PUBLIC HEALTH NURSE SUPERVISOR
Public Health Nurse Supervisor is a local-government title in New Jersey's competitive civil service, which means the way in is an open exam rather than a direct appointment.
Candidates need a bachelor's degree, 4 years of relevant experience, and a professional license.
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Public Health Nurse Supervisor is a local service title. It is filled by the counties, municipalities, authorities and other employers that have adopted civil service under Title 11A, not by State departments. Those employers set pay by ordinance or contract rather than from a State salary schedule, which is why most local titles carry no salary range here.
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Official job specification
The text below is the official specification published by the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. The plain-language summary and analysis above are derived from it by NJ Civil Service Navigator. Source: the official specification page at NJ CSC.
Definition
Under direction, oversees the specialized Public Health Nursing Service work in a community or an assigned district of the community, and supervises assigned professional and other support staff; does other related duties.
Examples of work
- Plans, organizes, and implements the approved Public Health Nursing Service in the community or assigned district.
- Provides assignments and instruction to staff and evaluates their performance.
- Identifies and recommends improvement and development of services.
- Participates in the conduct of studies and surveys.
- Coordinates the Public Health Nursing Service with other activities of the health unit.
- Participates in special health projects for the community or assigned unit.
- Makes arrangements for psychological testing when necessary.
- Refers cases for other needed medical, social or mental health services.
- Conducts follow-up activities on case findings.
- Gathers and disseminates public health information.
- Meets with groups and agencies engaged in public health activities.
- Participates in the establishment of consultation and clinic stations.
- Coordinates aid to physicians in public health programs. Prepares reports and correspondence.
- Establishes and maintains essential records and files.
- Establishes and maintains cooperative working relationships with those interested or involved in the work of the program.
- Participates in public health associations and organizations.
- Keeps current with changing trends in public health nursing.
- Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
Education
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's degree in Nursing or Public Health.
Experience
Four (4) years of experience in public health nursing.
License
Applicants must possess a current, valid registration as a Professional Nurse in the State of New Jersey.
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- Knowledge of principles and practices of public health nursing.
- Knowledge of the methods used to prepare medical records.
- Knowledge of the community resources likely to be needed by the client population served.
- Knowledge of the physical, social and other needs of the client population served.
- Knowledge of general and specialized nursing services.
- Knowledge of the types of public health nursing services needed within the community.
- Knowledge of the techniques used to gather and organize data.
- Knowledge of the methods used to conduct surveys.
- Ability to interpret laws, rules and regulations and apply them to specific situations.
- Ability to provide assignments and instructions to staff and supervise their performance.
- Ability to identify the need to refer cases for other medical, social or mental health services.
- Ability to adapt public health nursing work to meet changing needs.
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those interested or involved in the work of the program.
- Ability to participate in the conduct of studies and surveys.
- Ability to speak before groups regarding public health nursing programs.
- Ability to prepare reports and correspondence.
- Ability to establish and maintain records and files.
- Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.
- Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of communication.
- Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.
Note
The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes only. A particular position using this title may not perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely, all duties performed on the job may not be listed.