PH Nurse Sr.; VDHRN

PH Nurse Sr. (VDHRN
031)

Title:

PH Nurse Sr. (VDHRN
031)

State Role

Title:

RN II/Nurse Prct I/Phy Asst

Hiring Range: $62,100.00 to $87,006.00

Pay Band: 5

Agency:
Virginia Department of Health

Location:

ROANOKE HQ

Agency Website:(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..gov

Recruitment Type:
Agency Employee Only - A

Job Duties

Consider joining the Virginia Department of Health as we foster healthy and resilient communities. This is your opportunity to serve the public in the Nursing Department as a Public Health Nurse Sr at Roanoke City/Alleghany Health District.
* Internal Applicants Only
* Position Specifics:
This position serves as a Public Health Nurse Senior, providing comprehensive public health nursing services primarily at the Salem and Vinton offices. The incumbent will function as the lead nurse for Family Planning and STI services at both locations, ensuring high-quality clinical care, coordination of services, and adherence to program guidelines. Position

Description:

Provides non-supervisory leadership and serves as a nursing program expert in one or more nursing services/programs district wide. Develops program goals, objectives, policies and procedures, reports program performance to funding sources and agency staff, serves as primary contact for staff and external inquirers about the program/service, monitors service delivery for compliance to applicable policies and procedures, and promotes the program to increase utilization and public awareness.

Performs nursing assessments, may perform lab tests, take measurements, develop and implement care plans, including the administration of medication and case management. May supervise support staff. Actions require licensure as a RN by state code. Position Duties:
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 efforts
• Develops quality improvement indicators and core measures as part of the process to enhance public health programs and services
• Supports research across disciplines related to public health priorities and population‐level interventions
• Applies the requirements of patient confidentiality, human subject protection and research ethics into data collection and processing
• Identifies opportunities to use public health informatics skills to improve public health programs and business operations
• 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
• Recommends a course of action in response to identified ethical issues
• Supports the development of interprofessional teams and work groups 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
• Informs, educates and empowers the community regarding health issues
• Maintains knowledge of current community resources and provides inter and intra agency collaboration to meet needs
• 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
• Assist with…