Nursing Services Supervisor - STD/Refugee (#5317)

Responsibilities

• Spend 50% of time in management and supervision of clinical areas.
• Coordinate/supervise the work of other RNs and ancillary staff within assigned program area.
• Conduct team meetings to discuss patient care.
• Coordinate work assignments.
• Orient new nurses to team and program.
• Conduct or have input into performance evaluations and identify employee training needs.
• Serve on interview panel and have input into hiring recommendations of nursing staff.
• Function in an expanded role in areas of specialization, such as pediatrics, maternity, and child health.
• Network with key people in other Health Department units/divisions, as well as local, state, and federal consultants.
• Analytically review program statistics.

Requirements

• Graduation from a four-year college or university with a BS Degree in Nursing which includes a Public Health Nursing rotation and two years of professional nursing experience in a public health setting or related environment.
• One year demonstrated experience in specialty area in a lead, supervisory or management role.

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of and skill in the application of nursing theory, practices, principles, and techniques employed in the field of public health and related programs.
• Thorough knowledge of the principles and practices of public health nursing, or applicable public health laws and ordinances, and of the scope and aspects of the program of health education and administration.
• Thorough knowledge of the functions of other health social agencies and their relationship to the public health program.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with recipients of public health care, other public health agencies and the general public.
• Ability to understand and carry out detailed instructions of a technical or professional nature.
• Ability to supervise, plan, coordinate the work of others, and display interpersonal skills.
• Ability to interpret and explain public health laws and regulations and ability to keep records and make reports.
• Ability to make in-depth assessments and demonstrate nursing skills to other nurses.