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Help, Interview coming up for PHN

Hi I have an interview coming up next month for PHN for the County. I was just wondering, does anyone have any suggestions for how I could better prepare myself for the interview? I'm normally horrible at interviews. This is basically my dream job so I don't want to mess it up.

My background info: I've been working as the nurse for almost 4 years now. I have experience working with all different ages and populations. The first 2 years, I mainly worked as a sexual assault nurse (SART), so I completed women, children and male examinations along with law enforcement. And then the next 1 1/2 almost 2 years, I've been working at an adult day health care center, mainly health education, calling dr for referrals etc (mostly with geriatric war refugee population).

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    I would encourage you to emphasize how your previous experiences tie into the bigger picture of public health. Care for underserved populations, improving health outcomes for the population as a whole, etc. Health education is pretty big and is a large portion of what public health nurses do (at least those that work with direct patient contact). Of course, don't forget to let them know about your passion for public health and how that ties into the work of the job you are applying for. You might also take a look at the Quad Council Public Health Nurse Competencies (here: http://www.achne.org/files/quad%20council/quadcouncilcompetenciesforpublichealthnurses.pdf ) to see how some of your previous experience might line up with some of the things that public health nurses do in the first tier (beginners/entry level) of competencies, and discuss that during the interview. Good luck! Let us know how it goes.

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    Hi! Just curious how your interview went. I'm interested in doing public health and I'm interested in what the hiring process is like. Hope you got the position!

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