Community Health Nurse

The Community Health Nurse promotes good health practices, coordinates existing health resources, and provides direct health care services to Tribal members in the CTCLUSI service delivery area.

Principal Activities & Responsibilities:

• Provides therapeutic and preventive nursing care to individuals, groups, and the Tribal community.
• Provides public health nursing care in the home, with an emphasis on prevention, chronic disease control, communicable disease control, and nursing assessments, especially to high-risk patients such as Elders and those with serious medical conditions.
• Works as part of the health team to coordinate activities and interventions of other Tribal, State, and Federal health and social service agencies to assist Tribal members and their families.
• Communicates with Tribal, IHS, and other resources in addressing community health needs.
• Provides guidance and education ...