Public Health Nurse

Public Health Nurse

Salary

$77,064.00 - $107,994.00 Annually

Location

Sherburne County Government Center, 13880 Business Center Drive NW, Elk River 55330-1692, MN

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

2026-01766

Department

Health & Human Services

Opening Date

10/30/2026

Closing Date

11/13/2026 11:59 PM Central

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Job Summary

Are you looking to give back and make a difference in the community?

Come join our team at Sherburne County where you can serve your community while enjoying the benefits of work-life balance!

Public Health Nurses promote and protect the health of citizens within Sherburne County and the State of Minnesota through education, prevention services, regulation, and advocacy. Public Health Nurses foster a partnership with individual families and community groups to address and resolve health issues and concerns. The most important impact Public Health Nurses have on the county is the nurses ability to empower individuals, families, communities, and systems to be self-sufficient in meeting their health and wellness needs. This is accomplished through the provision of skilled nursing using the components of the nursing process: assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation. Work is done in an office setting, community clinics, client homes, schools, and other community sites.

Vision: A trusted source of Public Health information, partnering with the community to ensure optimal health and wellbeing for all.

Mission: To promote, protect, and enhance the health of all in Sherburne County.

This position is located at the Government Center in Elk River, MN. Our regular business hours are Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm, though the department provides staff with flexibility in effort to strive for a desired work/life balance. Sherburne County is one of the fastest growing counties in Minnesota, where you can find a nice blend of suburban and rural life. If you are interested in bringing your skill and talent to a dynamic department in a growing community, we encourage you to apply for this great opportunity.

Learn more about our workplace culture and a brief overview of our employee benefits.

As a thriving organization fueled by people passionate about serving our community, Sherburne County strives to support and engage employees through investments in competitive compensation and equitable benefits; a culture that promotes physical and emotional wellbeing; opportunities for professional growth and a sense of honor and purpose.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The following duties are normal for this position. These duties are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Assess needs, abilities, and communicate facts, ideas, and skills to encourage a change of knowledge, attitudes, values, beliefs, behaviors and/or practices of individuals, families, communities, and/or systems.
• Establish interpersonal relationships with individuals, families, communities, and systems with the intent of increasing their capacity for self-care and coping.
• Seek information, provide resources, and generate optimal solutions to perceived problems or issues through interactive problem solving.
• Identify clients with health/developmental risk factors. Prioritize the risk factors, develop a plan, and initiate interventions.
• Collaborate, coordinate, and consult with a multitude of organizations to determine how to best meet client needs while optimizing their self-care capabilities.
• Assist with determining how to attain/maintain adequate and safe quality of life for clients.
• Evaluate progress toward the established health outcomes and revise plan of care as needed.
• Consult and serve in leadership roles on various committees or with community agencies such as clinics, daycares, schools, and medical providers.
• Develop, evaluate, and modify programs to meet identified community needs.
• Advocates for clients with focus on developing client's ability to advocate for self.
• Utilize commercial marketing principles & technologies to influence/change knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, behaviors, and practices of the population of interest.
• Compel others to comply with laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, and policies created in conjunction with policy development.
• May serve as clinic "liaison" with the local medical communities, providing information on communicable diseases and evaluate immunization practices.
• Monitor health events through ongoing and systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of health data for the purpose of planning, implementation, and evaluation of public health interventions.
• Assist in reporting communicable diseases and potential disease outbreaks.
• May work collaboratively with the MN Department of Health on refugee health activities related to TB.
• May collaborate with MDH through ongoing disease surveillance and investigation.
• Utilize interpersonal communication skills with individuals, families, the community, and its systems.
• Share and coordinate pertinent information with other agencies to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the community and provide the best possible services.
• Communicate information to appropriate professionals, public health clientele, etc. while following data privacy practices as established by local, state, and federal agencies.
• Assure that all documentation is objective and factual, reflecting the nursing process, nursing assessments, intervention, plans of care, and evaluation of nursing interventions.
• Assure documentation both written and computerized meets legal, program, and agency requirements; complete appropriate agency and program forms in a timely manner, submit necessary forms to outside agencies as specified by Department of Human Services, Social Services and Home Care Providers.
• Accurately complete all forms for billing purposes and agency management and operations.
• Follow data privacy practices as established by local, state and, federal agencies.
• Maintain ongoing progress notes and communications with other health care providers, and agencies as appropriate.
• Responds 24/7 as needed during a public health emergency.
• May assist in the development of emergency preparedness planning and implementation.
• Participate in public health emergency preparedness duties as assigned including tabletop exercises and mock drills.
• May be assigned to roles that include surveillance, disease, and health event investigation and outreach.
• May serve in leadership roles within the incident command structure.
• Display constructive and positive attitude toward co-workers and the public while conducting work duties for Sherburne County.
• Assure attitude and work behaviors contribute to the success of the employees' work team as well as the overall success of Sherburne County in the accomplishment of the mission.
• Confer regularly with and keep immediate supervisor informed on all important matters pertaining to assigned job accountabilities.
• Demonstrate by personal example the service excellence and integrity expected from all employees.
• Attend all training seminars as directed.
• Represent Agency on assigned task forces, committees, and work groups.
• Regular and reliable attendance according to the department's work schedule.
• Represent the County in a professional manner to all outside contacts when doing the County's business and while providing excellent customer service to clients.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Bachelors degree or higher with a major in nursing (no related field allowed or accepted) and completed course work which included theory and clinical practice in public health nursing.

