JOB Under direction, to plan, direct, coordinate, evaluate and manage various regional services and groups of multi-disciplinary professional and paraprofessional staff providing health care services within the Public Health Department. Positions in this series have overall managerial responsibility for the operational management of assigned services, programs, nursing activities and professional and paraprofessional personnel in a Regional Office or distinct Program in the Public Health Department.
The Public Health Department is currently recruiting to fill a total of three (3) Public Health Nurse Manager I positions.
The Maternal Child and Family Health Branch is looking to fill a Public Health Nurse Manager I position for the California Children’s Services (CCS) program. The CCS Public Health Nurse Manager I is responsible for providing administrative and clinical direction for the case management activities of children with complex medical conditions.
The Maternal Child and Family Health Branch is also looking to fill a Public Health Nurse Manager I position for the Regional Nursing Services & Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program. The Public Health Nurse Manager I will oversee nurse home visiting services for vulnerable pregnant or parenting individuals, children, and youth, as well as for children identified with elevated blood lead levels.
The Infectious Disease and Response Branch is looking to fill a Public Health Nurse Manager I position within the Tuberculosis (TB) Program. The TB Public Health Nurse Manager I is responsible for program oversight and clinical direction for Public Health Nurses and support staff assigned to the TB Program.
EXAMPLE OF DUTIES
- Provides administrative and clinical direction to assigned program services staff to ensure compliance with various reporting requirements;
- Plans, schedules, directs, assigns and evaluates the work of multidisciplinary teams including subordinate nursing, other professional and paraprofessional personnel assigned to the region or programs;
- Oversees and/or participates in the development, implementation, interpretation and maintenance of the program goals, objectives, policies and procedures to ensure program goals are achieved;
- Oversees and/or participates in developing, implementing and evaluating programs assigned to a Region/Program;
- Plans, coordinates and review the work plan for services and responsibilities which may include program design, contract development and monitoring, and program site maintenance and repair;
- Insures compliance with standards of Nursing Practice and other reporting requirements;
- Oversees specific public health response to disasters in coordination with Departmental Emergency Operations Center;
- Manages multidisciplinary staff and nursing activities with other departmental programs;
- May prepare and administer annual budget, revenue generation, and expenditures for assigned Region/Program;
- Coordinates the selection and training of nursing and multi-disciplinary staff;motivates and evaluates assigned personnel; provides necessary orientation and training, initiates discipline procedures as is appropriate; assigns work to staff; monitors work activities to ensure safe work practices, work quality and accuracy;
- Analyzes program services and evaluates changes and development of assigned Regional/Program needs; seeks out and applies for grants and donations for program funding; administers grants to ensure compliance with regulations;
- Analyzes and interprets existing, new and proposed legislation for cost and program impacts;
- Attends and participates in organizational community meetings as necessary; stays current on issues relative to assigned programs and services; responds to and resolves community and organizational inquiries and complaints;
- Coordinates and participates in the design, preparation and distribution of program publicity including press releases, brochures, pamphlets, flyers and printed schedules; may represent the Public Health Department through the news media;
- Provides staff assistance and technical support for assigned program activities to other County departments and special interest commissions and committees; conducts organizational and operational service delivery studies; makes recommendations to address and resolve identified service delivery issues;
- May be assigned as a Disaster Service Worker, as required;
- Performs related duties as required.
