Public Health Nurse Supervisor - Arlington, United States - Arlington County, VA

Arlington County, VA

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Arlington, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Position Information:

The Arlington County Government's Public Health Division in the Department of Human Services seeks a dynamic professional Registered Nurse (RN) Supervisor who is passionate about improving the lives of the residents by managing school health services for Arlington County Public Schools (APS) and the community.

The employee is one of six Public Health Nurse Supervisors, providing supervision to a team of public health nurses and School Health Aides (approximately 10 employees), located in various school clinics throughout the County.

The Public Health Nurse Supervisor (School Health) will focus on direct supervision of employees, assisting with health education and promotion, prevention of communicable diseases in the schools, quality improvement, quality assurance and other initiatives to improve the overall health of students, and their ability to access learning.

Responsibilities include:

Supervising staff, including hiring, training assigning work, performance management, staff development, conflict resolution, and teambuilding;
Managing assigned programs efficiently and effectively by appropriately assigning staff and tasks to meet program needs; ensuring all resources are used appropriately; and completing special projects as assigned;
Working with the Arlington Public Schools (APS) leadership team, principals and staff on matters related to student health, clinic operations, school health policies and procedures, and coordination of response to disease outbreaks in schools;
Managing and contributing to various program efforts, including, researching and sharing relevant information on evidencebased practice, measuring results and performance, and utilizing research and data to recommend program and policy changes to improve delivery of school health services;
Contributing to the management of contracts and agreements by developing and implementing plans that meet budgetary goals and ensuring compliance with required standards by initiating and/or implementing quality assurance activities per applicable standards;
Developing and monitoring quality reports, completing required state reports, and utilizing results of reports to recommend program improvements; and
Representing the bureau and managing bureau programs by providing strong leadership and by developing and maintaining a collaborative, highperformance team.

Arlington County DHS is committed to delivering client services in an effective, equitable, respectful, and trauma-informed manner.

Our staff is dedicated to ensuring our clients are approached, engaged and cared for in ways that demonstrate competency, sensitivity and awareness of factors which impact the client experience including but not limited to:

cultural identity, gender, racial, and ethnic diversity, religious/spiritual ascription, physical capability, cognitive and literacy levels, sexual orientation, and linguistic needs.

Selection Criteria:

Minimum:

Bachelor's degree in Nursing; and
Significant and progressively responsible experience as a Registered Nurse in general nursing, community, school health, pediatric or public health nursing, which included program administration or coordinating the work of others; and

Substitution:
Additional directly related qualifying experience may substitute for the education requirement on a year-for-year basis.

Supervisory experience; and/or
Master's degree in Nursing, Public Health or a related field.

Special Requirements:

Applicant must possess, or obtain by the time of appointment, a valid driver's license or the applicant must have the ability and willingness to use alternative methods of transportation to perform assigned duties and responsibilities at locations other than the primary worksite.A valid certification in CPR/Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers or the ability to obtain such certifications prior to start date.

Additional Information:

This salary is effective July 1, 2024

Work hours:

Monday through Friday between the core hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
This is a yearround position.
Employee is based at 2110 Washington Blvd and travels throughout the County to provide onsite supervision at schools and some community sites.
Meetings and trainings will be held at the School Health Bureau's main office (2110 Washington Blvd.) or at other locations throughout Arlington County.
Occasional evening and weekend hours for other clinics, events, and meetings (locations may be throughout Arlington County).
Public Health Division employees are considered essential personal.

Arlington County offers a competitive salary and a great benefits package including a Defined Benefit (pension) plan. For more information on Arlington's family friendly benefits review benefits.

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The examination process for this position may include: (1) training and experience evaluation; (2) written and oral examination; (3) personal interv