PH Nurse Senior
About The Position
The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is dedicated to protecting and promoting the health of Virginians. The VDH is made up of a statewide Central Office in Richmond and 35 local health districts. The Richmond & Henrico County Health Districts (RHHD) are on the forefront of Public Health and Population Health. Our mission is to protect health, champion equity, and partner to address local needs. We accomplish this by exposing and addressing the root causes of health disparities and protecting health through disease prevention and monitoring, providing clinical services, nutrition services, environmental health services, vital records, emergency planning, and building health equity by partnering with communities and working collaboratively across sectors. WE ARE PUBLIC HEALTH! Henrico Health District is currently seeking a Public Health Nurse Senior to provide non-supervisory leadership and serves as a nursing program expert in one or more nursing services/programs district wide. Develops program goals, objectives, policies and procedures, reports program performance to funding sources and agency staff, serves as primary contact for staff and external inquirers about the program/service, monitors service delivery for compliance to applicable policies and procedures, and promotes the program to increase utilization and public awareness. Performs nursing assessments, may perform lab tests, take measurements, develop, and implement care plans, including the administration of medication and case management. May supervise support staff. Actions require licensure as a RN by state code. This PAS (pre-admission screening) Nurse Senior will be responsible for maintaining employee the EPAS program and providing direct services for clients related to long-term care screenings. Serves as Henrico PHN staff liaison for PAS and supports all initiatives for the district staff. Maintains District’s local PAS Manual, supports screening and appeal processes, provides training for onboarding/orienting staff to PAS as required, and oversees their required clinical trainings. Patient care duties include supporting PAS case management screenings by doing daily screening assessments on clients, and processing appeals for children and adult screening investigations as directed by DMAS or the supervisor. Oversees the UAI phone line process and the management of PAS records. Supports RHHD clinical teams when needed with outreach or other related duties. Maintains knowledge and competencies in a wide range of disease response duties and remains prepared for new and emerging conditions. This position will be responsible for coordinating, planning and implementing all aspects of the Immunization program, which has cross-program responsibilities, to include epidemiology response. This position also requires direct patient care in immunization clinics, and has cross-coverage duties in other programs, such as Family Planning, STI and Newcomer Health clinics as needed. This role is based out of the Henrico West Office: 8600 Dixon Powers Drive. There will be some travel required to our other main site locations (1400 North Laburnum Avenue and 400 East Cary Street) and to patient’s homes or offsite events as needed. VDH requires all Health-Care Personnel (HCP) to provide documentation of immunization or evidence of immunity to the following: hepatitis B, measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella; a one-time dose of tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap) vaccine regardless of the interval since the last dose of tetanus-diphtheria (Td) vaccine was administered (Td or Tdap boosters shall be received every 10 years); and the current year's seasonal influenza vaccination. "Health Care Personnel" are required to maintain timely compliance with all Employee Health requirements, including but not limited to HCP-required immunizations, health screenings, respiratory protections, and relevant trainings, as mandated by organizational policy and applicable regulatory standards. Maintain active BLS certification. Complete all required program competency trainings.
Requirements
- Must be certified in Basic Life Support (BLS)/CPR.
- Able to be fit tested and perform fit testing for other staff in accordance with OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard (29 CFR 1910.134) regulations.
- Experience functioning in a leadership role.
- Experience and ability to function independently in the home/clinic/community/school settings and prioritize workload.
- Exercises sound nursing judgment.
- Effective verbal, written, interpersonal/physical assessment skills.
- Experience and ability to enter, review, analyze data and statistics and produce reports and/or recommendations from such information.
- Ability to work in a fast paced, data driven environment.
- Experience and knowledge of nursing process, health maintenance, disease processes, physical and behavioral sciences, case management process and basic principles of epidemiology.
- Work effectively as a member of the multidisciplinary health care team.
- Knowledge and experience in use of computers and computer applications; including Internet, Microsoft Office, and Google Mail applications.
- Experience and ability to work with diverse cultural backgrounds.
- Excellent communication, data interpretation and computer skills.
- Must be able to demonstrate decision making skills, teaching, interviewing, counseling skills and the ability to analyze problems/situations and problem solve.
- Requires licensure as an RN in Virginia.
- Provide documentation of immunization or evidence of immunity to hepatitis B, measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella.
- Provide documentation of a one-time dose of tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap) vaccine.
- Provide documentation of the current year's seasonal influenza vaccination.
- Maintain timely compliance with all Employee Health requirements, including but not limited to HCP-required immunizations, health screenings, respiratory protections, and relevant trainings, as mandated by organizational policy and applicable regulatory standards.
Nice To Haves
- Public health experience preferred.
- If working with the EPI response team, Certified in Infection Control (CIC) preferred.
- Multilingual Preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide non-supervisory leadership and serve as a nursing program expert in one or more nursing services/programs district wide.
- Develop program goals, objectives, policies and procedures.
- Report program performance to funding sources and agency staff.
- Serve as primary contact for staff and external inquirers about the program/service.
- Monitor service delivery for compliance to applicable policies and procedures.
- Promote the program to increase utilization and public awareness.
- Perform nursing assessments, may perform lab tests, take measurements, develop, and implement care plans, including the administration of medication and case management.
- May supervise support staff.
- Maintain employee the EPAS program and provide direct services for clients related to long-term care screenings.
- Serve as Henrico PHN staff liaison for PAS and support all initiatives for the district staff.
- Maintain District’s local PAS Manual, support screening and appeal processes.
- Provide training for onboarding/orienting staff to PAS as required, and oversee their required clinical trainings.
- Support PAS case management screenings by doing daily screening assessments on clients, and processing appeals for children and adult screening investigations as directed by DMAS or the supervisor.
- Oversee the UAI phone line process and the management of PAS records.
- Support RHHD clinical teams when needed with outreach or other related duties.
- Maintain knowledge and competencies in a wide range of disease response duties and remain prepared for new and emerging conditions.
- Coordinate, plan and implement all aspects of the Immunization program, which has cross-program responsibilities, to include epidemiology response.
- Provide direct patient care in immunization clinics.
- Have cross-coverage duties in other programs, such as Family Planning, STI and Newcomer Health clinics as needed.
- Maintain active BLS certification.
- Complete all required program competency trainings.
Benefits
- Health insurance options
- Life insurance
- Retirement plans
- Disability plans
- Annual leave
- Family & personal leave
- Sick leave
- 13 paid holidays
- A host of other leave options
- Exceptional recruitment and incentive options, including a sign on bonus or a leave grant, which may be offered with a 1-year tenure agreement.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
