ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE - NNPH (INTERMITTENT)

Graduation from an accredited college or university with an associate of arts or bachelor's degree in nursing and sufficient advanced, specialized nursing training to qualify for State of Nevada certification as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse. 

License or Certificate 

• A current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Nevada is required at the time of appointment and must be maintained for continued employment in this classification.
• Certification as an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse with the Nevada State Board of Nursing is required at the time of appointment and must be maintained for continued employment in this classification.
• For positions within Northern Nevada Public Health: A Practitioner Dispensing Certification with the Nevada State Board of Pharmacy is required within three months of appointment and must be maintained for continued employment in this classification.
• For positions within Northern Nevada Public Health: An Active Prescribing - D license with the Nevada State Board of Nursing is required within three months of appointment and must be maintained for continued employment in this classification.
• For positions within the Washoe County Child Advocacy Center in the District Attorney’s office: Sixteen (16) hours of formal didactic training per National Children’s Alliance (NCA) requirements in the medical evaluation of child sexual abuse is required at the time of appointment. (Not applicable for this position.)
• For positions within the Washoe County Child Advocacy Center in the District Attorney’s office: Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners (SANE-P) certification per NCA requirements is required within three months of appointment and must be maintained for continued employment in this classification. SANE-P certification includes forty (40) hours of formal didactic training in the medical evaluation of child sexual abuse and completion of a competency based clinical preceptorship. (Not applicable for this position.)

Background checks will be conducted on selected applicants through the State of Nevada and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

Per the Washoe County Background and Reference Checks Policy, new and rehired employees are required to submit to a fingerprint based background investigation. Effective January 1, 2025, the $39.00 fee associated with this background investigation will be paid by the employee (if applicable) and deducted automatically from the first paycheck. Employment is contingent upon the results of the background check, although a record of conviction will not necessarily bar an applicant from employment.

This is not a classified position and is not covered by a collective bargaining unit.

“Intermittent hourly employee” means a person who is not employed on a fixed schedule and works on an “on-call” basis. Please be advised that upon appointment an Intermittent Hourly employee cannot work a regularly scheduled work schedule and must work less than 1040 hours in any fiscal year. Intermittent Hourly employees are “at will” employees and serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.

Retired PERS (Public Employees’ Retirement System of Nevada) employees are responsible for contacting PERS to make sure that they do not go over the assigned PERS earnings limit for a fiscal year in order to retain retirement benefits. PERS phone number is 775-687-4200 to check for yearly updates.

Washoe County requires its employees to reside in the state of Nevada or neighboring California communities such as Truckee, South Lake Tahoe or Susanville as of their first day of work.

All resumes will be reviewed and applicants who have the most potential for success in the position will be contacted for an interview with Northern Nevada Public Health.

HOW TO APPLY 

After reviewing and verifying that you have met the minimum Qualifications for the position, you are requested to submit the following required items to Christina Sheppard with Northern Nevada Public Health at CSheppard@nnph.org. 

• Resume
• Application
• Letter of interest
• Any other additional documents

In the subject line include the department and position you are applying for as listed in the title of the job announcement.

Submit your information by email no later than by the deadline as listed on the announcement: Open Until Filled

Questions:  Christina Sheppard at CSheppard@nnph.org

Washoe County is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce that creates a sense of belonging for all employees and citizens, thereby encouraging persons from all backgrounds and experiences to apply for employment.
 
Washoe County will recruit, hire, train and promote into all job levels without regard to race, religion or belief, gender, marital status or domestic partnership, familial status, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, genetic information (GINA), veteran status, political affiliation, membership in an employee association or union or any other protected class under applicable federal or state law.