Supervising Public Health Nurse

Sacramento, CA, United States

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There is an additional 3.35% Management Differential which is added to the posted salary for this class.

This is a continuous filing exam. The next filing cut-offs are at

5:00 pm

on:

2/15/24, 5/16/24, 8/15/24, 11/21/24

Supervising Public Health Nurses work under general administrative supervision of a higher-level health program manager, and receive medical direction as needed from a physician or higher-level nursing manager such as the designated head of public health nursing.

The focus of duties is on supervising, planning, organizing and reviewing the operations, program, and personnel of a public health field office staffed by professional nurses, health workers and others.

Knowledge of

Basic principles and practices of supervision and personnel management

Professional public health nursing principles, procedures and techniques

State of California laws and regulations on nursing practices

Normal course of illnesses and disabilities, and their treatment

Family planning methods

Pre-natal, pregnancy and post-natal nutrition and medical care

Infant and child care, growth, and development, including common illnesses

Case management techniques and the care and treatment of high risk, physically impaired and developmentally disabled infants and children

Substance abuse symptoms and intervention techniques

Mental illness symptoms and intervention techniques

Symptoms, prevention, reporting requirements and treatment of child and adult abuse and neglect

Normal and abnormal family dynamics

Techniques of planning, evaluating, teacher-training, organizing and conducting classes and training sessions on a variety of health subjects

Individual and group counseling techniques applicable to public health nursing

Common public and community health care resources

Social and economic factors influencing individual and community health

Differing cultural, religious and social attitudes about hygiene, family planning, child care, and health treatment

Proper handling and administering of biologicals

Proper handling of contaminated items; causes, control, detection, prevention and treatment of common communicable diseases, environmentally based illnesses, sexually transmitted diseases, and food and water-borne illnesses

Procedures for planning and conducting epidemiological investigations

Standard medical record-keeping

Ability to

Supervise and train employees

Effectively recommend employee selections, promotions, status changes and other personnel actions

Plan, organize and control work of staff

Develop and implement policies and procedures for work unit in accordance with department goals, policies and procedures

Learn, comply with, and ensure staff compliance with laws, rules, regulations, protocols, and procedures, including security requirements, applicable to the work unit

Effectively communicate with and gain the cooperation of clients, and potential clients, of various social, cultural, economic and educational backgrounds

Work cooperatively with other health and social service providers

Determine and apply effective means of intervening in cases of mental illness and substance abuse

Effectively plan, organize, conduct, and participate in in-service education and training programs

Effectively demonstrate and teach care of infants, children, the disabled and chronically ill to individuals in their homes

Effectively teach public group classes

Gain cooperation of patients and other individuals in investigating and treating communicable diseases and environmentally-based illnesses

Accurately evaluate cases to determine caseload priorities

Maintain patient confidentiality

Minimum Qualifications

Either:

One year of experience as a Senior Public Health Nurse in Sacramento County service.

Or:

Two years of experience as a Public Health Nurse in Sacramento County Service.

Or:

Three years of experience as a licensed/certified public health nurse performing public health nursing duties.

Notes:

Experience requirements are stated as full-time work; to convert part-time to full-time equivalency; 173.6 hours = 21.7 days = 1 work month.

Required experience may be paid or unpaid.

Note:

If the minimum qualifications include an educational or certificate/license requirement, applicants must submit proof of requirements with the application. Failure to submit proof of requirements may result in disqualification from the examination. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable. For guidelines on submitting acceptable proof of educational requirements, please click

here

or speak to someone in our office before the cut-off date listed in this notice.

License / Certificate / Registration Requirements: All persons appointed to the class of Supervising Public Health Nurse:

Must possess and maintain a current Registered Nurse License and Public Health Nurse Certificate issued by the State of California.

Must possess and maintain a current California Driver's License, Class C or higher.

Will be required to have, or obtain, and maintain a valid CPR Certificate.

Note : Failure to maintain required licenses / certificates may be cause for disciplinary action in accordance with Civil Service Commission rules.

Other Requirements:

Some positions in this class may require the ability to communicate fluently in a language other than English, in addition to English.

Probationary Period:

The probationary period for this classification is

six (6)

months. APPLICATION

Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. All applicants must complete and submit an online County of Sacramento employment application by

5:00 PM

on the posted cut-off date. Click

here

to apply.

County of Sacramento

Department of Personnel Services

Employment Services Division

700 H Street, Room 4667

Sacramento, CA 95814

Phone (916) 874-5593; 7-1-1 California Relay Service

Email

[email protected]

Inter-Office Mail Code: 09-4667

www.SacCountyJobs.net

Employment applications and all documentation requested in this announcement must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date.

Employment Services is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by an applicant's computer or web browser. Applicants will be automatically logged out if they have not submitted their applications and all documentation prior to 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date.

Your application should highlight all relevant education, training, and experience, and clearly indicate how you meet the minimum qualifications for the position as of the cut-off date.

Application information must be current, concise and related to the requirements in this job announcement. You may only apply for this recruitment once. Duplicate and incomplete applications will be disqualified.

A resume may be included with your application, however it will

not

substitute for the information requested on the application.

SUPPLEMENTAL QUESTIONNAIRE

Applicants are required to provide a full and complete response to each supplemental question. The Supplemental Questionnaire is located in the tab marked "Supplemental Questions". Please be descriptive in your response.

Note: Responses of "See Resume" or "See Application", or copy and paste of work experience are not qualifying responses and will not be considered.

Supplemental Questionnaires must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date. Employment Services is not responsible for any issues or delays caused by an applicant's computer or web browser. Applicants will be automatically logged out if they have not submitted their applications and all documentation prior to 5:00 p.m. on the cut-off date.

The supplemental questions are designed to elicit specific information regarding a candidate's experience, education, and training. Responses should be consistent with the information on your application and are subject to verification.

Please provide place of employment, pertinent dates, and concise, descriptive and detailed information for each question.

If a job included responsibilities applicable to several questions, separate the different functions of the job to answer all the questions completely.

Resumes or referral to the application or other questionnaire responses will not be accepted in lieu of completing each question.

If you have no experience, write "no experience" for the appropriate question.

For many individuals, it is more efficient to develop responses to the supplemental questions in a word processing document and then paste them into the final document to be submitted. Changes or corrections to your Supplemental Questionnaire

cannot

be made once your application packet has been submitted.

If the Supplemental Questionnaire is used in the Formula Rate exam, failure to complete all of the questions or incomplete responses will result in a lower score. While scoring the Supplemental Questionnaire, the candidate's application and/or attachments

will not be reviewed , therefore, a candidate's responses to the questions should be accurate, thorough, detailed, and complete.

FORMULA RATE EXAMINATION (Weighted 100%)

All candidates meeting the minimum qualifications by the cut-off date will have their Supplemental Questionnaire scored in the Formula Rate Examination.

This examination will evaluate the relevance, level, recency, progression and quality of candidate's education, training and experience. The candidate's application or other materials will not be included in this examination. Therefore, the candidate's responses to the supplemental questionnaire should be thorough, detailed and complete. The score from the Formula Rate Examination will determine the ranking on the eligible/employment list for this job.

All candidates competing in the testing process will receive written notice of their examination results by email. Notices can also be accessed in their governmentjobs.com inbox. Applicants achieving a passing score will be placed on the eligible list in rank order. The rank is determined by the test score attained from the examination.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Click

here

for Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

For information regarding County jobs:

www.saccountyjobs.net

Applicants requesting reasonable accommodations during employment examinations:

For more information, please review the

Job Applicant Exam Reasonable Accommodation Information

and submit an Employment Exam Reasonable Accommodation

Online Request Form .

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