Canton Director of Nursing

Starting Salary:  $75,647 ( $10 - $20/hour in benefits)

Employment with Canton Public Health comes with a full array of benefits.  We offer comprehensive health insurance, paid vacations, paid holidays, a retirement plan, and sick time.

This is an open examination.  To be eligible for this position, applicants must be a U. S. Citizen or have a permanent resident card.  Applicants must have a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or related field from an accredited program and at least seven years’ experience in public health nursing or community health.Position Summary: 

As a member of Canton City Public Health’s senior leadership team, and under administrative supervision from the Health Commissioner, the Director of Nursing has responsibility for the Public Health Nursing Programs, Public Health Clinic Services, and Harm Reduction programs. Also performs Public Health Accreditation Board (PHAB) duties and responsibilities, strategic planning activities and performance management, as assigned. Works in collaboration and consultation with the Medical Director to assess, plan, organize and implement Nursing services. This position will also serve as the HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability) Privacy Officer. Seeks and writes grants for Nursing department programming. Direct supervision of staff. 

Oversees organizational compliance with local, state, and federal regulations. Collaborates with other service units, outside agencies and the public. Exercises delegated authority to make operational, staffing, and programmatic decisions within approved budgets, policies, and regulatory frameworks. 

The employee receives periodic review and appraisal of performance plus functional and administrative supervision. The employee must exercise independent judgment in performance of duties. The employee will be responsible for confidential and personal information and must adhere to the confidentiality and privacy policies of the department.  The ideal candidate will display a strong commitment to the practice of public health and embrace the mission, vision and values of Canton City Public Health.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Under general supervision and/or as part of various workgroups and teams, performs the following functions within the overarching framework of Canton City Public Health’s core functions and essential services of public health:

Analytical/Assessment: 

• Assist in the implementation of community health assessments (CHA) and community health improvement plans (CHIP); distinguish between quantitative and qualitative community assessment data; understand incidence and prevalence data; ability to access community epidemiological data. 
• Participate in the analysis of data to identify trends, health problems, environmental health hazards, and social and economic conditions that adversely affect the public’s health. 
• Conduct comprehensive reviews of scientific evidence related to public health issues, concerns, and interventions. 
• Present and interpret demographic, statistical, programmatic, and scientific information to professional and lay audiences. 

Policy Development and Program Planning: 

• Plan, implement and administer the Public Health Nursing Programs. Ensure the quality of nursing care delivered. Develop and or revise existing policies and procedures for Division. 
• Coordinate grant development and administration, including proposal writing, budget development in collaboration with fiscal staff, implementation oversight, reporting, and compliance monitoring for nursing, clinical, and harm reduction programs. Develop methods of providing service and patterns of staffing. Assign locations and schedules of nursing staff. 
• Collaborate in the development, implementation, tracking, and evaluation of long- and short-range policies, procedures, plans and programs for public health in the City of Canton. 
• Manage, participate in, gather data related to, create reports related to and submit reports/claims related to all CCPH Medicaid Administrative Claiming (MAC) activities. Also, participate in program planning and interagency coordination of health-related services, including those services covered by Medicaid. 
• Advises the Health Commissioner and senior leadership on nursing, clinical, and harm reduction policy implications and operational impacts.

Communication and Cultural Competency: 

• Treat others with courtesy and respect in all interactions. Utilize appropriate methods for interacting effectively and professionally with persons of all ages, cultures, socioeconomic status, educational, racial and ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations, lifestyles and physical abilities. 
• Adhere to ethical principles and Canton City Public Health policy in the collection, maintenance, use, and dissemination of data and information. 
• Perform nursing public relations and marketing activities. 
• Deliver targeted, culturally appropriate information to help individuals and groups understand public health nursing policies, regulations and code. 
• Educate local and state policy makers and community stakeholders on public health issues. 
• Serve as liaison between CCPH and select local, county, regional and state organizations. 

Community Dimensions of Practice: 

• Work collaboratively with the Medical Director, other organizations and units of CCPH to enhance delivery of services and implement joint services. 
• Provide technical guidance and education to boards, committees, school personnel and community groups/agencies. 
• Serve as a professional representative of Canton City Public Health to the Board of Health, community partners, and external stakeholders on matters related to public health nurse, clinical services, and harm reduction. 

