RN Outpatient Full-time
State of Virginia

Public Health Nurse Senior

$80,262 - $87,006 / year

Title: Public Health Nurse Senior

State Role Title: RN II/Nurse Prct I/Phy Asst

Hiring Range: $80,262-$87,006

Pay Band: 5

Agency: Virginia Department of Health

Location: EASTERN SHORE-ACCOMACK-CEN

Agency Website: www.vdh.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: Agency Employee Only - A

Job Duties

The Eastern Shore Health District proudly serves Northampton and Accomack counties. Our mission is to prevent illness and disease, protect the environment, and promote optimal health and emergency preparedness for everyone on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. We are people of the community, for the community. Our vision is to drive Virginia's Eastern Shore to the peak of personal, environmental, and community health, setting an example for others to follow.

Duties Consist of:

Program Leadership

• Provides leadership by supporting the State and District visions, missions and goals; complies with organizational procedures and policies

• Develops policies and plans that support individual and community health effort

• Applies the requirements of patient confidentiality, human subject protection and research ethics into data collection and processing

• Demonstrate ethical standards of practice in all aspects of public health and public health nursing as the basis of all interactions with individuals, communities, and organizations

• As required monitors VEDSS, ESSENCE and other epidemiology technology to identify trends/outbreaks and participates in vaccine preventable illness response and may collect specimens and/or administer vaccinations to children and adults

• As required in support of an emergency, serves as a key member of the emergency epi response team and assists the local emergency planner in responding to outbreaks and other “all hazards” incidents

• May be responsible for communicable disease investigations and assisting with outbreaks in schools, the community, nursing facilities and other congregate care settings (including but not limited to prisons and homeless shelters)

• May serve as the subject matter nursing expert for communicable disease issues in the district

Community Liaison

• Promotes public health awareness, health risk reduction and preventative health in the community through community screenings, mass clinics, community programs, and community events

• Serves as community liaison by meeting with community groups, employers, committees and task forces to promote public health awareness, risk reduction and resource development

• Identifies/participates in community activities that enhance public knowledge of services

• Assists with the community health assessment and improvement planning processes through partnerships with community services, and providing information regarding the locality; assess the quality of various data collection methods used to conduct a comprehensive community/population assessment

• Supports the delivery of community health services to community groups and partners

Direct Patient Care

• Provides direct patient care services and case management in clinics, homes and the community

• Independently performs nursing assessments and administers patient care services in clinics, school and community settings

• Plans for health services delivery that integrates cultural perceptions of health and disease and addresses the needs of culturally diverse populations

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 1910.134) [Ref.2] 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 judgment; 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; 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

Additional Considerations

• Public health experience

• If working with the EPI response team, Certified in Infection Control (CIC) preferred and experience in hospital or long-term care facility infection control

Requires licensure as an RN in Virginia

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a state and federal criminal history background check and the Department of Social Service’s Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry check, U.S. HHSIG Exclusion List check, employment reference check and E-Verify. Other financial, credit, driving, background checks or completion of Statement of Economic Interests may be required for certain positions.

VDH accepts only online applications. Faxed, mailed, or e-mailed applications will not be considered. Applications are accepted until 11:55 p.m. on the job closing date. Applications and/or resumes should include relevant work history which indicates your qualifications for this position. It is the policy of the Commonwealth and VDH that all aspects of human resource management be conducted without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists); sex; color; national origin; religion; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; age; veteran status; political affiliation; disability; genetic information; and pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.

VDH employees have a shared Code of Ethics, which can be found in the bottom banner of our website: www.vdh.virginia.gov.

If you have been affected by DHRM Policy 1.30 layoff and possess a valid Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Card) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Card), you must submit the card before the closing date for this position. The Card may be submitted with the state application as an attachment.

As a V3 (Virginia Values Veterans) employer VDH welcomes Veterans to apply!

Contact Information

Name: Carolyn Gibson

Phone: Please send inquires to:

Email: carolyn.gibson@vdh.virginia.gov

 

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.

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