Supervising Public Health Nurse - San Benito County - Hollister, CA

Supervising Public Health Nurse - San Benito County - Hollister, CA -

Beneath path, to oversee public well being employees and providers; to plan, coordinate, arrange and supervise a a number of variety of public well being and associated packages; might help with administrative obligations as assigned.

DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS

That is the supervisory degree within the Public Health Nurse class collection. Incumbents are answerable for coordinating and supervising a a number of variety of public well being and associated packages and should carry out extra complicated public well being nursing providers in a specialised public well being program, in addition to present path and coordination for different skilled nursing employees.

Positions at this degree are distinguished from the upper degree place, Director of Nursing Providers, in that the latter has first line management authority over all public well being packages inside the Public Health Division. Positions at this degree are distinguished from the Supervising Group Health Nurse in that this classification possesses a Certificates as a Public Health Nurse issued by the California State Board of Registered Nursing.

REPORTS TO

Health Officer or designee.

CLASSIFICATIONS SUPERVISED

Offers supervision of Public Health Nurse I/II/III and Group Health Nurse I/II/III and different assigned public well being employees.

TYPICAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Sit and stand for prolonged durations; regular guide dexterity and eye-hand coordination; raise and transfer objects weighing as much as 50 lbs.; corrected listening to and imaginative and prescient to regular vary; verbal communication; use medical and workplace gear, together with pc, phone, calculator, copiers, and fax.

TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS

Work is carried out in clinic, workplace, and residential environments; publicity to communicable illnesses and blood borne pathogens; steady contact with different employees and the general public. Incumbent are anticipated to comply with common precautions. Incumbents could also be required to drive in distant areas of the County in all climate circumstances.

Examples Of Important Duties:
(The next is used as a partial description and isn’t restrictive as to duties required.)

Supervises and screens public well being and associated providers/packages

Supervises public well being and group well being nurses and different subordinate employees

Plans, assigns, and evaluations the work of employees, assists in hiring employees and recommends disciplinary motion when applicable, approves employees depart requests

Advises employees on nursing insurance policies, procedures and particular drawback areas

Drafts and standardizes procedures

Critiques data and stories for high quality enchancment functions

Assists in planning and participates in in-service instructional packages

Evaluates employees coaching wants and develops methods for addressing coaching wants

Evaluates work efficiency of subordinate employees;

Maintains liaison with different social and well being businesses

Attends public well being-associated conferences and conferences

Prepares stories

Collaborates with nursing administration, different county departments, and group organizations to develop wants assessments and lengthy-time period plans; might serve in a management position in a particular space or coordinate a delegated program or challenge

Might take part in grant writing, assortment and evaluation of statistics, program audits and evaluations and preparation of particular program budgets

Different duties as assigned.

Typical Qualifications:
Any mixture of coaching and expertise which might possible present the required information and skills is qualifying.

A typical solution to acquire the required information and skills can be:

Completion of adequate schooling and expertise to satisfy State of California certification necessities.

One yr of public well being nursing expertise corresponding to a Public Health Nurse III with San Benito County.

Two years of public well being nursing expertise corresponding to a Public Health Nurse II with San Benito County.

Supplemental Info:
Information of:
Rules and practices of employees supervision and improvement.

Rules, strategies, practices, and present tendencies of common and public well being nursing and preventative drugs.

Group assets and demography influencing public well being nursing providers.

Federal, State, and native legal guidelines and laws governing communicable illness, disabling circumstances, and public well being nursing providers.

Environmental, sociological, and psychological issues associated to public well being nursing packages and providers.

Causes, technique of transmission, and management of communicable illnesses.

Youngster progress and improvement.

Distinctive psycho/social and cultural points encountered in a rural well being program.

Rules of public well being schooling.

Program planning, evaluations and improvement rules.

Rules of program and work coordination, and coaching.

Capability to:
Present path, supervision and analysis of the work of subordinate employees.

Plan, arrange, and supervise public well being nursing actions and providers for an assigned service space or program.

Perceive, interpret and apply guidelines, legal guidelines, insurance policies and laws relative particular public well being packages.

Develop and keep public relations, employees, group teams and different authorities organizations.

Acquire, analyze and interpret technical, statistical and well being knowledge.

Talk successfully orally and in writing.

Deal tactfully and courteously with the general public, group organizations, and different employees when explaining public well being points and offering public well being providers.

Set up and keep cooperative working relationships.

In accordance with California Authorities Code part 3100, et., seq., all County of San Benito staff are thought-about catastrophe service staff who could also be required to report for obligation, or stay on obligation to deal with catastrophe service actions within the occasion of an emergency or catastrophe and are required to undertake an relevant loyalty oath.

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