Director of Nursing
About The Position
The Director of Nursing is a senior leadership role responsible for leading public health nursing programs and staff to achieve community health promotion and prevention efforts in accordance with the agency’s mission, vision, and values. Public health nursing addresses social, physical, environmental, and other determinants of health through assessment, program planning, evaluation, advocacy, outreach, cross-sector collaboration, research, policy development, and assurance at individual, family, group, community, population, and systems levels, consistent with the Public Health Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice. The position oversees clinical care and patient services, infectious disease control and emergency response, health education and outreach, home visits and assessments, documentation and reporting, training and professional development, and collaboration and compliance. Reasonable accommodations will be made for disabled persons in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Requirements
- Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) from an accredited college or university, with training in community and population health preferred; alternatively, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) with at least five years of experience with family or community health dynamics.
- Valid driver’s license and access to a working car.
- License to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Ohio.
- Complete NIMS 700 and 800 and ICS 100 and 200 within six months of employment.
- Complete NIMS 300 and 400 within 12 months of employment.
- CPR BLS certification.
- Complete required FEMA classes within six months of hire.
- Pass a pre-employment physical and drug screen.
- Ability to administer intramuscular, subcutaneous, and intradermal injections and perform fingersticks.
- Excellent assessment skills.
- Experience across the lifespan.
- Non-tobacco user.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supervising programs or staff.
- Bilingual ability in English and Spanish.
Responsibilities
- Oversee clinical care and patient services.
- Lead infectious disease control and emergency response.
- Provide health education and community outreach.
- Conduct home visits and assessments.
- Maintain documentation and reporting assurances.
- Support training and professional development.
- Coordinate collaboration and compliance.
- Lead public health nursing programs and staff in community health promotion and prevention efforts.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
