Supervising Public Health Nurse

Supervising Public Health Nurse

A Drug-Free Workplace Invites your interest for the position of Supervising Public Health Nurse $9,504 – $12,981 per Month Priority Screening Date:
September 3, 2024 Exam # 24/52E80/08PH

The Health Department's Public Health (PH) Bureau is seeking to fill one (1) full-time Supervising Public Health Nurse (SPHN) position in the Enhanced Care Management (ECM) program. The Supervising Public Health Nurse (SPHN) coordinates and supervises the operation of health-related services and programs involving comprehensive case management, education, prevention, and collaboration with and coordination of community resources. These services are delivered by a team of professional, para-professional and support staff that collaborate to ensure comprehensive health services are provided throughout Monterey County.

The supervisor uses principles of reflective practice and staff development to provide primary support and appropriate oversight to the nurse home visitors to build and model a strengths-based client-centered culture. The ECM Program serves clients who are experiencing homelessness, have chronic medical conditions, are high utilizers of the emergency department and/or hospitalizations, and/or have severe mental health diagnosis. As part of the CalAIM initiative, the Bureau's ECM program is expanding to serve a larger proportion of individuals in Monterey County eligible for services.

The SPHN will lead a multidisciplinary team of Community Service Aide IIs, Behavioral Health Aides, Licensed Vocational Nurses, and Public Health Nurse IIs. In this position, the incumbent will hire and train new team members, assign and review the workload of the team, and coordinate with partners. This will include the evaluation of program effectiveness, and provide technical expertise and recommend and implement policies and procedures to ensure ECM's daily operations comply with both long and short-term program goals and objectives and agency policies and Procedures.

Additionally, the incumbent will also assist the PH Program Manager track expenditures and draft reports.

As of September 8, 2023, the Health Department may offer up to $10,000 signing bonus to candidates hired into regular full-time positions for this classification from this recruitment hired after September 8, 2023. Exam Plan 24/52E80/08PH. The Eligible List established by this recruitment process may be used to fill current and future vacancies on a regular full-time, part-time, or temporary basis County-wide.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record demonstrating the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:
Thorough knowledge of:
Principles, methods and procedures of public health nursing. Working knowledge of:
The principles and practices used in public health program coordination and implementation. The principles and practices used in basic budget and grant administration. The laws, codes and standards applicable to specific public health programs. Community aspects, needs and resources relative to specific public health programs. Principles and practices of staff supervision and development. Some knowledge of:
In addition, depending on the particular public health programs assigned, each position in this class will require knowledge of the principles, techniques, methods and terminology used in specific medical specialties (e.g., maternal/child health, immunization, perinatal, communicable disease, STD's, etc.). Skills and Ability to:
Analyze, evaluate, and draw logical conclusions from data; evaluate problems, policies, procedures and formulate an effective course of action. Think creatively; develop new methods, procedures, or approaches to achieve program goals; exercise initiative ingenuity and sound judgment in identifying and solving difficult administrative and technical problems. Plan, coordinate and implement overall work plans to achieve a designated objective; coordinate multi-faceted projects and studies, including coordination and planning for resources, manpower and timing.

Plan, directs and evaluate the work of others. Speak effectively before groups for the purpose of soliciting and providing information and/or persuading others to pursue a specific course of action. Write effectively to produce a variety of reports, correspondence and advertisement materials. Establish and maintain cooperative work relationships with those contacted through the course of work; interface with community and agency representatives regarding issues of a sensitive or political nature.

Work independently with little or no direct supervision. Understand, interpret and apply rules, laws, policies and regulations relative to specific public health programs. Follow oral and written instructions.

Any combination of training, education, and/or experience which provides for the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the duties listed above is qualifying. An example of a way these requirements might be…