What are the responsibilities and job description for the Public Health Nursing Director position at Jackson County (NC)?
The Public Health Nursing Director will serve primarily as the supervisor for the public school nurse program, public health nurses in general clinic and immunizations, providers, and medical office assistants, all clinical services such as family planning, adult health, prenatal, communicable disease, employee health, STD, BCCCP, WiseWoman, and other services such as sports physicals, school health assessments, etc. Under general supervision; to provide a variety of nursing services in homes, clinics, and other community sites; to serve as a case manager for high risk clients; to coordinate specialized clinic activities; to provide preventative nursing services including health assessment, teaching, counseling and referral; and to do other job duties as assigned. Grade 28
Work Schedule:
Forty (40) hours per week with the option to work four (4) ten (10)-hour workdays from 7:00 am until 5:30 pm with thirty (30) minutes for lunch from 12:30 pm until 1:00 pm; or 7:00 am until 6:00 pm with one (1) hour for lunch; or five (5) eight (8)-hour workdays Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm with (1) one hour for lunch; based on department needs and supervisor approval. Occasional work late evening or weekend work may be required. On call 24/7 for any unusual surveillance activities or events. The person in this position is required to work nights and weekends when necessitated.
Supervision:
Forty (40) hours per week with the option to work four (4) ten (10)-hour workdays from 7:00 am until 5:30 pm with thirty (30) minutes for lunch from 12:30 pm until 1:00 pm; or 7:00 am until 6:00 pm with one (1) hour for lunch; or five (5) eight (8)-hour workdays Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm with (1) one hour for lunch; based on department needs and supervisor approval. Occasional work late evening or weekend work may be required. On call 24/7 for any unusual surveillance activities or events. The person in this position is required to work nights and weekends when necessitated.
Supervision:
- Supervision of public health nurses, providers, Care Management for High-Risk Pregnancies (CMHRP) Social Worker, Care Management for At Risk Children (CMARC) Social Worker, medical office assistants and managing of Clinic flow
- Reviews efficiency and quality of nursing services performed by clinical staff
- Public school health staff
- Resolves disciplinary problems with input from Health Director and Deputy Health Director if needed
- Interviewing and hiring of new clinical employees and providers
- Responsible for performance appraisals of public health nurses, as well as promotion and firing of public health nurses
Planning:
- Plan work operations for public health nurses
- Set priorities and personnel assignments to meet program and client needs
- Establish and implement policies and procedures for clinical staff
- Participates in preparation of procedure manuals, forms, instructional materials, surveys, and questionnaires
- Monitor staff for compliance to policies and procedures
- Advising other clinic staff about management of unfamiliar patient situations
- Coordinates and/or provides public health nursing services such as STD, Immunization, Family Planning, General Clinic, Adult Health, BCCCP, WiseWoman, OS, Prenatal, Perinatal, and Tuberculosis by assessing health requirements, counseling, teaching, and providing follow-up health and social services to clients and their families; may organize and coordinate specialized clinics; make appropriate referrals to other County programs, community agencies and physicians, works within established agency protocols to provide therapeutic nursing care, administer medications, and treatments, and to teach self-care
- Participates in defining community health needs
Data Management:
- Collect data related to staff output and program outcomes to assist agency management in making program decisions
- Make recommendations, based on data review, regarding project changes to enhance the health of the community
- Use staff input to identify patterns in the community that affect health as related to agency priorities
Project Development:
- Work with higher and lower level staff to develop new projects
- Participates in needs assessments
- Develops community collaborations
- Assists on grant or demonstration project preparation, implementation, and evaluation
Budgeting:
- Determines equipment, supply, and personnel needs to justify and/or manage budget
Training:
- Provides on-the-job training for new staff
- Identifies and coordinates staff development
- OSHA Safety Officer
- Infection Control Lead
Work Standards:
- Participates in establishing, reviewing, and revising special program, nursing, and agency policies and guidelines
- Responsible for the quality of services delivered
- Member of QA committee
- Changes in program agreement addendums or policies are reviewed and the clinical staff are in-serviced on changes
Other Responsibilities:
- Serve as Back-up for Clinic Public Health Nurses in one or more settings
- Participate in epidemiological studies by conducting investigations to control diseases
- Makes home visits to a variety of high risk clients and their families to provide public health nursing services
- Makes physical, psycho-social and health care needs assessments, arranges for required medical and social services, consults with clients’ physicians on matters pertaining to the clients’ health status and care, and counsels clients and families concerning child abuse and other sensitive issues
- Assess physical, psycho-social and health care needs for high risk clients
- Acts as a client advocate to health care providers; coordinates, develops, and implements various community and specialized health education programs to teach and inform in the following public health program areas- immunization, sexually transmitted diseases, maternal and child health, preventive measures, family planning
- May serve as a consultant for public health nursing issues to social workers and other staff
- May be assigned to coordinate a specialized program or provide specialized nursing services to target populations-such as a program manager assignment; program manager for immunizations and general clinic
- Attends staff meetings, in-service training, team meetings, and others
- Makes presentations to community groups, assists in developing and maintaining automated and manual recordkeeping systems
- Utilizes electronic health records and other electronic documentation