Public Health Sciences: 

• Develop nursing service protocols and maintain systems for recording program data. 
• Ensure Public Health Nursing Division compliance with relevant state public health practice guidelines, community standards of care, and Federal and State laws and regulations. 
• Provide clinical oversight to ensure nursing practice aligns with professional standards, scope-of-practice requirements, and applicable regulatory guidance.
• Organize and lead response teams to prevent, minimize, and contain adverse health events and conditions resulting from communicable diseases; food-, water-, and vector-borne outbreaks; chronic diseases; environmental hazards; injuries; and health disparities. 
• Evaluate outcomes of public health interventions and collaborate with appropriate personnel to make changes as necessary. 
• Collaborate in the development of and contribute to individual, team, and departmental and Provides leadership and accountability for Quality Improvement (QI), Performance Management (PM) within the nursing department. 
• Perform public health emergency response duties as assigned and consistent with job classification,  training and incident command framework.  

Financial Planning and Management:

• Assist Fiscal Manager in monitoring and overseeing budget activity including recommending modifications when needed.
• Direct, monitor and evaluate the division’s financial portfolio to fund activities with appropriate funding streams.
• Manage daily budgeting activities, including securing quotes, requesting purchase orders, and approving invoices within delegated authority. 
• Responsible for approving/denying leave and travel requests. 
• Negotiate contract terms with outside vendors/partners to meet the needs of programming;
• Coordinate with administration to secure Board of Health approval of contracts/grants. 

Leadership:

• Supervision & Workforce Management:
  • Supervise Public Health Nursing division. Evaluate work performance. Provide leadership and supervision to staff in the performance of assigned duties and responsibilities. Interview applicants for vacancies and recommend selection. 
  • Proficiency in recruitment, orientation, training, operations, evaluation of work performance, management, and supervisory principles, methodologies, tools and techniques. 
  • Formulate performance improvement plans (PIPs) and initiate personnel actions in accordance with organizational policies and guidelines. 
  • Ensure consistent and equitable compliance with Department policies and procedures. 
  • Assign, coordinate and evaluate employee work assignments in accordance with departmental and organizational policies. 
  • Assist supervisors in resolving problems and answering questions from staff. 
  • Develop and implement workforce development and succession planning strategies to ensure continuity of nursing leadership and services. 
• Professional Leadership & Development:
  • Demonstrate advanced leadership, problem solving, and decision-making skills appropriate for senior health executive role. 
  • Proficiency in human relations, problem solving, conflict resolution, decision making, critical and analytical thinking skills.
  • Proficiency in team building, group facilitation, leadership, and development of supervisory trust and capacity with the division and among community partners. 
  • Proficiency in the principles of mentoring, peer advising and coaching for public health 
    • workforce development. 
    • Assure professional development of assigned staff through continuing education and training, ensuring mandatory certifications/credentials are maintained. 
    • Assist in the development of the Department’s grant objectives, business plans and work plans. 
    • Adhere to applicable State and Federal standards, such as those concerning exposure to blood borne pathogens, toxic substances, airborne pathogens or exposure to other hazards during routine assignments or assignments during public health emergencies. 
    • Assume responsibility for own professional growth and development by pursuing education and participating in professional committees and work groups. 
  • HIPAA / Privacy Officer Responsibilities 
    • Serve as the Department’s HIPAA Privacy Officer, including oversight of privacy policies, staff training, incident response, and breach mitigation activities in accordance with applicable law. 

Other:

• Ability to efficiently multi-task in a public health environment. Proficiency with use of PC hardware and basic software (i.e., Microsoft Office), email, and office equipment (i.e., copier, fax, scanner, telephone, etc.).
• Excellent customer service, verbal and written communication skills, and effective presentation skills, good interpersonal relationship skills including cultural sensitivity and competence.
• Ability to adapt to different home/work environments.
• Ability to be flexible to work on weekends and evenings if needed.
• The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed.  The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.

Minimum Qualifications and credentials:
The following must be acquired and maintained prior to initial hire.  

• Must hold an active, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Ohio.
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or related field from an accredited program and seven years’ experience in public health nursing or community health experience with demonstrated increasing responsibility.; OR a Master’s degree in Nursing, Public Health or related field and 5 years’ experience in public health nursing or community health with demonstrated increasing responsibility.
• Three (3) years of supervisory or management experience, preferably within a public health, healthcare, or community-based setting.
• Experience in grant development, implementation, reporting, and compliance oversight.
• Must have a valid driver’s license.
• Demonstrated knowledge of public health systems, levels of care, and the services provided by Canton City Public Health.
• Understanding of Ohio Administrative Code (OAC) and Ohio Revised Code (ORC) law regarding disease investigation.
  • Demonstrated commitment to the mission, vision and values of Canton City Public Health and including evidence-based harm reduction principles.
  • Working knowledge of accreditation best practices, preferably Public Health Accreditation Board processes, standards, and measures.
• The following must be acquired and maintained. These credentials are not required upon initial hire, but must be acquired after hiring within 12months.  Training will be provided for all of these credentials.
  • Have or acquire certification in National Incident Management Systems (NIMS) Incident Command Systems (ICS) levels 100, 200, 300, 400, 700, 800 within 12 months of hire.

