School Health Operations Manager (Public Health Nurse IV)

Plans, develops, and manages a comprehensive public health program and serves as subject-matter expert for specialty areas;
Sets program priorities, assesses workload demands, coordinates assignment of staff within a district office;
Participates in establishment of priorities for projects and develops protocols for School Health Services;
Plans public health education programs to update public knowledge and promote service utilization;
Serves on work groups, task forces, committees, and community partnership activities;
Writes, monitors, and evaluates grants;
Consults with staff on patient health care plan and the existence and applicability of County and community resources in meeting health care needs;
Develops, plans, participates in community development activities;
Presents programmatic reports of accomplishments, findings, and recommendations to County stakeholders;
Evaluates the quality and efficiency of health care plans for community/site or client groups, particularly those considered high-risk;
Evaluates effectiveness and cost efficiency of the County's health care in a specific
program/specialty area or district office;
Studies and analyzes data findings to identify emerging health care trends or risk factors and their associated implications;
Implements recommendations for improving or closing gaps in service delivery, including development of targeted or specialty interventions;
Participates in research to identify emerging technologies that would benefit program;
Formulates, monitors, and executes budget for programmatic areas and assigned grants;
Directly supervises select group of professional staff;
Ensures that orientation and training is available and appropriate for new and existing staff in collaboration with the School Health Coordinator.
Develops an education or learning strategy that prioritizes staff learning needs;
Identifies professional development needs and assesses professional development plans;
Coordinates assessment efforts to identify long-term training needs.

Extensive knowledge of nursing theories, principles, practices, methods, processes, and procedures required to provide public health nursing care;
Knowledge of current practices, literature, and trends in public health nursing to include environmental, economic, psychological, social (e.g., family and group dynamics), cultural and linguistic issues or barriers impacting assessment, planning, delivery, and evaluation of health services to the community;
Knowledge of consultation, teaching, and supervision methods and techniques;
Knowledge of documentation, nursing diagnosis, and quality assurance;
Knowledge of medical and legal policies, guidelines, principles, practices, and standards governing public health nursing as well as nursing specialization;
Knowledge of planning, implementing, and evaluating public health nursing programs;
Knowledge of budget and financial management principles and practices to include assessing costs relative to benefits of interventions and their outcomes;
Knowledge of resources planning, management, and utilization;
Knowledge of County personnel policies and practices governing the management and supervision of employees;
Knowledge of management principles, practices, and techniques to include setting program priorities, assigning projects according to ability level and workload demands;
Ability to interpret and apply the professional standards of nursing practice, County Health Department policies and procedures and applicable federal, state and County laws and regulations;
Ability to build and develop relationships and partnerships with individuals and entities within and outside of the County;
Ability to relate well to clients from varied backgrounds and different situations;
Ability to identify problems and make sound, well-informed, and objective decisions or
judgments relating to client health care;
Ability to assess the quality, appropriateness, implications, and impact of decisions or judgments made by others and identify courses of corrective action, where appropriate;
Ability to communicate verbally and in writing with individuals and groups of all sizes to include delivery of informal or formal presentations;
Ability to apply or introduce technology to facilitate decision-making, enable electronic recordkeeping, and to support collaboration and foster communication across the nursing workforce and with the community.

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 five years of post-licensure experience as a nurse in an equivalent health care setting whose focus was primarily prevention services and community education, including three years in a public health/community health setting. Qualifying experience may include experience in ambulatory care settings such as outpatient clinics that incorporate community outreach/education as part of services or specialty settings that incorporate teaching, community outreach, resource referrals, etc. as part of a health care continuum; Plus at least one year of supervisory experience.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:

• Possession of current license or a multi-state licensure privilege to practice as a Registered Nurse in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
• Valid motor vehicle driver's license.
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certification required within 60 days of appointment.
• AED required within 60 days of appointment.

• Master's degree in Public Health, Public Administration, Nursing, or a related field, with at least four years of progressively responsible leadership experience in public or community health, supporting population health initiatives in culturally diverse settings.
• Two or more years of direct experience providing health services to school-aged children in a public-school environment.
• Four years of experience working in public or community health settings, including participation on multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams.
• At least two years of supervisory experience, or equivalent experience providing oversight, direction, and support to staff.
• Two or more years of experience developing staff capacity through coaching, accountability, change management, influence, and effective communication strategies.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with excellent attention to detail and the ability to engage effectively with individuals from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
• Experience in care coordination for children with special healthcare needs, along with experience in health promotion, health education, and data management/reporting, is highly desirable.
• Proven ability to build and maintain collaborative working relationships with internal teams and external community partners to support shared goals and improve service delivery.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Job is generally sedentary in nature, and requires walking, standing, sitting (for long periods of time), and kneeling, reaching, bending, climbing stairs; may be required to lift or carry equipment or children up to 25 lbs. as required for the position. Uses hands to grasp, handle, or feel. Generally, works in an office environment yet may occasionally be required to perform job duties outside of the typical office setting. Visual acuity is required to read data from paper and on a computer monitor or other electronic device; ability to operate keyboard driven equipment and computer and use of touchscreen. Position frequently communicates and must be able to exchange accurate information with others verbally and in writing. Ability to drive a vehicle. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

Panel Interview and may include a practical exercise.

The population of Fairfax County is very diverse where 38.7% of residents speak a language other than English at home (Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and others) and we encourage candidates bilingual in English and a foreign language to apply to this opportunity.

Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. TTY 703-222-7314. DHREmployment@fairfaxcounty.gov EEO/AA/TTY.

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