- Provide community outreach services by making home visits for the purpose of case management or any other nursing activity that involves functioning independently outside the agency
- Work with considerable independence in a community-based health promotion project that involves developing programs or support groups, promoting community advocacy, and developing strong partnerships with residents
- Managing a program-level support activity, such as In-Service or Quality Assurance; participating in program or agency-wide planning and quality assurance activities (in this capacity, they will contribute observations or data related to patient or community trends or practices, ideas for improved program performance, and will participate in record audits and other program reviews)
- Observes federal, state, and local HIPAA laws and regulations
- Participating in Public Health Preparedness activities as directed by agency management; this nursing director will be expected to work as needed during public health emergencies, which may result in extended hours and long work shifts
- Other duties as assigned by supervisor, Health Director, or Deputy Health Director
Master’s in Nursing and two years of Public Health Nursing experience; or graduation from a four-year college of university with a B.S. in Nursing which includes a Public Health Nursing rotation and three years of Public Health Nursing experience; or Master’s in Public Health and graduation from an accredited school of professional nursing and two years of professional nursing experience; or graduation from a school of professional nursing and four years of professional nursing experience three of which must have been in Public Health; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
Licensed as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of North Carolina
- Considerable knowledge and skill in the administration and organization of a Public Health program
- Considerable knowledge of public health nursing supervision of staff and programs
- Considerable knowledge of, and skill in, the application of nursing theory, practice, principles, and techniques employed in the field of public health and related programs
- General knowledge of public health administration on the local level
- General knowledge of educational methods and training techniques
- Considerable knowledge of available resources and organizations and the ability to coordinate these as needed
- Ability to exercise good judgment in appraising situations and making decisions
- Ability to plan and execute work effectively and to deal tactfully with the public and other health professionals
- Considerable knowledge of epidemiologic investigation, control, and care of chronic and communicable diseases and illnesses, and handicapping conditions
- Considerable knowledge of technical nursing procedures and medical terminology
- Considerable knowledge of normal and abnormal physiological development and behavior
- Working knowledge of prevention, detection, reporting, and treatment of child abuse and neglect
- Working knowledge of Federal and State laws and regulations governing public health programs
- Working knowledge of interviewing, counseling, and teaching techniques
- Working knowledge of the literature and trends in public health
- Working knowledge of the community aspects of public health nursing
- Working knowledge of cultural, environmental, sociological, and psychological differences and problems encountered in public health nursing
- Considerable knowledge of current social and economic problems relating to public health, including health disparities
- Ability to plan, coordinate, and supervise the work of others
- Ability to deal tactfully with others and to exercise good judgement in appraising situations and making decisions
- Ability to work in partnership with patients and with other service providers to elicit needed information
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships
- Ability to record accurately services rendered and to interpret and explain records, reports, and medical instructions
- Adequate computer skills to allow communication, patient record documentation, and accessing of information
- Ability to assess health care needs and develop and implement health care plans
- Ability to learn to provide public health nursing services independently in homes, clinics, and community sites
- Ability to communicate effectively in written and verbal form
- Ability to coach, counsel, teach, and inform clients concerning public health issues
- Ability to administer treatments and medications
- Ability to teach and supervise other health professionals and volunteers
- Ability to deal with sensitivity to the needs of people with different cultural, environmental, and social backgrounds
- Ability to speak effectively before groups
- Ability to assess health care, physical, and psycho-social needs and implement care plans as needed per program
- Ability to provide public health nursing services to high risk groups in homes, clinics, and community sites
- Ability to assess community health needs
- Ability to teach and supervise other health care professionals and volunteers
- Ability to assume a leadership role in community health programs
- Ability to write and prepare a variety statistical and other reports, records, and charts
- Ability to provide confidentiality and observation of HIPAA laws and regulations
- Must maintain and possess a valid North Carolina Driver’s License
- Participating in Public Health Preparedness activities as directed by agency management; this nursing director will be expected to work as needed during public health emergencies, which may result in extended hours and long work shifts
Statement of Equal Employment Opportunity Jackson County recognizes its continued success in meeting the needs of its citizens requires the full and active participation of talented and committed individuals, regardless of their gender, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, disability or political affiliation. It is the policy of the County to foster, maintain, and promote equal opportunity by use of a systematic, consistent recruitment program, and to identify and attract the most qualified applicants for employment with the County. This policy is to be achieved by announcing all position vacancies, by evaluating all applicants using the same criteria, and by applying testing methods through the NC Career Works Office. Selection decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, disability, age, or sexual orientation.
Salary : $56,737 - $77,160
