Community Health Nurse Administrator

Are you a compassionate and dedicated professional motivated to support broad public health efforts that improve well-being across Pennsylvania? As a Community Health Nurse Administrator for the Department of Health, you guide key initiatives that protect and strengthen community health. This position provides the opportunity to manage nursing teams, advance district programs, and address critical public health needs. Become part of a mission-centered organization that values leadership, service, and measurable health improvements.

This position leads public health services across multiple districts, ensuring programs are well-coordinated, effective, and aligned with statewide priorities. It guides nursing staff, oversees clinical and emergency activities, and supports partnerships that strengthen community health. As a Community Health Nurse Administrator, you will perform the following duties:

• District Oversight: Review county assessments, direct health promotion efforts, and guide program priorities
• Clinical Leadership: Plan clinical services, manage emergency response activities, and ensure consistent public health practices
• Disease Investigation: Collaborate with epidemiology programs to ensure timely and complete investigation of reportable conditions
• Program Monitoring: Access public health systems to track data and evaluate community health programs
• Staff Guidance: Provide consultation, support staff development, and oversee training and competency activities
• Phone Assistance: Serve as coverage for the public health hotline to ensure that urgent concerns are addressed promptly

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

• Full-time employment, 37.5 hours per week
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 30-minute lunch.
• The work location will be determined based on the selected candidate. This position can be headquartered in any Northwest District county (Clarion, Clearfield, Crawford, Elk, Forest, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Venango, Warren) or Southwest District county (Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Cambria, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Somerset, Washington, Westmoreland).
• Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in one of the Northwest or Southwest District counties listed above.
  
  The ability to telework is subject to change at any time. Additional details may be provided during the interview.
• Salary:In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

• Four years of professional community or public health nursing experience supplemented by two years of experience supervising registered nurses; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes three years of professional community or public health nursing experience supplemented by two years of experience supervising registered nurses.

• This position requires active authorization to practice as a Registered Nurse in Pennsylvania.
• All employees possessing an active temporary practice permit must obtain licensure as a Registered Nurse within the one (1) year period defined by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing.

• PA residency requirement is currently waived for this title.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• You must pass a background investigation.
• This position falls under the provisions of the Child Protective Services Law.
  • Under the Law, a conditional offer of employment will require submission and approval of satisfactory criminal history reports including, but not limited to, PA State Police clearance, PA Child Abuse history clearance, and FBI Fingerprint clearance.

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). and click on Veterans.

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania.…