Supervising Public Health Nurse
Job Description:
Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:
•Plan, assign, evaluate and direct the work of staff in public health programs including communicable disease, tuberculosis, venereal disease, school health services and California Children Services and Child Health Disability Prevention Programs.
•Oversees investigations and interviews with parents to assess and screen at-risk individuals.
•May oversee crisis assistance and participate in patient meetings for “special needs” children.
•Schedules times and staffing for immunization, STD, TB, and HIV Testing clinics performing physical assessments, examinations and assisting physicians with immunizations.
•Provides outreach and education by giving presentations and teaching classes to the public.
•Provide orientation and training to community providers to assure adherence to quality standards.
•Participate in an advisory capacity in local service organizations.
•May develop in-service programs for care providers, provide Targeted Case Management services, and engage in outreach and other activities to enhance services to Medi-Cal beneficiaries.
Qualifications:
Experience:
Three (3) years of community health nursing experience, one (1) year of which must have included experience in a program leadership capacity (Possession of a Master’s of Public Health degree from a program accredited by the American Public Health Association, or a Master’s degree in Nursing, or a closely related field may be substituted for one (1) year of the required experience.
Education:
Equivalent to graduation from college with a degree in nursing.
License:
Possession of a valid California Registered Nurse license, and possession of a valid California Public Health Nurse Certificate issued by the State Department of Health.
Possession of a valid California Driver’s license, at time of appointment.
SOME POSITIONS IN THIS CLASSIFICATION WILL BE SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECKS PURSUANT TO THE HUMAN RESOURCES RULES AND REGULATIONS, SECTION 2, B
Salary: $5,709.60 - $6,948.93 monthly
When to apply:
Now
How to apply:
County of Merced Human Resource Department
2222 M Street, Merced, CA 95340
(209) 385-7682
www.co.merced.ca.us
