Nurse Supervisor-School Health Program

Nurse Supervisor (School Health)

Please apply by: Until Filled

Hiring Range: $84,325.60 - $ / year

This is an exempt (salaried) position.

Pay rates are based on education, skill, experience level and internal equity. Internal equity considerations include an assessment of the applicant’s salary history and qualifications in comparison to the market rate and requirements for the job.

“Follow Your Calling, Find Your Career”

At Mecklenburg County, you’ll have the chance to build a career as unique as you are with support, inclusive culture and technology to become the best version of you. We’re counting on YOUR unique voice and perspective to help Mecklenburg County Public Health become even better, too. Join us and build an exceptional experience for yourself, and a healthier world for all.

As a member of the Mecklenburg County Public Health team, you will become a subject matter expert in the public health field. The CDC foundation explains that “Public health is the science of protecting and improving the health of people and their communities. This work is achieved by promoting health lifestyles, researching disease and injury prevention, detecting, preventing, and responding to infectious disease”.

Come be a part of Mecklenburg County’s Public Health department’s vision to “assure the health and safety of our diverse and changing community today and for future generations.”

The School Nurse Supervisor provides leadership and oversight (onsite & offsite) for a team of school nurses to ensure the delivery of high‑quality health services to students. This position is responsible for supervising staff, coordinating school health programs, ensuring compliance with state and local health regulations, and collaborating with school leadership, families, and community partners to promote student health and academic success.

The Nurse Supervisor also supports professional development, monitors performance, and helps implement evidence‑based practices to improve student health outcomes.

All Registered Nurses employed by the Mecklenburg County Health Department are Public Health Nurses. Public Health Nurses, regardless of official title or classification, may provide nursing services during urgent and/or emergent public health events. These services include, but are not limited to, administration of immunizations for various ages and groups, mass medication distribution, and provision of health services in shelter environments.

• Maintain communication between governing boards, medical staff, and department heads by attending meetings and coordinating interdepartmental functioning.
• Review and analyze facility activities and data to aid planning, risk management and to improve service utilization.
• Establish work schedules and assignments for staff, according to workload, space, and equipment availability.
• Maintain awareness of advances in medicine, computerized diagnostic and treatment equipment, data processing technology, government regulations, health insurance changes, and financing options.
• Prepare activity reports to inform management of the status and implementation plans of programs, services, and quality initiatives.
• Manage change in integrated health care delivery systems, such as work restructuring, technological innovations, and shifts in the focus of care.
• Consult with medical, business, and community groups to discuss service problems, respond to community needs, enhance public relations, coordinate activities and plans, and promote health programs.
• Develop instructional materials and conduct in‑service and community‑based educational programs.
• Respond to urgent and/or emergent events that require public health interventions. Employees may be trained for and assigned duties unrelated to their regular work; work outside normal business hours and workdays and/or in a different work location may be required. Emergency events include, but are not limited to, communicable disease outbreaks, severe weather situations (e.g. snow or ice storms, tornadoes, hurricanes), natural disasters (e.g. earthquakes), fire, or power outages, and acts of terrorism.