Licensure: Required current licensure by the State of Minnesota as a Registered Nurse, certification from the Minnesota Board of Nursing in Public Health Nursing, and current Minnesota drivers license.

Experience: No experience.

Preferred minimum of one-year experience in the field of nursing.

Desirable experience/training with the following is preferred: CPR certification, Child Passenger Safety Technician or Practitioner, Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), Lactation Counselor (CLC), Lactation Educator (CLE), conflict resolution skills, interpersonal communication skills, group dynamics, cultural diversity/sensitivity issues, and computer programs, such as Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint and PH-Doc.

Supplemental Information

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required

• Knowledge of the mission, policies, and procedures of the Department to which assigned.
• Developing and maintaining a thorough working knowledge of all department and County-wide policies, protocols and procedures that apply to the performance of this position.
• Knowledge of Federal, State and County requirements, regulations, policies, and community resources related to Social Services/Public Health programs.
• Knowledge of laws and ethics related to data privacy.
• Knowledge of general office procedures, data entry and electronic filing and record keeping.
• Knowledge of available and appropriate client resources.
• Ability to operate a variety of office equipment.
• Ability to remain objective, rapidly process detailed information, communicate clearly and effectively.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively work with clients, co-workers, and management.
• Critical thinking skills with ability to understand and follow complex oral and written instructions.
• Ability to analyze and prepare spreadsheets.
• Ability to utilize effective interviewing skills and techniques.
• Ability to organize and prioritize a high-volume workload in an efficient manner and meet deadlines for court and federal regulation requirements.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to remain objective and non-judgmental.
• Ability to remain current on all position appropriate training.
• Ability to use state systems such as CATCH (Child & Teen Check-up tracking system), eSHARE (Electronic System for Health Assessment of Refugees),MIIC (MN Immunization Information Connection), MEDSS (MN Electronic Disease Surveillance System), FAP (Follow Along Program, and other state/federal computer information systems.
• Ability to use software including software programs such as: Word, Excel, Outlook, and SharePoint, PH Docs, OnBase and other specialized software packages.

Hiring Salary Range: $37.05 - $44.49/hour

Union: Teamsters

Vacancies: 1 - Full-time

Interviews: Selected canddates will be notified via email on November 17th to schedule on-site interviews to be held on November 19th and/or 20th.

Hours of Work

This position has a usual work schedule of 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday; may include occasional evening and weekend hours.

Physical Requirements and Work Environment

Must be able to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work. May involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (up to 25 pounds).

Must be able to operate office equipment, scanner, calculator, computer, and telephone system; requires manual and physical dexterity. Many hours of computer and phone related work. Hand eye coordination and visual acuity are necessary to work between paper documents and the computer monitor.

90% inside work environment. 10% outside work.

Work is normally performed in an office environment. Headaches, eyestrain, and other related occupational hazards reflect the most common potential for injury in the office. This position is subject to moderate office noise levels. There is some mental stress involved resulting in inconvenience and frustration.

May have required attendance at evening/off hour's meetings.

Direct contact with the public (supplying or seeking information) on specialized matters. Contact may include clients, co-workers, lead workers, management, hospitals and clinics, and other agencies. Travel to client homes, places of work and other settings may be required. Work that requires direct service with client may include some disagreeable human interactions with clients who are angry, uncooperative, hostile or have mental illnesses.

• This is typical, but subject to change depending on assigned unit

Sherburne County offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Medical (employee, employee + spouse, employee + child(ren), or family coverage). Monthly premiums for Employee only coverage are covered 100% by the county.

• County Contributions to VEBA and HSA plans

• Employer paid $25,000 Term Life Policy

• Optional Benefits:

• Dental Insurance

• Vision Insurance

• Additional Supplemental Life Insurance for self, spouse and child(ren)

• Short-Term Disability

• Long-Term Disability

• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health Care Reimbursement and/or Dependent Care Reimbursement Account)

• Accident Insurance

• Critical Illness Insurance

• Hospital Care Insurance

• Deferred Compensation Plan

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Annual Paid Time Off accrual of 21 days to start, increasing up to a maximum of 33 days per year.

