Director of Community Health & Emergency Preparedness Services
About The Position
The Community Health Director of Nursing (DON), as an executive, provides professional direction and leadership for the Community Health Services Program. Community Health Nurse Program Managers oversee many of these programs, which include Maternal Child Health, Communicable Disease, Emergency Preparedness, Family Planning, and Adult Health. The DON also directly manages the Dental Program through other supervisory staff and provides nursing leadership to Behavioral Health Programs, the Prevention Program, and other programs with nursing staff. Additionally, this position establishes, implements, and evaluates standards, policies, and procedures for nursing services and participates in overall planning and programming for the Worcester County Health Department. The selected applicant must be willing and able to travel to all Worcester County sites and may require some weekend and/or evening hours. This position is not telework eligible.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in nursing or a related field from an accredited college or university and five years of experience as a community health nurse in an administrative, supervisory, consultative or teaching capacity.
- OR two years of experience as a community health nurse and three years of experience in an administrative, supervisory, consultative or teaching capacity as a registered nurse.
- A bachelor’s degree in nursing or a related field and six years of experience as a community health nurse in an administrative, supervisory, consultative or teaching capacity may be substituted for the required education and experience.
- Current license as a Registered Nurse from the Maryland State Board of Nursing.
- Willing and able to travel to all Worcester County sites.
- Must upload a resume to the application.
Nice To Haves
- Prior experience with community health program plans & the assessment process.
- Experience with budgets, including development of new grants and the corresponding budgets.
- Ability to critically evaluate programs and make improvements.
Responsibilities
- Provides professional direction and leadership for the Community Health Services Program.
- Oversees programs including Maternal Child Health, Communicable Disease, Emergency Preparedness, Family Planning, and Adult Health.
- Directly manages the Dental Program through other supervisory staff.
- Provides nursing leadership to Behavioral Health Programs, the Prevention Program, and other programs with nursing staff.
- Establishes, implements, and evaluates standards, policies, and procedures for nursing services.
- Participates in overall planning and programming for the Worcester County Health Department.
Benefits
- STATE OF MARYLAND BENEFITS
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
