COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING SUPERVISOR - 64049129

State of Florida • Pensacola, FL

1d • $73,000 - $75,500 • Onsite

About The Position

The Community Health Nursing Supervisor is a public health nursing leadership position at the Escambia County Health Department. Under the supervision of the Public Health Services Manager E-SES, the position plans, directs, monitors, and evaluates clinical health services; coordinates licensed, professional, and paraprofessional staff; and spends most of its time performing supervisory responsibilities. These include planning and assigning work, coaching and training staff, evaluating performance, maintaining schedules and timesheets, ensuring coverage, and exercising or effectively recommending personnel actions.

The supervisor oversees clinical flow and quality of care in the Integrated Clinics, ensures compliance with program, state, and federal requirements, and coordinates the Hepatitis 09 Program. The role directly supervises coordinators for the Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention Program and Refugee Health Program and provides backup coordination as needed. It also serves as the lead clinic nurse for the Title X Family Planning Program, collaborating with the Public Health Services Manager on program planning, implementation, oversight, quality improvement, and required reporting.

The position also provides registered-nurse patient care as needed, including nursing assessments, case management, triage, patient education, medication administration, care coordination, and assistance to physicians and advanced practice registered nurses. Additional work includes developing and maintaining clinical procedures and policies, managing clinic schedules in the Health Management System, conducting monthly safety inspections, monitoring performance measures, collecting and reporting data, supporting quality improvement and budget monitoring, and serving as a resource to clinical and clerical staff. Disaster and emergency duty, travel, and other related assignments may be required.

Requirements

• Valid Florida driver’s license.
• Florida Registered Nurse license under Florida Statute 464, eligibility to practice under Florida Administrative Code 210-8.27, or a nursing multistate license through the Nurse Licensure Compact.
• Associate degree or higher in nursing.
• One to three years of nursing experience in a clinical health setting.
• Knowledge of nursing and public health principles, practices, and techniques.
• Knowledge of human anatomy and physiology and community resources.
• Ability to supervise people, determine work priorities, assign work, and ensure completion of assignments.
• Ability to administer medications, provide preventive health care and treatment to groups, and work with patients with varied physical problems.
• Ability to communicate effectively, establish and maintain effective working relationships, and teach basic health care.
• Ability to interpret and follow medical instructions, perform nursing assessments, and observe patient symptoms and reactions to treatment.
• Ability to demonstrate manual dexterity and administer medications.
• Ability to learn and communicate effectively in English, orally and in writing.
• Must be a current Department of Health employee; applicants from outside the department will not be accepted.
• Must complete required security background check and/or drug screening and participate in direct deposit.
• Must be able to perform emergency duty before, during, or beyond normal work hours or days.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in public health.
• At least one year of supervisory or team lead experience.

Responsibilities

• Plan, direct, monitor, and evaluate clinical health services at Escambia County Health Department.
• Supervise, coordinate, train, coach, and evaluate licensed, professional, and paraprofessional staff; assign work and manage performance, schedules, coverage, and timesheets.
• Plan workloads, deadlines, clinic assignments, and staff objectives in collaboration with the Public Health Services Manager and other supervisors.
• Assess, organize, and prioritize clinical flow systems to improve efficiency, accountability, and productivity.
• Monitor quality of care and standards of practice to ensure compliance with program, state, and federal requirements.
• Coordinate and oversee the Hepatitis 09 Program, including monitoring, quality assurance, and required reporting.
• Supervise coordinators of the Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention Program and Refugee Health Program, and provide backup coordination as needed.
• Provide registered-nurse care as needed, including assessments, case management, triage, education, medication administration, care coordination, and assistance to the MD and APRN.
• Serve as lead clinic nurse for the Title X Family Planning Program and collaborate on its planning, implementation, oversight, quality improvement, and reporting.
• Participate in and conduct training, conferences, and meetings; serve as a resource for clinical and clerical staff.
• Assist with development, revision, implementation, and evaluation of procedures related to clinical processes.
• Produce requested reports, assist with budget monitoring, and develop and monitor quality assurance tracking mechanisms.
• Review, edit, and maintain clinical services policies and standard operating procedures.
• Manage the clinic schedule in accordance with guidelines and update it in the Health Management System as needed.
• Complete monthly clinic safety inspections.
• Monitor agency strategic objectives and goals, develop or improve workflows, and collect, analyze, and report performance data to support quality improvement.
• Perform emergency or disaster assignments, travel when required, and complete other delegated or related duties.

Benefits

• Annual and sick leave.
• Nine paid holidays and one personal holiday each year.
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and supplemental insurance.
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Tuition waivers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: Associate degree