School Health Public Health Nurse III

*$10,000 Sign-On Bonus

The Fairfax County Health Department is a progressive public health leader serving 1.2 million residents from diverse ethnic, cultural, and economic backgrounds. With more than 100 years of leadership in the field, we are committed to promoting population health, protecting public health and the environment, and ensuring residents' equitable access to health services and information.

Working supervisor with a school assignment(s), who provides care coordination of students, health promotion activities and supervision of professionals and paraprofessionals. Provides public health services to schools and communities. In collaboration with the Public Health Nurse (PHN) IV assigned to school health, ensures that school health program activities are implemented and evaluated. Participates in the recruitment, interviewing and hiring process of new public health staff for the school health program. Coordinates orientation of new staff and integrates the new employee into the program. Participates in outreach activities to increase public health awareness in the community. Other duties may include but are not limited to professional development, emergency response operations, meetings, planning, and training.

* This position includes a $10,000 sign-on bonus for fully qualified new county employees.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Graduation from a college or university accredited by the National League for Nursing or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education with a bachelor's degree in nursing; plus three years of post-licensure experience as a nurse in an equivalent health care setting whose focus was primarily prevention services and community education, including two years in a public health/community health setting; plus at least one year experience in a public health/community health specialty area or supervisory responsibilities.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:

• Possession of a current license or a multistate licensure privilege to practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• Valid driver's license.
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certification (Required within 30 days).
• Automated External Defibrillator (AED) certification (Required within 30 days).

• Master's degree in public health, public administration, or nursing.
• At least two or more years of post-licensure experience providing health services to school aged children in a public-school setting.
• At least four years of demonstrated experience working in a public health or community health setting working within multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams.
• Minimum two years of direct supervisory experience or demonstrated work experience monitoring and directing the work of others.
• Demonstrates excellent verbal and written communication skills, attention to detail, and strong interpersonal abilities to communicate effectively and clearly with a diverse population.
• Experience with care coordination of children with special needs, health promotion/health education, and data management and reporting.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with internal and external partners.
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite applications.