Public Health Nurse Senior
Title: Public Health Nurse Senior
State Role
Title:
Registered Nurses
Hiring Range: $76,000 - $82,000
Pay Band: 5
Agency: Virginia Department of Health
Location: WESTERN TIDEWATER HQ
Agency Website: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..gov
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job DutiesDo you enjoy working with the public? The Western Tidewater Health District is currently seeking a qualified Public Health Nurse Senior to provide non-supervisory leadership and serve as a nursing program expert and coordinator for the Western Tidewater Health District Immunization Program and serve as District Immunization Action Plan Coordinator.
The Public Health Nurse Senior develops program goals, objectives, policies, and procedures, implements approaches and ways to improve immunization levels of children, adolescents, and adults. Reports program performance through data review and analysis of statistics to funding sources and agency staff and serves as primary contact for staff and external inquiries about programs/services. Monitors and performs service delivery for compliance to applicable immunization policies and procedures and promotes the program to increase utilization and public awareness.
This position serves as the Employee Health Coordinator for the Western Tidewater Health District. The position monitors all Western Tidewater Staff's immunization/vaccination status to include TB screenings, per CDC requirement and VDH policy. Provides direct patient care. May perform lab tests, take measurements, develop, and implement care plans, including the administration of medication and case management. This position is based in Suffolk but would require routine travel to all sites within the district, including Franklin City, Isle of Wight County, and Southampton County.
May supervise support staff.
This recruitment may offer exceptional recruitment and incentive options, including a sign-on bonus or front‑loaded leave for qualified candidates.
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.
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.
Minimum Qualifications- 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 ) () 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 judgement; 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 preferred, including Internet, Microsoft Office, and Google Mail applications
- Experience and ability to work with diverse cultural backgrounds
- May travel and some weekend and/or evening hours may be required
- 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
If working with the epi response team, Certified in Infection Control (CIC) preferred and…
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