Deschutes County is accepting applications for a Public Health Nurse II, Immunization Program Coordinator. The Immunization Program Coordinator participates in the management, planning, and implementation of the Immunization Program, which includes direct clinical services to clients of the Deschutes County Immunization Clinic. In addition to staffing the immunization clinic, duties include organizing agency and community events such as offsite vaccination clinics and clinical outbreak response events. This position supports development of programs and interventions with the goal of increasing community immunization rates; providing education and training to health care partners, schools, day cares, and the community; assuring that County, State, and Federal Program requirements are met; and evaluating and preparing program reports. Position requires collaboration with community agencies, media, internal clinic staff, and other health services programs.
Deschutes County is one of the largest employers in Central Oregon and the largest municipal government in the region. The County utilizes a professional staff of 1,020 full-time equivalents (FTE) and an annual budget of $454.4 million to provide a broad spectrum of direct services for residents and visitors, including public safety, public and behavioral health, community development, road construction and maintenance, elections, assessment and taxation, solid waste, social services, and fair and expo facilities.
Indirect services that support county operations include finance, human resources, property and facilities management, internal auditing, information technology, legal counsel, and public information.