- modern nursing techniques and procedures, and accepted medical treatment programs
- state and federal public health care laws
- community health and nursing care practices and procedures
- quality improvement techniques and utilization review and control measures
- basic nursing clinical services
- Microsoft Office
- statistical functions to perform data analysis
- coordinate nursing activities among key stakeholders, public, private, and professional groups
- interpret public health law
- organize and evaluate nursing activities and delivery of health services develop and interpret policies and procedures
- deliver professional and technical information to diverse groups; and to plan assign, and provide oversight for the work of others
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Director of Public Health Nursing - Austin, United States - Texas Department of Aging & Disability Services
Description
Job Description:
Director of Public Health Nursing
This position may be authorized for partial telework. Schedule will be discussed upon hire.
The Director of Public Health Nursing provides senior nursing consultation, public health policy recommendations and public health expertise on a wide variety of public health topics.
Provides guidance for and assists with maintaining standardization of clinical policies and procedures for all DSHS Public Health Regions, including policies addressing medication and other clinical errors/omissions, standing delegation, and standing medical orders.
Serves as an expert in public health nursing science in the strategic planning of public health operations.Provides analysis, evaluation, and recommendations for improvement of nursing practice for approximately regional and local health department nurses throughout the state.
Serves as a resource to address nursing scope and practice questions and ensures compliance with a broad range of state health and environmental codes, regulations, and policies.
Participates in multi-faceted agency projects and coordinates with academic partners, stakeholders, and regional and local health department programmatic planning, assessment, and quality assurance and improvement of nursing and other clinically related activities.
Works under minimal supervision with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.This position is headquartered in Austin (alternate work location may be considered for this position) and is part of the Regional and Local Health Operations (RLHO) Division.
Visit the RLHO website to learn more about the division and the essential public health services they provide:Per the 88th Texas Legislature, this position will receive an automatic increase in annual salary of $3, or 5%, whichever is higher, effective September 1,
Essential Job Functions:
(55%) Policy Development, Nursing Consultation, Peer Review, and Training. Guides standardization of clinical policies and procedures, including policies addressing medication and other clinical errors/omissions, standing delegation, and standing medical orders. Supports nursing professional development. Establishes and maintains a mentoring, peer advising, and professional development system for the DSHS nursing workforce. Establishes and maintains systems for nursing license verification and for nursing peer review, which meets requirements of the Texas Board of Nursing, for the Public Health Regions and other agency areas employing licensed nurses who carry out nursing care/services. Trains on Texas Nursing Practice Act and relevant Texas Board of Nursing rules and regulations. Provides information, consultation, and recommendations regarding nursing standards of care and best practices.
(30%) Nursing Practice Improvement, Nursing Organizational Assessment, and Cross-program Integration. Leads evaluation of public health nursing practice and business operations using science-based evidence, statistical analysis, and other methodologies to provide high quality public health services. Provides subject matter expertise in planning the development of service delivery and evaluates nursing practice to address the needs of culturally diverse clients and communities regionally and statewide. Provides expertise in public health and nursing science in the strategic planning of regional and local public health nursing practice. Provides consultation, which may include on-site visits, to assess nursing and related health care systems, as appropriate. Conducts in-depth organizational assessments in all areas with clinical components. Identifies gaps and redundancies in current processes. Partners with key stakeholders including program and regional staff in the development, implementation, tracking and evaluation of long and short-range policies, procedures, plans and programs for the improvement of population health in Texas. Coordinates across DSHS programs (i.e. immunizations, Tuberculosis, HIV/STD, Community Health) to develop and improve models for delivery of nursing services to eligible clients and to communities.
(5%) Emergency Preparedness. Emergency response duties as assigned may include planning for a disaster event response, actively participating during a disaster response and/or recovery effort. Serving in a supporting role during a disaster response and/or recovery effort and assisting with agency continuity of operations during disaster response and/or recovery efforts.
(10%) Agency Representation and Other Duties as Assigned. May represent DSHS at agency, local, regional, state, and national meetings, workgroups, and other nursing related events. Collaborates with research and demonstration projects that seek to improve the health of communities and determine new ways to address public health issues.
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Director of Public Health Nursing professionals in Austin
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aundralesha jones
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