Public Health Nursing Director*

Public Health Nursing Director*

Salary

$82,102.00 - $108,316.00 Annually

Location

Health Department, NC

Job Type

Full Time

Job Number

81-2026-340

Department

Health

Opening Date

06/05/2026

Closing Date

6/19/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

• Description
• Benefits
• Questions

General Description

The Orange County Health Department has an opening for a Public Health Nursing Director.

The work is responsible for performing professional, administrative, and supervisory work in planning, organizing, and implementing the operations and activities of the Personal Health Services Division of the Health Department.

Work is performed under the general supervision of the Health Director with some leeway to exercise independent judgment within the framework of applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures in the performance of duties, both in terms of planning and accomplishing work and in making decisions public health needs and requests. Supervision is a responsibility of this class. Does related work as required.

Our goal is to be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the residents we serve. Each position is a key contributor to the work in the department to address systemic racial inequities and prevent discrimination on the basis of race, age, color, disability, national origin, or sex. This work requires us to confront inequities of the past, reveal inequities of the present and develop effective strategies to move all of us towards an equitable future for all people in Orange County.

• This is a safety sensitive position and participation in the Drug and Alcohol Program is required. An SBI background Check is required.

Examples of Essential Functions

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https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/orangecountync/classspecs/878052

Note: the hiring range is on the posting NOT on the job specification.

Full Performance of Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a master's degree in nursing AND five (5) years of Public Health nursing experience including three (3) years of experience in a supervisory capacity;OR

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in nursing which includes a Public Health nursing rotation AND seven (7) years of Public Health nursing experience including three (3) years of experience in a supervisory capacity; OR

Graduation from a school of professional nursing and ten (10) years of professional nursing experience, five (5) of which must have been in Public Health including three (3) years of experience in a supervisory capacity; OR

Anequivalentcombinationoftrainingandexperienceasdefinedabove.Ahigherdegree does not substitute for work experience.

Master's degree in nursing preferred.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

Valid, current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of North Carolina.

Possession of or ability to readily obtain a Driver License valid in the State of North Carolina for the type of vehicle or equipment operated.

All offers of employment are conditional upon successful clearance of an SBI background check and pre-employment drug testing. Employment cannot commence until the employee has been cleared.

May be required to possess additional certification(s) as deemed necessary by the Health Director.

Orange County is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer

Orange County provides a competitive benefits package for permanent full-time and permanent part-time employees that includes:

• Participation in the North Carolina State Retirement System;

• Orange County contributes 14.35% of your base salary per pay period and 16.10% for LEO.

• Health Insurance (Medical)

• Orange County pays 100% of premiums for employee only coverage health insurance.

• Orange County pays a portion of premiums for dependent(s) coverage health insurance.

• Dental Insurance

• Orange County pays 100% of premiums for employee only coverage for dental insurance.

• Orange County pays a portion of premiums for dependent(s) coverage for dental insurance.

• Vision Insurance

• Orange County offers vision insurance for employee and dependent coverage with premiums rates between $5-$15 bi-weekly.

• Life Insurance

• Orange County pays for an employee life insurance policy based on employees' salary up to $50,000.

• Optional Life Insurance for employee and dependent life insurance policy.

• Short Term Disability

• Orange County pays for an employee short term disability policy that provides income protection up to 11 weeks with a weekly benefit of 70% of your weekly salary.

• Optional Long Term Disability Coverage Policy

• Optional Insurance Policies: Pet Discount Program, Identity Theft Insurance, Legal Insurance

• 401(k) and 457 Deferred Compensation Plans

• Orange County contributes $102 per pay period ($2652.00 annually) for supplemental retirement and you will have the option to select between which investment firm you would like to have these funds contributed to.

• 12 Paid Holidays

• Anniversary Leave ( 8 hours of leave on your anniversary each year)

• Annual Leave (based on service years and a 40-hour work schedule, pro-rated for permanent part time employees)

• 0-2 Years of Service = 125.84 hours/year

• 2-5 Years of Service = 145.08 hours/year

• 5-10 Years of Service = 173.68 hours/year

• 10-15 Years of Service = 202.80 hours/year

• 15-20 Years of Service = 231.40 hours/year

• 20+ Years of Service = 260.52 hours/year

• Sick Leave (based on service years and a 40-hour work schedule)

• 96.2 hours/year

• Tuition reimbursement assistance

• Various other leave programs including civil, funeral, parental, etc.

01

Orange County is an E-Verify employer. E-Verify is a program that electronically confirms an employees eligibility to work in the United States after completion of the Employment Eligibility Verification Form (Form I-9). I understand, that if hired, my employment eligibility will be verified through E-Verify.

• Yes

02

I understand that resumes are welcomed but do not substitute for the work experience section of this application and failure to complete the work experience section will result in an incomplete application, which will not be considered for eligibility. Did you fully complete the work experience section of this application?

• Yes
• No

03

Are you an Orange County Local Government employee?

• Yes, I am a Permanent Employee that has passed the Probationary Period
• Yes, I am an Employee but I have not passed the Probationary Period
• Yes, I am a Temporary Employee
• No, I am not an Employee

04

Do you have drivers license valid in the State of North Carolina?

• Yes
• No

05

Please indicate which of the following best describes your nursing education:

• Masters Degree in Nursing
• Bachelors Degree in Nursing
• Graduation from School of Professional Nursing
• Other

06

If Other, please indicate.

07

Are you currently license to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina by the North Carolina Board of Nursing?

• Yes
• No

08

List any other certifications or licensure you have related to this position.

09

How many years of nursing experience do you have?

• None
• Less than 5 years of Public Health nursing experience
• 5 years but less than 7 years of Public Health nursing experience
• 7 or more years of Public Health nursing experience
• 10 or more years of professional nursing experience with 5 of the years being in Public Health

10

Please describe previous nursing experience.

11

Does your experience include a Public Health nursing rotation?

• Yes
• No

12

Do you have experience planning public health responses and programs to address public health concerns?

• Yes
• No

13

Does your experience include at least three (3) years of experience in a supervisory capacity?

• Yes
• No

14

Please choose the response below that best describes your experience in the application of supervisory techniques and principles, to include work planning, scheduling, assigning, evaluating, recruiting and hiring.

• I do not have this experience.
• I have less than 1 year of this experience
• I have at least 1 year of this experience, but less than three years.
• I have 3 or more years of this experience.

Required Question

Employer Orange County Government

Address 131 W. Margaret Lane, 3rd Floor

Hillsborough, North Carolina, 27278

Phone 919-245-2550

Website http://www.orangecountync.gov