Public Health Jobs in New Mexico

INTRODUCTION

INTERVIEWS ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE CONDUCTED WITHIN TWO WEEKS OF CLOSING DATE.

The Center for Access and Linkage to Health Care (CALHC) in the Public Health Division provides a range of public health services in Public Health Offices (PHO) and mobile clinics across the state within five regional public health areas.

Public Health Nurses across the center support and deliver various public health programs and clinical services such as communicable disease investigation and response, tuberculosis, STD screening and treatment, immunizations, and family planning, through advocacy, adherence to clinical protocols, standing orders and policies and procedures.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Why does the job exist?

The Public Health Division (PHD) received capital outlay funds from the legislature to purchase five (5) mobile public health units. The legislature funded a base increase starting in SFY2026 to support designated staffing and operations of these units to provide mobile public health services to persons experiencing homelessness and other groups with health disparities. This Mobile Public Health Nurse will be the lead staffer for providing clinical and other public health interventions on the mobile unit to reach underserved populations in rural, frontier, urban and tribal parts of the state.

How does it get done?

The Mobile Public Health Nurses will perform the following roles:

1) Support Mobile Public Health Assistants in coordinating logistics for the mobile units including serving as a driver, working with regional staff on all maintenance issues to keep the unit ready for operations, and assisting with scheduling in coordination with internal and external partners.

2) Provide priority public health services conducted on the unit within the scope and licensing of a Registered Nurse and working under clinical protocols and Standing Orders of the Public Health Division (PHD).

3) Provide support for public health services such as tracking refrigerator temperatures, maintaining clinical notebook for CLIA, and other quality assurance to support ongoing clinical services on the mobile units. Report on outreach events using the approved data collection system such as RedCap.

4) Provide the same services in Public Health Offices (PHO), as assigned, during times when mobile units are not in operation.

CUSTOMERS

Persons who are not stably housed and other community members who are disproportionately impacted by health conditions whose access to public health services can be improved using mobile health units.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Must possess a current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in New Mexico, or eligibility for such licensure in accordance with New Mexico requirements, or eligibility for a temporary license issued for employment at a specific institution in New Mexico and three (3) years of experience as it pertains to the essential duties and responsibilities of the classification.

EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS

Must possess and maintain a valid Driver's License.

Must possess and maintain a current Defensive Driving Course Certification from the State of New Mexico or must pass and receive Defensive Driving Course Certification as a condition of continued employment.

WORKING CONDITIONS

Extensive computer usage including Electronic Health Records.

Driving 25' mobile public health unit. Working on board that unit.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

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Agency Contact Information: Lisa McDonald (575) 624-6050 Email

For information on Statutory Requirements for this position, click the Classification Description link on the job advertisement.

Bargaining Unit Position

This position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement and all terms/conditions of that agreement apply and must be adhered to.