Public Health Nursing Manager

About the role

The Supervisor of Public Health Nursing plans, implements, directs, and evaluates the Public Health Nursing Program for the Rocky Boy Reservation. Will be responsible for providing the technical and administrative support for the Public Health Nursing and WIC Programs through data collection, retrieval, report processing and grants management.

Responsibilities

• Plans, implements, directs, and evaluates all aspects of the Public Health Nursing Program accessing trends and needs of community
• Provides supervision, in-service education, on the job training, and technical guidance to the Public Health Nursing staff
• Plans and monitors the Public Health Nursing program budget as directed by supervisor
• Develops and maintains policy manuals for the Public Health Nursing Program in conjunction with Clinical Nurse Supervisor
• Serves as consultant and coordinator to tribal health in all public health related activities, committees, and performance improvement/management
• Provides nursing care to individuals and families including measures designed to promote wellness, to prevent complications, and to minimize disabilities
• Upgrades and enhances local public health capacity to respond to events impacting the community’s health, through planning, assessment and development of emergency preparedness and response plans
• Serves as a member of the local fetal, infant, maternal and mortality review team to improve policies and services that affect families
• Maintains records, reports for total public health nursing program for purpose of performance improvement
• Teaches individuals and families with an emphasis placed on the prevention of disease, the promotion of health and rehabilitate measures. Orders equipment and supplies. Establishes users levels and changes as indicated
• Maintains records, reports for total public health nursing program for purpose of performance improvement
• Monitors vaccine for children program
• Communicates regularly with contract liaisons

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Must be licensed in good standing with Montana as Registered Nurse

Qualifications

• Knowledge of comprehensive health programs and the full range of professional public health nursing principles, practices and procedures in order to provide service in clinic, home, school, and community environments
• Knowledge of the Rocky Boy’s Indian Reservation and Chippewa/Cree language, culture, and traditions preferred

Skills

• Strong leadership and supervisory skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite

Benefits

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Pay

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Schedule

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