NURSE MANAGER

About the role

The salary for this position is: $7,891 - $10,379 monthly.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical guidance to nurse and disease investigator team on a variety of diseases such as tuberculosis and sexually transmitted infections.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate public health nursing programs and services based on community needs, agency goals, and evidence-based practices.
• Ensure adherence to clinical protocols, public health regulations, and professional nursing standards.
• Develop, revise, and implement policies and procedures related to nursing practice.
• Monitor and evaluate program effectiveness, client outcomes, and service delivery quality.
• Collect and analyze data to support program improvement and public health initiatives.
• Stay current with public health nursing practices, laws, and trends.
• Support and empower public health nurses to practice to the full extent of their education, training, and licensure in accordance with state Nurse Practice Acts.
• Identify and remove barriers to independent nursing judgment and evidence-based decision-making.
• Advocate for systems, policies, and workflows that enable optimal use of nursing skills in public health service delivery.
• Affirm and assist with communicable disease case investigations that need a higher level of nursing support.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with federal, state, other local governmental agencies, academic institutions, industrial organizations, professional societies, and other groups for planning and development of services.
• Monitor expenditures and program performance against the approved budget and general cost-effectiveness standards.
• Manage a team of employees; recommend selection of staff, provide and coordinate training opportunities, set expectations and goals, evaluate performance, and recommend disciplinary action when needed.
• Perform on-call after hours/weekend/holiday phone support during public health emergency situations and disease outbreak investigations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or related advanced nursing education.
• Must be currently licensed as a Washington State Registered Nurse.
• Five years of experience in professional environmental work including experience in budget preparation and program planning and implementation.
• A minimum of two years supervisory experience of nursing staff is also required.
• Ability to use a personal computer and software packages to successfully perform the duties of the position.

Qualifications

• Numerical and fiscal oversight aptitude.
• Data analysis skills.
• Strong and collaborative problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of tuberculosis prevention, control strategies, and case management.
• Experience in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with community stakeholders, colleagues, elected officials, and boards of commission.
• Desired Skills:
• Two years of public health nursing experience.
• Experience in grant writing, reporting, and management.
• Ability to create, review, and update clinical policy and standing orders.
• Strong interpersonal skills in communicating, negotiating, and building inclusive, equitable relationships with individuals from diverse backgrounds.