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Perinatal Health Nurse-Liberty

Georgia Department of Public Health (GA), Brunswick, GA, United States


Job Duties
Provide home visitation services to medically diagnosed high‑risk pregnant, post‑partum, and inter‑conceptual women. Provide nurse case management, refer for support, education, and community resources. Target populations will receive outreach to reduce disparities in birth outcomes. Provide general clinical support in the home and communicate with health care providers with client status updates throughout the program. Must have a valid driver’s license.

Qualifications
PH Nurse 1 – Associate degree in nursing from an accredited college or university and completion of a PHN course within one (1) year of hire, current Georgia Registered Professional Nurse license and CPR certification. Salary: $51,811.56.

PH Nurse 2 – Associate degree in nursing from an accredited college or university, one (1) year of nursing experience, completion of a PHN course within one (1) year of hire, current Georgia Registered Professional Nurse license and CPR certification; or one (1) year of experience at the lower level PH Registered Nurse 1 (HCP190) or equivalent. Salary: $58,547.06.

PH Nurse 3 – Associate degree in nursing from an accredited college or university, one (1) year of nursing experience, completion of a PHN course within one (1) year of hire, current Georgia Registered Professional Nurse license and CPR certification; or two (2) years of experience at the lower-level PH Registered Nurse 3 (HCP192) or equivalent. Salary: $66,168.17.

Preferred: BSN, previous experience in home care and/or medical case management, newborn and/or pediatric. Bilingual – Spanish. One year of Labor & Delivery experience OR one year working in a prenatal care clinic or one year experience working with moms and babies.

Benefits

13 Paid Holidays

Generous leave package – educational support leave and 3 weeks each accrued annual and sick leave

Defined benefit retirement plan

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Health care spending account

Dependent care spending account

Life insurance

AD&D insurance

Disability insurance

Legal insurance

Long‑term care insurance

Specified illness coverage

Deferred compensation (401k & 457 plans)

Additional Perks

Supportive and rewarding work environment

Physical activity breaks

Employee assistance program

Employee discount program

Tuition assistance

Requirements
Applicants chosen for employment will be subject to criminal background check/fingerprinting, reference checks & immunizations required, and may be subject to pre‑employment drug screen.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Coastal Health District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The State will not unlawfully consider an applicant’s race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, sex, genetic information, political affiliation, protected uniformed service, or other legally protected category when making selections.

If you require accommodations under the American Disability Act (ADA), notify this agency of your request by the closing date of this announcement.

Due to the volume of applications received, we are unable to provide information on application status by phone or email. All qualified applicants will be considered but may not necessarily receive an interview. Selected applicants will be contacted via email by the hiring agency for next steps in the selection process. This position is subject to close at any time once a satisfactory applicant pool has been identified.

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