Public Health Nurse Senior

Title: Public Health Nurse Senior

State Role Title: RN II/Nurse Prct I/Phy Asst

Hiring Range: $64,000-$65,000

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Virginia Department of Health

Location: NEW RIVER HQ

Agency Website: www.vdh.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

Provides non-supervisory leadership and serves as a nursing program expert in one or more nursing services/programs district wide. Develops program goals, objectives, policies and procedures, reports program performance to funding sources and agency staff, serves as primary contact for staff and external inquirers about the program/service, monitors service delivery for compliance to applicable policies and procedures, and promotes the program to increase utilization and public awareness. Performs nursing assessments, may perform lab tests, take measurements, develop and implement care plans, including the administration of medication and case management. May supervise support staff. Actions require licensure as a RN by state code.

This position will lead Baby Care case management for the New River Health District which will provide senior level nursing services for mother and babies in the Baby Care program.

1. Program Leadership · Provides leadership by supporting the State and District visions, missions and goals; complies with organizational procedures and policies · Develops policies and plans that support individual and community health efforts · Develops quality improvement indicators and core measures as part of the process to enhance public health programs and services · Supports research across disciplines related to public health priorities and population‐level interventions · Applies the requirements of patient confidentiality, human subject protection and research ethics into data collection and processing · Identifies opportunities to use public health informatics skills to improve public health programs and business operations · Demonstrate ethical standards of practice in all aspects of public health and public health nursing as the basis of all interactions with individuals, communities, and organizations · Recommends a course of action in response to identified ethical issues · Supports the development of interprofessional teams and workgroups ·

2. Community Liaison · Promotes public health awareness, health risk reduction and preventative health in the community through community screenings, mass clinics, community programs, and community events · Informs, educates and empowers the community regarding health issues · Maintains knowledge of current community resources and provides inter and intra agency collaboration to meet needs · Serves as community liaison by meeting with community groups, employers, committees and task forces to promote public health awareness, risk reduction and resource development · Identifies/participates in community activities that enhance public knowledge of services · Assists with the community health assessment and improvement planning processes through partnerships with community services, and providing information regarding the locality; assess the quality of various data collection methods used to conduct a comprehensive community/population assessment ·

3. Direct Patient Care & Other Duties · Provides direct patient care services and case management in clinics, homes and the community · Independently performs nursing assessments and administers patient care services in clinics, school and community settings · Uses existing concepts, models, theories, policy and evidence to plan, conduct and evaluate population-level interventions to address specific public health issues.

The Virginia Department of Health offers 12 paid holidays, medical, dental, vision and life insurance, retirement plans (including 401a Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan) as well as sick, family/personal, and annual leave.

Minimum Qualifications

*Must be certified in Basic Life Support (BLS)/CPR, able to be fit tested and perform fit testing for other staff in accordance with OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard (29 CFR 1910.134) [Ref.2] regulations.
*Experience functioning in a leadership role; experience and ability to function independently in the home/clinic/community/school settings and prioritize workload.
*Exercises sound nursing judgement; effective verbal, written, interpersonal/physical assessment skills.
*Experience and ability to enter, review, analyze data and statistics and produce reports and/or recommendations from such