Regional Child Health Nurse Consultant

State of North Carolina

2d • Remote

About The Position

The Regional Child Health Nurse Consultant serves as the primary resource person for local health departments and other child service agencies in this region for the assessment of child health needs and for the development, implementation, and evaluation of child health clinical services, Care Management for At-Risk Children (CMARC) care management, and other health services related activities to meet these needs. As staff of the Whole Child Health Section, this consultant's responsibilities include: Program planning and development Program implementation and quality assurance Consultation Coordination and collaboration Training and resources development. This position will cover counties in the northwestern portion of the state such as: Alexander, Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Iredell, Randolph, Rockingham, Rowan, Stokes, Surry, Yadkin. This position is remote but will require travel for onsite visits, meetings and may require occasional overnight travel. The Regional Child Health Nurse Consultant position serves as part of the Child Health Nurse Consultant Team within the School, Adolescent, and Child Health Unit, providing a broad array of health-related services in the region.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing, or master’s degree in nursing, public health, public health administration, education or related area and two years’ experience in public health nursing, including one year in a supervisory capacity.
• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of North Carolina and two years of clinical experience in the area of specialization.

Nice To Haves

• Working knowledge of public health nursing and child health clinical practice.
• Proven experience in assessing educational and training needs related to child health clinical practice or care management services.
• Experienced in providing child health clinical services and/or care management services.
• Demonstrated experience providing solutions and recommendations to clinical or care management issues related to child health services at a local and/or statewide level.
• Experienced in researching, developing, and implementing policies and programs based on best practice standards related to child health and/or care management services.

Responsibilities

• Program planning and development
• Program implementation and quality assurance
• Consultation
• Coordination and collaboration
• Training and resources development

Benefits

• The State of North Carolina offers excellent comprehensive benefits.
• Employees can participate in health insurance options, standard and supplemental retirement plans, and the NCFlex program (numerous high-quality, low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis).
• Employees also receive paid vacation, sick, and community service leave.
• In addition, paid parental leave is available to eligible employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level