Public Health Nurse - Abacus Solution Group

Provides non-supervisory leadership and serves as a nursing program expert in one or more

nursing services/programs district wide. Develops program goals, objectives, policies and

procedures, reports program performance to funding sources and agency staff, serves as

primary contact for staff and external inquirers about the program/service, monitors service

delivery for compliance to applicable policies and procedures, and promotes the program to

increase utilization and public awareness. Performs nursing assessments, may perform lab tests,

take measurements, develop, and implement care plans, including the administration of

medication and case management. May supervise support staff. Actions require licensure as a

RN by state code.

Minimum Qualifications

• Requires licensure as an RN in Virginia.

• Must be certified in Basic Life Support (BLS)/CPR, able to be fit tested and perform fit testing for other

staff in accordance with OSHA Respiratory Protection Standard (29 CFR 1910.134) [Ref.2] regulations

• Experience functioning in a leadership role; experience and ability to function independently in the

home/clinic/community/school settings and prioritize workload

• Exercises sound nursing judgment; effective verbal, written, interpersonal/physical assessment skills

• Experience and ability to enter, review, analyze data and statistics and produce reports and/or

recommendations from such information; ability to work in a fast paced, data driven environment

• Experience and knowledge of nursing process, health maintenance, disease processes, physical and

behavioral sciences, case management process and basic principles of epidemiology

• Work effectively as a member of the multidisciplinary health care team

• Knowledge and experience in use of computers and computer applications including Internet, Micro soft

Office, and Google Mail applications

• Experience and ability to work with diverse cultural backgrounds

• Must be able to demonstrate decision making skills, teaching, interviewing, counseling skills and the

ability to analyze problems/situations and problem solve