School Health Public Health Nurse III

$10,000 Sign-On Bonus*

• Considerable knowledge of public health nursing theories, principles, practices, methods, processes, and procedures required to provide quality patient care;
• Knowledge of human growth and development, anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, preventive medicine, epidemiology, and nutrition;
• Knowledge of current practices; literature, and trends in public health nursing to include environmental, economic, psychological, social (e.g., family and group dynamics), cultural and linguistic issues or barriers impacting assessment, planning, delivery, and evaluation of nursing services to the community;
• Knowledge of documentation, nursing diagnosis, and quality assurance;
• Ability to perform technical and advanced nursing procedures (e.g., injections, venipuncture, blood pressure screening, STD check, tube feeding, nebulizations), and using medical equipment in delivering specialized services to the clients as appropriate within assigned area or specialty program;
• Knowledge of medical and legal policies, guidelines, principles, practices, and standards governing public health nursing as well as nursing specialization;
• Extensive knowledge of available community resources for referral and follow-up;
• Ability to manage human and/or facility emergencies and perform emergency treatments related to life-threatening conditions;
• Ability to interpret and apply the professional standards of nursing practice, County health department policies and procedures and applicable federal, state, and County laws and regulations;
• Ability to build, maintain, and promote effective partnerships (e.g., health care providers) that support planning, delivery, monitoring, and evaluation of health care services;
• Ability to relate well to clients from varied backgrounds and different situations;
• Ability to manage or diffuse situations involving clients or county staff that may appear difficult, hostile, or distressed;
• Ability to identify problems and make sound, well-informed, and objective decisions or
• judgments relating to client health care;
• Ability to assess the quality, appropriateness, implications, and impact of decisions or judgments made by others and identify courses of corrective action, where appropriate;
• Ability to provide health training to clients and families with complex, multiple health needs, using knowledge of adult learning concepts;
• Ability to use technology to retrieve and analyze data, and communicate or share public health information in the appropriate format with stakeholders, other relevant parties, and the community;
• Ability to implement public health nursing programs;
• Ability to identify and advocate the need for changes in the County's public health care delivery system;
• Ability to assign and supervise the work of professionals, paraprofessionals, volunteers, and/or students;
• Ability to develop, plan, and coordinate services with other disciplines and health care providers;
• Ability to develop budget for the specialty program (e.g., TB).

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Graduation from a college or university accredited by the National League for Nursing or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education with a bachelor's degree in Nursing;
Plus three years of post-licensure experience as a nurse in an equivalent health care setting whose focus was primarily prevention services and community education, including two years in a public health/community health setting;
Plus at least one year experience in a public health/community health specialty area or supervisory responsibilities.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:

• Possession of a current license or a multistate licensure privilege to practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• Driver's License
• AED - Required within 60 days
• CPR - Required within 60 days

• Master's degree in Public Health, Public Administration, or Nursing.
• At least two or more years of post-licensure experience providing health services to school aged children in a public-school setting.
• At least four years of demonstrated experience working in a public health or community health setting working within multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams.
• Minimum two years of direct supervisory experience or demonstrated work experience monitoring and directing the work of others.
• Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, and strong interpersonal abilities to communicate effectively and clearly with a diverse population.
• Highly desirable to have experience with care coordination of children with special needs, health promotion/health education, and data management and reporting.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with internal and external partners.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Employee is required to walk, stand, sit, (occasionally for extended periods of time), bend, kneel, reach, climb stairs. Ability to lift/carry equipment or young children up to 25 pounds in weight. Ability to drive a vehicle. Ability to use hands to grasp, handle, or feel. Ability to read data on a computer monitor; operate keyboard driven equipment; and computer or laptop. Position frequently communicates and must be able to exchange accurate information with others verbally and in writing. Generally, works in an office environment and is required to perform job duties outside of the typical office setting, e.g. school health room or county school location. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:
Panel interview.