Positions may direct all nursing activities in a health district or exercise line authority over one or more Public Health Nurse Supervisor positions and lower level staff for a portion of a large complex health district. Duties emphasize planning, developing, managing nursing programs and services in compliance with the health district projected budget and within the administrative and medical direction received from the District Health Director or Public Health Nurse Manager Senior. This class is distinguished from the Public Health Nurse Supervisor class by the former class having responsibilities for directly supervising Public Health Nurse Supervisors and an emphasis upon administrative duties. It is distinguished from the Public Health Nurse Manager Senior class by the latter having responsibility for all nursing activities within a large district which has an extensive nursing unit comprised of one or more subordinate Public Health Nurse Managers. Incumbents promote community input through the process of developing nursing programs to meet local needs, while fulfilling federal and state mandated requirements.
Work affects the focus and scope of a health district's nursing program.
Incumbents ensure quality care is being provided to meet community needs. This class affects the design and operation of nursing programs having bearing on the social, physical and economic well-being of health district patients. Working knowledge of the principles and practices of program and personnel management and supervision. Performance of direct delivery of nursing services to patients.