Title: Public Health Nurse Senior
State Role Title: RN, II, Nurse Practitioner, Physical Assistant
Hiring Range: $75,448 - $84,609.25 Pay Band: 5
Agency: Virginia Department of Health Location: PORTSMOUTH - TW Agency Website: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/portsmouth Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties:
The Portsmouth Department of Health Department is seeking a Public Health Nurse Senior to join the team. The incumbent of this position will be responsible for providing non-supervisory leadership and serving as a nursing program expert in one or more nursing services/programs district wide. The Public Health Nurse Senior would be responsible for the following:
• Developing program goals, objectives, policies, and procedures • Reporting program performance to funding sources and agency staff • Serving as primary contact for staff and external inquirers about the programs • Monitoring service delivery for compliance to applicable policies and procedures • Promoting the program to increase utilization and public awareness
The incumbent would also be performing nursing assessments, may also 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.
Virginia Department of Health Offers:
• 12 paid holidays • Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance • Retirement plans, including 401(a) Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan • Sick, family, and personal leave
Minimum Qualifications:
• Must be certified in Basic Life Support (BLS) and CPR • Able to be fit tested and perform fit testing for other staff in accordance with OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard 29 CFR 1910.134 Ref. 2 regulations • Experience functioning in a leadership role, experience, and ability to function independently in the home, clinic, community, school settings, and prioritize workload • Exercises sound nursing judgment, effective verbal, written, interpersonal, physical assessment skills • Experience and ability to enter review, analyze data, and statistics, and produce reports and/or recommendations from such information, ability to work in a fast-paced data-driven environment • Experience and knowledge of nursing process, health maintenance, disease processes, physical and behavioral sciences, case management process, and basic principles of epidemiology • Work effectively as a member of the multidisciplinary health care team • Knowledge and experience in use of computers and computer applications, including Internet, Microsoft Office, and Google Mail applications • Experience and ability to work with diverse cultural backgrounds • May travel and some weekend and/or evening hours may be required • Excellent communication, data interpretation, and computer skills • Must be able to demonstrate decision-making skills, teaching, interviewing, counseling skills, and the ability to analyze problems/situations and problem solve
Additional Considerations:
• Public health experience • If working with the EPI response team, Certified in Infection Control (CIC) preferred, and experience in hospital or long-term care facility infection control
Special Instructions:
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to Your Application" in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
VDH accepts only online applications. Faxed, mailed, or e-mailed applications will not be considered. Applications are accepted until 11:55 p.m. on the job closing date. Applications and/or resumes should include relevant work history which indicates your qualifications for this position.
Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a state and federal criminal history background check and the Department of Social Services Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry check, U.S. HHS IG Exclusion List check, employment reference check, and E-Verify. Other financial, credit, driving background checks or completion of Statement of Economic Interests may be required for certain positions.
It is the policy of the Commonwealth and VDH that all aspects of human resource management be conducted without regard to race or traits historically associated with race, including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists, sex, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or expression, age, veteran status, political affiliation, disability, genetic information, and pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.
VDH employees have a shared Code of Ethics which can be found in the bottom banner of our website: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov.
If you have been affected by DHRM Policy 1.30 layoff and possess a valid Interagency Placement Screening Form Yellow Card or a Preferential Hiring Form Blue Card, you must submit the card before the closing date for this position. The Card may be submitted with the state application as an attachment.
As a V3 Virginia Values Veterans employer, VDH Welcomes Veterans to apply.
Supplemental Questions:
You may be required to respond to position-specific questions at the end of this application. This information will help us evaluate your credentials and qualifications for the job. Failure to respond to any questions may disqualify you from further consideration.
Contact Information:
Name: Tanya Weaver Phone: 757-393-8585 Email:
tanya.weaver@vdh.virginia.gov
In support of the Commonwealths commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter formerly COD provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS) or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation if applicable to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022, - February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.