Public Health Nurse – Department of Public Health and Environment

About Our Job

With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.

What We Offer

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The salary range for this position is $65,000.00 - $90,000.00. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
• 457B Retirement Plan
• 140 hours of PTO earned within first year + 12 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday, 1 Wellness Day and 1 volunteer day per year
• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

This is a limited position with an anticipated end date of December 30, 2027, with the possibility of extension past this date based, on funding.

Location

Our office is in the Wellington Webb Municipal Building, located 201 W. Colfax Avenue, however, this is a field-based team which works wherever the need is, including outdoors, external partner facilities, and homeless shelters. In this position you can expect to work 5 days per week. Hours may include evenings and weekends. Additionally, flexibility is required to meet public health emergency situations, such as communicable disease outbreaks.

What You’ll Do

Denver's Department of Public Health and Environment (DDPHE) is dedicated to advancing Denver's environmental and public health goals. DDPHE works collaboratively with city, state and community partners to conduct education, community engagement, and enforcement to promote healthy people, healthy pets, and a sustainable environment. DDPHE oversees a number of services related to public health and the environment and is comprised of seven divisions: Division of Shared Services and Business Operations; Community & Behavioral Health; Public Health Investigations; Denver Animal Protection; the Office of Medical Examiner; Emergency Management and Medical Operations; and Environmental Quality. For more information on DDPHE’s programs and services, visit the DDPHE website at: Denver Department of Public Health and Environment.

We foster an inclusive culture by respecting the values, customs, and authenticity of everyone and by implementing equitable public health strategies so Denver communities can thrive.

The Emergency Management and Medical Operations division within DDPHE has an opening for a Public Health Nurse. This position will support clinical health services including immunization program supporting childhood and adult vaccines; mobile public health services support to high-risk populations, including street medicine and field-based health assessments; sexual health services including STI testing and treatment in a mobile setting.

Specifically, in this role, job duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Direct Patient Care

• Provides safe, effective, evidence-based patient care.  Uses critical thinking skills, nursing expertise, and other relevant skills and knowledge to effectively provide care to patients.
• Perform direct patient care during home visits, clinic visits, or at other locations, including community clinics, fairs, and outreach events. 
• Maintains specialty practice within nursing and public health. Encourages, promotes and protects the health of diverse populations. 
• Collaborates with team members to provide resources and care/treatment options to patients. Refers individuals to higher level of care if needed.
• Maintains working knowledge of agency-wide and city-wide services and provides appropriate and necessary referrals as needed. Connect individuals to necessary personal health services.
• Maintains current and relevant knowledge and performs safe medication and medical supply use, storage, and handling.
• Completes all necessary training requirements.
• Applies agency and city policy and procedures to resolve issues.  Solves problems of moderate scope where analysis and/or data requires a review of various factors.  Exercises judgement and practices as needed and required to determine appropriate action.
• Takes action on behalf of individuals, families, systems and communities to protect or improve health status.

Program Operations

• Completes Public Health Nursing Orientation in timeframe decided with Nurse Manager, and based on prior experience and city/department priorities.
• Forms collaborative relationships with internal and external partners.
• Utilizes data to help determine priorities. May assist in data collection, analysis.
• Supports a culture of teamwork, continuous-learning, growth, and collaboration; provides mentorship and professional support.
• Assess community needs and collaborate to develop program objectives, priorities, and policies.
• Regularly attends team, agency, and other meetings as required.
• Proficiently documents patient cases and complies with timely documentation standard.
• Along with all department staff, this position will actively participate on an emergency preparedness and response team to support DDPHE’s responsibilities outlined in the City’s Emergency Operations Plan.  This may require being ‘on-call’ from time to time to help respond to emergencies.  Additional training commensurate with assigned duties will be provided.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Community Outreach

• Collaborates with community members, including school personnel, childcare, and others to form partnerships and relationships to improve community health outcomes.
• Represents Denver Department of Public Health and Environment in the community.
• Interprets public health programs and policies to individuals, families, community groups, and others.
• Participates in the development of community planning, organization, education, and promotion of public health services through community outreach efforts and presenting public health education to individuals and community groups.

This position is physically demanding, requiring intermittent periods of intense physical activity broken up by periods of driving or administrative work. Physical demands include (climbing, pulling, pushing, lifting, and sometimes awkward physical movements). Each employee in this position is required to take a Health Performance Evaluation (HPE) on an annual basis regarding this type of work.

What You’ll Bring

We value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, the people around you and Denver to the next level.

Our ideal candidate has some or all the following experience, skills, and characteristics:

• Verbal and written fluency in a language other than English is preferred 
• General knowledge of communicable diseases 
• The ability to effectively communicate with a wide variety of stakeholders 
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills 
• Proficient use of computers and basic software such as MS Word, Excel, & PowerPoint

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Education Requirement: Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) from a school accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission or the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.
• Experience Requirement: One (1) year experience in nursing, public health nursing, or related community or clinical work
• Education and Experience Equivalency: A Bachelor’s Degree in a related field AND a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) from a school accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission or the American Association of Colleges of Nursing may substitute for the minimum education requirement.
• One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post-high school education.
• Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirements.
• License/Certification Requirement: All positions require current Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR certification at the time of hire.
• Possession of a Colorado Registered Nurse license at time of appointment. Licensure in another state with endorsement may be accepted in lieu of this requirement, provided that the applicant has Colorado licensure by completion of probation.
• Requires a valid Driver's License at the time of application.

Application Deadline

This position is expected to stay open until Wednesday, October 21, 2026. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than that date at 11:59 p.m. to ensure consideration.

To be considered for this position, you must include the following on your job application (upload the attachment(s) to the Resume/CV section on the My Experience tab):

• Cover letter detailing relevant nursing experience
• Resume

About Everything Else

Job Profile

CO0614 Public Health Nurse Associate

To view the full job profile including position specifications, physical demands, and probationary period, click here.

Position Type

Limited (Fixed Term)

Position Salary Range

$63,679.00 - $105,070.00

Target Pay

$65,000.00 - $90,000.00

Agency

Dept of Public Health & Environment

The City and County of Denver provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, age, or any other status protected under federal, state, and/or local law. 

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