Public Health Nurse Senior

DHRM • Newport News, VA

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is dedicated to protecting and promoting Virginia's health. It is made up of a statewide central office in Richmond and 32 local health districts. As part of the Virginia Department of Health, Hampton and Peninsula Health Districts (HPHD) are two health districts serving the residents of the Cities of Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, Williamsburg, and the Counties of James City and York. The Hampton and Peninsula Health Districts are focused on four key pillars to create a sustainable and engaged workforce: 1. Workforce Development and Training 2. Culture and Climate 3. Community Engagement and Partnerships 4. Communication and Openness Through these pillars, we aim to achieve our mission of becoming the healthiest districts in the state and better serve our communities. Apply and join the Virginia Department of Health's efforts to become the healthiest state in the nation. Want to utilize your nursing skills where they will create a lasting community impact every day? Then the Peninsula Health District is looking for you! The Public Health Nurse Senior provides 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. The Public Health Nurse Senior will also provide a range of services aimed at promoting and protecting the health of the community. These services often include. Health Assessments and Screenings, Immunizations, Health Education and Counseling, Maternal and Child Health Services, Infectious Disease Control, Community Outreach, Sexual Wellness, Family Planning, Emergency Preparedness and Response to provide support and care during public health emergencies.

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

Nice To Haves

• Public health experience
• If working with the EPI response team, Certified in Infection Control (CIC) preferred
• Experience in hospital or long-term care facility infection control

Responsibilities

• 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
• 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
• Provide a range of services aimed at promoting and protecting the health of the community
• Health Assessments and Screenings
• Immunizations
• Health Education and Counseling
• Maternal and Child Health Services
• Infectious Disease Control
• Community Outreach
• Sexual Wellness
• Family Planning
• Emergency Preparedness and Response to provide support and care during public health emergencies

Benefits

• 12 paid holidays
• medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• retirement plans (including 401a, Cash Match, and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan)
• sick, family/personal, and annual leave
• one-time lump sum of annual leave

What This Job Offers

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