level as a Registered Nurse Midwife.
• Registration with the Nursing Council of Jamaica as RN and RM. 

Specific Knowledge & Skills Required:

• Good leadership, administrative, communication, diagnostic/problem-solving skills
• Proactive work attitude, good ethical conduct and human relations skills. 
• Good written, oral, and time management skills. 

Key Responsibility Areas:

• Responsible for the management, supervision, and delivery of Maternal, Child Health, Family Planning, School Health and Investigation and control of Communicable Disease.
• Ensuring the maintenance of standards for nursing and midwifery care that reflect the mission of the Ministry of Health. 
• Assessing, planning, organizing, delegating nursing functions and allocating staff to maintain efficient and effective client care. 
• Preparing programme plans to guide the execution of strategies and evaluating the effectiveness of health programmes of assigned health area. 
• Ensuring maintenance of effective stock control. 
• Maintaining linkages with community-based organizations. 
• Initiating and participating in nursing research to improve nursing/midwifery practices. 

NB. WE THANK ALL APPLICANTS FOR RESPONDING, HOWEVER, ONLY SHORT-LISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED.