Nurse Consultant; Public Health

Do you have experience as a Registered Nurse in a position involving supervision, consultation, education or administration? Join us as a Nurse Consultant and make a difference today!

The State of Connecticut, Department of Public Health (DPH) has an opening for a Nurse Consultant (Public Health) to join their CT Maternal Mortality Review Program!

• Location:
  
  410 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT
• Work Schedule:
  
  Monday
  - Friday
• Work Shift:
  
  Full-time, First Shift
• Work Hours:
  
  35 hours per week

• Visit our new State Employee Benefits Overview page!
• Professional growth and development opportunities
• A healthy work/life balance to all employees

• Assist with grant obligations and reporting;
• Travel to grantee, program-related meetings and trainings;
• Assist Epidemiologist with review of Vital Records files, death certificates, autopsies, etc. and obtain medical records, medical examiner records, and enter information into federal database Maternal Mortality Review Information Application (MMRIA);
• Write up case summaries for MMRC meetings, serve as the MMRC DPH co-chair and enter all committee decisions into MMRIA within 30 days of completing the review of a death.

The Mission of the Department of Public Health (DPH) is to protect and improve the health and safety of the people of Connecticut by:

• Assuring the conditions in which people can be healthy
• Preventing disease, injury, and disability
• Promoting the equal enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health, which is a human right and a priority of the state.

DPH accomplishes this through the implementation of its Strategic Plan which outlines the actions that DPH is taking to accomplish its Mission.

In the Department of Public Health this class is accountable for applying professional nursing knowledge in the enforcement, inspection, licensure, consultation and implementation or assessment of the nursing service component of health care programs and facilities.

• Implements, coordinates, and evaluates activities of assigned programs or health care services;
• Maintains active liaison with and serves as nursing consultant to other sections, divisions, health care providers and public;
• Assesses safety and quality of client care provided;
• Assesses compliance of health insurance companies with various state statutes, regulations and guidelines;
• Provides consultation to state licensed health care facilities and institutions and to unlicensed facilities to bring them into compliance with statutes, community institutions and individuals regarding planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing services, home health services and specialized problems in public health;
• Performs on-site inspection surveys of health care or psychiatric facilities and provides consultation regarding licensure and certification laws, regulations and policies;
• Evaluates quality of services rendered by facility;
• Monitors facilities during strikes;
• Prepares relevant federal and state forms and reports;
• May inspect and evaluate health care and psychiatric facilities for compliance with state and federal regulations including licensure and certification laws;
• May testify in court relative to findings of inspections and/or investigations;
• Performs related duties as required.

• Considerable knowledge of standards of care and service delivery in community based nursing agencies, licensed home health agencies, health care facilities and institutions;
• Relevant state and federal laws, statutes and regulations;
• Principles and practices of nursing care administration and education for a variety of specialties with varied settings;
• Principles and…