Posted: Oct 30, 2024
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Immunization Nurse Supervisor

Adams County Government - Brighton, CO
Full-time
Salary: $80,086.71 - $92,099.71 Annually
Application Deadline: N/A
Nurse

The Adams County Health Department Nursing Division is comprised of Nurse Family Partnership, Nurse Support Program, Harm Reduction, Sexual Health, Immunizations, Child Maltreatment and Fatality Prevention, and Care Coordinator for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs. The Nursing Division is made up of clinical support staff, medical assistants, harm reduction specialists, operations support, nurses, advanced practice nurses, and midwives.


As a public health professional, your work is to prevent illness, promote well-being, and safeguard the health of communities.  ACHD Nursing Division staff work diligently to be proactive, responsive, and adaptable in a landscape of ongoing and emerging challenges. Nursing care occurs anywhere the community lives, focusing on accessibility, community engagement, and building trust.

The Immunization Public Health Nurse (PHN) Supervisor is responsible for providing nursing leadership on the team, supervision for their direct reports and for being a program specialist. The position is responsible for assisting with the development and review of program directives, procedures and guidelines, and budget monitoring. The position is responsible for oversight of their direct reports and evaluation of their performance. The position is responsible for assisting with program operations and assisting with the implementation and oversight of program-specific deliverables.

This position also provides leadership within the immunization team and direct patient care at Adams County Health Department (ACHD) clinics in compliance with ACHD and Adams County directives, procedures, professional standards, and program guidelines. This position maintains working knowledge and expertise about immunization best practices and program deliverables. This role serves as an integral part of the clinical team to provide quality nursing care and services at clinics, home visits, and community outreach events. Additionally, this position may provide technical guidance and education to the clinical team, community members and community partners. 

The position also works in collaboration with team and program nurse manager to develop trusted community partnerships to provide education, outreach, and coordinate events to increase the availability and uptake of childhood and adult immunizations across the community. This position works closely with schools and school districts, federally qualified health centers, other health systems, allied health professionals, community-based organizations, and other state and local governmental agencies to increase availability and uptake of childhood and adult immunizations, working to remove barriers to care and developing innovative strategies to increase access, particularly to those populations that have been traditionally marginalized. 

The Immunization Public Health Nurse Supervisor focuses on improving individuals, families, and population health by emphasizing vaccinations, preventive health services and attending to multiple determinants of health. This position is the public face and community expert for immunization best practices and decreasing community spread of vaccine preventable disease for Adams County Public Health.
  
This position requires evening, weekend, and occasional on-call duties.   

Education:

  • Requires a bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) from a school accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission or the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.
Experience:
  • 6 years’ experience in nursing, community outreach, epidemiology, or a closely related field, including 2 years’ experience in a lead, supervisory, or management role. 
  •  A master’s degree in nursing, Public Health, or a related coursework, may substitute for 2 years of experience, excluding experience as a lead, supervisor, or manager.
Preferred Education and Experience or Special Qualifications: 
  • Spanish speaking ability is preferred. ACHD has a policy to provide additional compensation to employees who can demonstrate bilingual language skills. 
  • Experience in public health nursing or related community or clinical work is preferred.
  • Experience with Vaccine for Children and the 317 programs.
  • Ability to function at the highest level of licensure as a Registered Nurse. 
Professional Qualifications: 
  • Licensed to practice as a registered nurse (RN) in the State of Colorado or a Compact State. 
  • Current BLS certification
Other Qualifications:
  • Flexibility in work hours may be required to accommodate community events, meeting, and outreach activities. 
  • Travel within the community and participation in evening, weekend and on call duties may be required. 
  • This position requires a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation.