Tuberculosis Unit Manager; Nurse Supervisor

Job Responsibilities

Under the supervision of the Tuberculosis (TB) Section Director, the role is responsible for planning, organizing, implementing, and evaluating tuberculosis services within a large multi‑county public health region. The position provides leadership, oversight, and direction through collaboration, coordination, and/or consultation with the regional TB team, health region, Central Office, and community/external providers. It requires role‑based access to the South Carolina Infectious Disease and Outbreak Reporting Network (SCION), Client Automated Record and Encounter System (CARES), and the Electronic Health Record (EHR) to perform data analysis, document and verify diagnosis and treatment, and conduct chart auditing.

Plans, organizes, directs, and evaluates regional TB services to ensure provision of high‑quality, adequate, and appropriate care and service delivery. Implements agency and program policies and standing orders within the region and communicates the need for development or revision of such policies/standing orders to the program. Ensures implementation and achievement of grant‑required activities, establishes and maintains effective communication channels internally and externally, and complies with applicable laws and regulations.

Schedules regular regional TB staff meetings for problem‑solving and planning and attends TB Unit Manager meetings as scheduled. Participates in recruitment, selection, and retention to maintain appropriate TB staff across the region. Manages staff work time and leave requests, provides initial, midpoint, and final evaluations, and serves as a credentialed reviewer for non‑direct reports. Monitors and maintains regional contracts for services.

Assesses and evaluates TB services across the region using standard data resources, produces necessary reports to reflect findings, and collaborates with regional and central office leadership to develop corrective action plans when indicated. In conjunction with the Quality Improvement Director and TB Program Evaluator, monitors and evaluates performance improvement activities for TB services. Demonstrates knowledge of auditing processes and conducts periodic chart reviews/audits to evaluate documentation of care provided and adherence to agency and program policies, procedures, and standing orders.

Identifies continuing education needs for TB staff and coordinates appropriate training based on required discipline competencies and program‑identified competencies. Utilizes agency and program orientation plans for staff, arranges one‑on‑one clinical and field orientation for new TB nurses and other disciplines with experienced front‑line TB nurse/staff in the county/region, or works with another region as needed to ensure adequate and appropriate orientation experiences.

Coordinates EHR training and updates for new and current staff as needed and serves as the regional program point of contact for the EHR.

Assists with agency shelter operations and maintains supportive nursing practice competencies, including but not limited to intramuscular, subcutaneous, and intradermal best‑practice injection administration, oral medication administration, and client emergency response (First Aid, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), and Automated External Defibrillator (AED)). Must be willing and available to assist during times of public health emergency response. Serves on the regional shelter team, coordinates activities as assigned, and works with regional leadership during emergency events to coordinate programmatic staffing as needed.

Ensures TB cases on isolation have taken appropriate shelter, if indicated, and ensures staff have communicated with the TB caseload regarding medications and response activities.

Performs other duties as assigned related to the position.

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing and related nursing experience.

Must hold an active South Carolina nursing license in good standing, or…