Maternal and Child Health Nurse Supervisor

Job description

Maternal and Child Health Program Supervisor

The purpose of this position is to support the delivery and advancement of Maternal and Child Health (MCH) and immunization programs throughout Delaware County. The position provides education, care coordination, outreach, and resources to priority populations while promoting access to preventive health services. The role also actively contributes to program development, implementation, and continuous improvement to address current and emerging maternal-child health and immunization needs within the community.

Essential duties include staff supervision and oversight, day-to-day supervision, providing clinical expertise, working with Personal Health Administrator on program planning, policy development, and budget planning, serving as a lead program administrator for multiple required and suggested activities, implementing vaccine management and accountability policies, maintaining an inventory of provider education for CDC compliance, designing and establishing quality assurance protocols, managing the Title V Block grant, overseeing VFC providers compliance reviews, and performing other duties, tasks, and special projects as required.

Qualifications include a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited college or university, current, unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse (RN) issued by the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing, current CPR/First Aid certification, knowledge of maternal and child health, immunization practices, and the Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program, knowledge of public health nursing principles and practices, demonstrated ability to provide health education, care coordination, and resource navigation, strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, demonstrated critical-thinking, problem-solving, and sound decision-making skills, ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships, ability to appropriately handle and maintain confidential and protected health information, ability to follow clinical protocols, policies, procedures, and established public health guidelines, ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and adapt to changing programmatic and community health needs, proficiency with standard computer applications, strong organizational, time-management, and relationship-building skills, valid driver's license, and ability to meet applicable background and pre-employment requirements.

Preferred qualifications and experience include a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN), Master of Public Health (MPH), or other relevant advanced degree from an accredited college or university, professional nursing experience in maternal and child health, pediatrics, immunizations, community health, or public health nursing, experience administering vaccines and working with the Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program or other publicly funded immunization programs, experience providing community-based health education, outreach, case management, or care coordination to maternal, infant, child, and adolescent populations, experience participating in program development, implementation, evaluation, or quality-improvement initiatives, experience working collaboratively with community-based organizations, healthcare systems, schools, and other public health partners, experience working with diverse, underserved, or historically marginalized populations, pediatric nursing experience, and bilingual proficiency, particularly English/Spanish.

Physical demands include ability to perform duties in clinical, office, community, and residential/home environments, ability to sit, stand, walk, bend, reach, and move throughout the workday, ability to travel to homes, schools, community sites, clinics, and other locations throughout Delaware County, ability to carry and transport nursing, screening, educational, and outreach supplies and equipment, generally up to 25 pounds, ability to perform clinical activities requiring sufficient manual dexterity, ability to use computers, electronic health records, telephones, and other standard office and clinical equipment for extended periods, ability to communicate effectively in person, electronically, and by telephone, and ability to use required personal protective equipment and follow infection prevention, occupational health, and safety protocols.

The selected candidate will be required to obtain, at their own expense, 3 forms of clearance, including PA State Police Criminal History Record Check; PA Child Abuse History; and FBI Criminal History Background Check including finger printing prior to employment. Delaware County Health Department requires all employees to have received at least one COVID-19 vaccination in the past 3 years. Proof of vaccination must be submitted before a candidate's start date, if hired.

Worksite address

lansdowne, PA, 19050, US

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