Public Health Nursing Supervisor (Vacancy)

This position will directly supervise a team of public health nurses and Care Coordination Assistants that provide home visiting services to clients enrolled in the DCY Parents as Teachers Home Visiting Program & Healthy Start home visiting program and ensure compliance and fidelity to evidence-based practices. This position will also assist in writing reports as well as provide some in-home family-centered assessment, education and coordination services to pregnant and parenting women, and their children up to 3 years of age with the goal to mitigate health disparities, improve birth outcomes, prepare children for school and better the health status of women, infants and children.

Pay:

$41.45 to $62.16

Preferred Qualifications:

A bachelor’s degree in nursing with 3 years of relevant experience in home visiting, assessment of pregnant and postpartum mothers and newborns, and staff supervision preferred; must be willing to work with culturally diverse populations.

(Any one position may not include all of the duties listed, nor do the examples cover all of the duties that may be performed.)

Plans assignments of professional and non-professional nursing and other health personnel;

Interprets agency programs and policies to staff;

Confers with staff regarding nursing or program problems and procedures;

Ensures that nursing staff utilize evidence-based best practices as appropriate;

Participates in agency health conferences, case conferences, and committees with other community organizations;

Supervises student, practical, and registered nurses and other health personnel to include signing performance evaluations, approving leave requests, and recommending disciplinary actions;

Reviews reports and records of staff; evaluates staff performance; leads and participates in staff meetings;

Maintains patient medical records and reports;

Writes reports;

Participates in policy development and the overall planning, implementation, and evaluation of programs and team functions;

Coordinates patient care to reach desired outcomes;

Acts as consultant to others;

May perform grant management activities such as writing, monitoring, and evaluating grants and writing grant reports;

May be assigned to serve as a member of an Incident Command System (ICS) Team, or a similar public health response team which may include the conduct of operations on a 24/7 basis at remote locations. Assignment may include serving as a department and/or community incident commander or on the incident command team.

Possession of a valid State of Ohio license as a Registered Nurse and three (3) years of professional nursing experience. Substitutions: A master's degree in nursing or public health OR certification in a nursing specialty area may be substituted for one (1) year of the required experience.

Some positions may require possession of a valid driver’s license.

Recruitment #: 26-1645-V1

Employment Type: Full-Time (Regular)

Should you have questions regarding this vacancy, please contact:

Christian Kassahun

Columbus Public Health

240 Parsons Ave.

Columbus, Ohio 43215

P: (614) 645-6572

E: ckkassahun@columbus.gov

The City of Columbus is an Equal Opportunity Employer