• 12 paid holidays

• Paid Parental Leave

• On-Site Well@Work Clinic available to Sherburne County Employees and Dependents covered under our plan.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Public Employees Retirement (PERA):

Part-Time employees working less than 30 hours per week, Seasonal, Temporary and Interns are not eligible for benefits.

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Ensure the answers to your questions are accurate, thorough and match the information included in the Work History portion of the online application. If you cite experience (work, internship - paid or unpaid, or volunteer) not included in the Work History section of this application, you may not receive full credit for your experience. A resume will not be accepted in lieu of an incomplete application. Any misstatements, unclear or falsification of information may eliminate you from consideration. "See Resume or See Attached" are not valid responses.

• I have read the above statement.

02

You must have a valid drivers license to qualify for this position. Do you have a current Minnesota drivers license or are you eligible to obtain one upon offer of employment?

• Yes
• No

03

I certify that I have a minimum of a Bachelors Degree in Nursing.

• Yes
• No

04

I certify that I have current licensure by the State of Minnesota as a Registered Nurse.

• Yes
• No

05

Enter the MN RN License Number:

06

I certify that I have a current certification from the MN Board of Nursing in Public Health Nursing.

• Yes
• No, but I am able to obtain.
• No, and am not currently able to obtain.

07

Enter the PHN Certification Number below. Or, if you do not currently have but are able to obtain, where are you in the process?

08

Describe your Public Health nursing experience as it would relate to this position. Include the employer(s) and length of experience.

09

Check all areas that you are certified in:

• CPR
• Child Passenger Safety Technician or Practitioner
• Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)
• Lactation Counselor (CLC)
• Lactation Educator (CLE)
• None of the above

10

Check all areas that you have received training in:

• PH Docs
• MECSH- Maternal Early Childhood Sustained Home-visiting
• MEDSS - MN Electronic Disease Surveillance System
• TB Medication Management
• None of the above

11

The work performed in this role requires interaction and providing services to individuals from a variety of cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Check the areas below that best describe your experience:

• I have experience using a translator/interpreter for a family or person who requires this service.
• I have completed professional or educational Cultural Competence training or courses.
• My job responsibilities/duties have required specific interaction with people from different racial/ethnic backgrounds.
• I am fluent in a second language.
• I have participated in community Racial Equity, Diversity or Inclusion work.
• I have participated in professional or volunteer opportunities in diverse, multicultural, and inclusive settings.
• I have experience working with a diverse background of individuals from various socioeconomic status.
• None of the above

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IMPORTANT: If you checked any of the areas listed above, describe your professional experience that demonstrates your ability to interact with people from cultural/ethnic backgrounds other than your own. You must also provide information about where you obtained the experience, what ethnic/cultural population(s) you worked with, and the dates when you gained this experience. Credit will not be given for the answers above if this additional information is missing or incomplete. (If you answered "None of the above" to the question, enter "NA" in the text box.)

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If, during or after your interview, Sherburne County determines that you have been convicted of a misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor or felony for which a jail sentence was or could have been imposed, you may be disqualified from this position by operation of law or county policy. I have read and understand this statement.

• Yes
• No

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Veterans Preference: Veterans preference points are awarded to qualified veterans and spouses of deceased or disabled veterans and are added to the exam results. Points are awarded subject to the provisions of Minnesota Statutes 197.455. YOU MUST SUPPLY A COPY OF YOUR DD214 (Member Copy 4). Disabled veterans must also supply a Summary of Benefits Letter from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or an equivalent letter from a service retirement board. Spouses applying for preference points must supply their marriage certificate, the veterans DD214 and Summary of Benefits Letter from USDVAFL or death certificate. All required documentation must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on the posted closing date. Are you applying for veterans preference points?

• NO
• YES - veteran who served on active duty 181 or more consecutive days and received an honorable discharge - see MN Stat 197.447
• YES - veteran who served on active duty 181 or more consecutive days and received an honorable discharge and has a service connected disability
• YES - spouse of a veteran who served on active duty 181 or more consecutive days and received an honorable discharge and has a service connected disability (the Veteran must also be qualified to apply for the position but their service connected disability restricts them from applying for or performing the job duties)
• YES - spouse of a deceased veteran who served on active duty 181 or more consecutive days and received an honorable discharge and had a service connected disability

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I affirm that the information provided is accurate and true to the best of my knowledge. I understand that any falsification may disqualify me for consideration for this and subsequent recruitments with Sherburne County for up to three years.

• Yes
• No

Required Question

Employer Sherburne County

Address Sherburne County Government Center

13880 Business Center Drive NW

Elk River, Minnesota, 55330-1692

Phone 763-765-3001

Website http://www.co.sherburne.mn.us