Work environment: General office setting in health department facilities, as well as community sites or individual homes. May be exposed to hazardous materials and/or conditions. Indoor/outdoor work year-round in and around the City of Canton and community sites. In all settings, employees in this classification may occasionally need to relate to and /or interact with individuals who exhibit challenging, atypical, or hostile behaviors and/or communication challenges.
Reasonable accommodation in accordance with ADA Compliance will be made available to those who need it to achieve the above descriptions.

Benefits: This position takes part in a pension plan from the Ohio Public Employment Retirement System.  Eligible for insurance (medical, dental, vision, life), paid sick leave, paid vacation and paid holidays.  

Key Competencies: Canton City Public Health has adopted The Council on Linkages Core Competencies for Public Health Professionals (www.phf.org/corecompetencies). Employees must possess skills associated with the competencies appropriate for assigned tier level.      
 
Canton City Public Health has adopted Organizational Competencies that all employees are expected to achieve (800-031-P_Canton City Public Health Organizational Competencies).

Canton City Public Health has adopted the standards of competent nursing practice established by the Ohio Board of Nursing (https://nursing.ohio.gov) under the Ohio Nurse Practice Act and Ohio Administrative Code, that apply to this position.

SHOULD TEN OR FEWER QUALIFIED APPLICATIONS BE RECEIVED, NAMES WILL BE PLACED ON AN ELIGIBILITY LIST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR APPLICATION FILING DATE. SHOULD MORE THAN TEN QUALIFIED APPLICANTS REGISTER FOR THIS EXAMINATION, THOSE APPLICANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE FORMAT, LOCATION, DATE, AND TIME OF THE EXAMINATION.

Repeating an Exam:  Per OAC Rule 123: 1-9-01, an applicant who has competed in a civil service examination cannot repeat that examination or take an examination for the same classification within FOUR MONTHS from the date of original examination, unless an alternative form of examination is given, or unless other standards are specific in the examination announcement.

*DISCLAIMER* 
All applicants should receive an email from noreply@governmentjobs.com confirming that their application was received.   If you do not receive a confirmation email, please contact Civil Service at jobs@cantonohio.gov to confirm that your application went through. Once Civil Service processes applications, you will be emailed again within 5 business days. Should you not receive an email, please call our office at 330-489-3360. 

RATING 
Your name will be placed on a list of eligible candidates upon receiving a passing score. Once the list has been established, your name will remain on the list for a period of one (1) year. 

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO VETERANS

As provided in ORC 124.23C, any person who has completed service in the uniformed services, who have been honorably discharged from the uniformed services or transferred to the reserve with evidence of satisfactory service, and who is an Ohio resident and any member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, including the Ohio National Guard, who has completed more than 180 days of active duty service pursuant to an executive order of the President of the United States or an act of Congress of the United States may file with the director a certificate of service or honorable discharge (DD-214 – Long version), and upon this filing, the person shall receive an additional credit of twenty percent (20%) of the person’s total grade given in the examination in which the person receives a passing grade.   

A member in good standing of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, including the Ohio National Guard, who successfully completes the member’s initial entry-level training shall receive a credit of fifteen percent (15%) of the person’s total grade given in the examination in which the person receives a passing grade. 

NOTICE OF DRUG TESTING REQUIREMENT

Pursuant to Civil Service Rules, applicants are hereby advised that the position of employment being examined for MAY be subject to a drug test. Accordingly, eligibility may not be considered final until drug testing has been successfully completed with a negative result.

NOTICE OF BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION

Be advised that candidates MAY be subjected to a confidential background investigation, including, but not limited to, a criminal record check and driving record check. 

ADA COMPLIANCE

Reasonable accommodation in accordance with ADA Compliance will be made available upon request to those qualified applicants in need of it, in order to achieve the essential job functions as described above. 

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for appointment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, political affiliation, age, type of disability, or any other non-merit factor.  

BY ORDER OF THE CANTON CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
    Rachel A. Bell, Director

Anna M. Moeglin, Assistant Director