Supervising Public Health Nurse (Family Health Programs)

About the role

The County of Marin Department of Health and Human Services seeks two (2) Supervising Public Health Nurses (Supervising PHNs) to lead key programs serving children, youth, and families. These roles are responsible for providing recommendations concerning Family Health programs, strengthening community partnerships, building and maintaining staffing capacity, ensuring quality and compliance, and promoting high-quality, culturally responsive, and client-centered care.

• Responsibilities:

  • Oversee California Children’s Services (CCS), Health Care Program for Children Foster Care (HCPCFC), and CalAIM/Juvenile Justice initiatives, serving low-income children with complex medical conditions and youth involved in foster care and juvenile justice systems.
  • Oversee the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (CLPPP) and HFM Home Visiting Program, serving pregnant individuals, new mothers, and young families.
  • Provide recommendations and may implement program infrastructure, strengthen community partnerships, build and maintain staffing capacity, and ensure quality and compliance.
  • Ensure compliance with State and federal regulations and promote high-quality, culturally responsive, and client-centered care.
  • Work closely with internal partners and external stakeholders to ensure coordinated and effective service delivery.

• Requirements:

  • Equivalent to three years of public health nursing experience and one year of lead or supervisory experience.
  • Possession of a valid Registered Nurse license and Public Health Nurse certification issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
  • Possession of a current CPR certificate.

Qualifications

• Knowledge:

  • Principles and practices of work supervision, including work planning, assignment, review and evaluation.
  • Principles and processes of personnel supervision, including hiring, training and performance review.
  • Principles and practices of public health program planning and administration, including grant and proposal preparation, funding and fiscal management, service delivery systems and program evaluation.
  • Advanced principles, practices, methods and procedures of public health nursing, health promotion and disease prevention and control.
  • General nursing principles, practices and techniques, including assessment, patient care planning and delivery, patient education and evaluation of outcomes.
  • Laws, rules, regulations, protocols and requirements pertinent to the practice of nursing and the area of specialty.
  • Medical terminology and equipment.
  • Safety and infection control practices and procedures.
  • Environmental, sociological and psychological problems related to public health nursing and the area of specialty.
  • Community medical and social agencies and resources.
  • Child and elder abuse and neglect and domestic violence reporting laws.

• Ability:

  • Plan, assign, direct, review and evaluate the work of others.
  • Collaborate with a wide variety of public and private organizations and individuals to coordinate nursing service programs, policies and service delivery.
  • Evaluate and develop nursing and administrative procedures and standards.
  • Exercise sound independent judgment within scope of authority and practice.
  • Prepare and monitor a budget.
  • Prepare and maintain organized, detailed and accurate records and reports.
  • Collaborate with other members of the health care team on an ongoing basis.
  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Benefits

• Competitive vacation accrual;

  12 holidays per year;

  generous sick leave accruals.

• Choice of four health plans (two Kaiser HMOs, Western Health Advantage HMO, and an Anthem Blue Cross PPO) along with dental through Delta Dental PPO, and vision through Vision Service Plan (VSP).

  There is a County contribution toward the premiums (the contribution amount varies depending on coverage tier elected such as employee only, employee + 1, employee + family).

• Adequate life insurance, disability, flexible spending plans, a dependent care assistance program, professional development and more.

• Defined benefit plan under the County Employees Retirement Act of 1937.

• IRS 457 Plan: Choice of pre-tax or post-tax (Roth) employee contribution up to the IRS annual maximum.

• Retiree Medical: The County provides access to group health plan coverage to eligible retirees.