Joan Riemer
Brush Prairie,WA
Summary
Dynamic Public Health Nurse with Clark County Public Health, skilled in health promotion and data management. Successfully educated communities on disease prevention and streamlined program effectiveness. Compassionate advocate for client needs, adept at service referral and case management, ensuring comprehensive support for individuals and families.
Highly regarded Registered Nurse offering more than 30 years of expertise in public health. True team player successful at participating in community events and public speaking ventures. Background working with state-of-art healthcare organizations involved in community outreach.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Public Health Nurse
Clark County Public Health
11.1989 - 06.2023
- Prevented illness by education public on healthy practices to stop disease.
- Met with members of public and local leaders at various community events and discussed ways to reduce illness, food contamination and obesity.
- Collected, organized and disseminated quality data from multiple sources.
- Collected and organized quality data from multiple sources and disseminated to appropriate individuals.
- Developed and streamlined systems for monitoring and tracking program effectiveness.
- Provided extensive materials and answered questions from public during measles, flu and COVID disease outbreak, while advising on protective measures.
- Worked with individuals to determine specific needs based on general tests and refer them to other community resources.
- Designed client satisfaction surveys, preserving confidentiality of participants and program information.
- Educated community members about environmentally-related health issues.
- Reviewed patient records for unusual issues, cluster infections and known pathogens so that outbreaks could be remedied quickly.
- Wrote summaries, reports and other correspondence regarding community outreach efforts.
- Safely administered flu and pneumonia vaccinations, providing education to customers on vaccines, dosage, indications, precautions, contraindications and potential side effects.
- Coordinated work groups and outreach activities.
- Conducted needs assessments to determine which materials and services were warranted for each individual case.
- Spearheaded program to promote healthy development of children with focus on nutrition.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University Of Portland
Portland05-1987
Skills
- Health promotion
- Service referral
- Case management
- Data collection and management
- Child and adolescent health
- Mental health support
- Medical records and documentation
- Health assessment
- Compassionate
- Breastfeeding support
- Home-based service
- Self-starter
Timeline
Public Health Nurse
Clark County Public Health
11.1989 - 06.2023
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University Of Portland
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