PH Nurse Supervisor

Virginia Information Technologies Agency • Chesapeake, VA

15d • Onsite

About The Position

The Virginia Department of Health offers 12 paid holidays, medical, dental,
vision and life insurance, retirement plans (including 401a Cash Match and 457
Deferred Compensation Plan) as well as sick, family/personal, and annual leave.

There is a hiring INCENTIVE for this role!

This position provides supervisory leadership within the community nursing team
and provides direct client care services for the long-term services and support
(LTSS) screenings and Tuberculosis (TB) programs. Direct client care services
included but are not limited to performing assessments, conducting home visits,
case management for the LTSS and TB programs, and follow up on client referrals.
Leadership responsibilities include performance management, program oversight,
program evaluation, consultation, technical assistance, and caseload data
tracking. This position also provides supervision and direct care services to
cases involving elevated blood lead levels in children and will provide expert
nursing interventions for human rabies prevention. Other duties of the position
involve supporting community-based prevention efforts, participating in outreach
and education initiatives,
working specialized vaccination events and serving as a key member of the
district’s Epidemiological.

Response Team.
-In the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor, all public health
nurses are required to assume other duties for the districts’ emergency
preparedness and response (EP&R) activities, including but not limited to
points-of-dispensing (POD) mass vaccination events and shelter coverage. During
declared emergencies, this will require an adjustment to work hours, location,
job duties as well as participation in trainings to meet public health business
needs. Additional potential work-schedule variations include participation in
community outreach events, participation in specialized district vaccine events,
and other EP&R assignments, such as communicable disease and/or epidemiological
investigation events as well as locality emergency shelter coverage.

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.

Requirements

• Current RN license in the State of Virginia.
• Knowledge and demonstrated ability to effectively supervise staff in the areas of public health nursing and population health.
• Knowledge of grants, case management, ambulatory clinic services, and agencies/programs that support the underserved and underinsured populations.
• Knowledge of public and community health principles, and of nursing and health care programs
• Knowledge of nursing theories related to improving the health of the community
• Working knowledge of computer programs such as Microsoft Office Suite
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Bi-lingual and experience with diverse cultures

Responsibilities

• Provides supervisory leadership within the community nursing team
• Provides direct client care services for the long-term services and support (LTSS) screenings and Tuberculosis (TB) programs
• Performs assessments
• Conducts home visits
• Provides case management for the LTSS and TB programs
• Follows up on client referrals
• Performance management
• Program oversight
• Program evaluation
• Consultation
• Technical assistance
• Caseload data tracking
• Provides supervision and direct care services to cases involving elevated blood lead levels in children
• Provides expert nursing interventions for human rabies prevention
• Supports community-based prevention efforts
• Participates in outreach and education initiatives
• Works specialized vaccination events
• Serves as a key member of the district’s Epidemiological Response Team
• Assume other duties for the districts’ emergency preparedness and response (EP&R) activities, including but not limited to points-of-dispensing (POD) mass vaccination events and shelter coverage

Benefits

• The Virginia Department of Health offers 12 paid holidays, medical, dental, vision and life insurance, retirement plans (including 401a Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan) as well as sick, family/personal, and annual leave.
• There is a hiring INCENTIVE for this role!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed