Director of Nursing

• Working Title: Director Of Nursing
• Employment Status: Full-Time
• Reports to: Health Commissioner
• Exemption Type: Executive
• FLSA Status: Exempt

Summary

Public health nursing is a specialty practice that addresses the social, physical, environmental and other determinants of health.

Public health nursing skills include assessment, program planning, evaluation, advocacy, outreach, cross-sector collaboration, research, policy development, and assurance at the levels of individual, family, group, community, population and systems level according to the Public Health Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice (American Nurses Association, 2022). The Director of Nursing position is a senior leadership role that leads the public health nursing programs and staff to achieve health promotion and prevention efforts in the community in accordance with agency mission, vision and values.

Essential Duties

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty listed below. Reasonable accommodations will be made for disabled persons, covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, in accordance with its requirements.

• Clinical Care and Patient Services Oversight
• Infectious Disease Control and Emergency Response
• Health Education and Outreach
• Home Visits and Assessments
• Documentation and Reporting Assurances
• Training and Professional Development
• Collaboration and Compliance

Qualifications/Requirements

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) from an accredited college or university with training in community and population health is preferred; or Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (BSN) with minimum 5 years’ experience with family or community health dynamics. Experience with supervising programs or staff is preferred. Valid driver’s license and working car. Bilingual in English and Spanish could be beneficial. Non-tobacco user.

Licensing/Certification: License to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Ohio. Required to complete National Incident Management System (NIMS) 700 and 800 and Incident Command System (ICS) 100 and 200 within six (6) months of employment. Required to complete NIMS 300 and 400 within 12 months of employment.

CPR BLS Certification required Complete required FEMA classes within 6 months of hire. Required to pass a pre-employment physical and drug screen. IM, SQ, ID injections required. Able to do fingerstick. Excellent assessment skills. Experience across the lifespan.

The above statements reflect the general description considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the job as organizational needs and jobs will inevitably change over time.