PH Nurse Senior
Company: DHRM
Location: Lynchburg
Posted on: April 3, 2026
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Job Description:
Title: PH Nurse Senior State Role Title: Public Health Nurses
Senior Hiring Range: $58,000-%66,000 Pay Band: 5 Agency: Virginia
Department of Health Location: CENT VA-LYNCHBURG CITY-Cen-TW Agency
Website: Recruitment Type: General Public - G Job Duties The
Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is dedicated to protecting and
promoting the health of Virginians. The VDH is made up of a
statewide Central Office in Richmond and 35 local health districts.
The Central Virginia Health District is on the forefront of Public
Health and Population Health. Our mission is to protect health,
champion equity, and partner to address local needs. We accomplish
this by exposing and addressing the root causes of health
disparities and protecting health through disease prevention and
monitoring, providing clinical services, nutrition services,
environmental health services, vital records, emergency planning,
and building health equity by partnering with communities and
working collaboratively across sectors. WE ARE PUBLIC HEALTH!
Health Care Personnel: VDH requires all Health-Care Personnel (HCP)
to provide documentation of immunization or evidence of immunity to
the following: hepatitis B, measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella;
a one-time dose of tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap)
vaccine regardless of the interval since the last dose of
tetanus-diphtheria (Td) vaccine was administered (Td or Tdap
boosters shall be received every 10 years); and the current year's
seasonal influenza vaccination. Benefits: The Virginia Department
of Health offers 12 paid holidays, medical, dental, vision and life
insurance, retirement plans (including 401a Cash Match and 457
Deferred Compensation Plan) as well as sick, family/personal, and
annual leave. This Position will be responsible for: Program
Leadership (IAP), Community Liaison and Direct Patient Care Program
Leadership • Provides leadership by supporting the State and
District visions, missions and goals; complies with organizational
procedures and policies • Develops policies and plans that support
individual and community health efforts • Develops quality
improvement indicators and core measures as part of the process to
enhance public health programs and services • Supports research
across disciplines related to public health priorities and
population?level interventions • Applies the requirements of
patient confidentiality, human subject protection and research
ethics into data collection and processing • Identifies
opportunities to use public health informatics skills to improve
public health programs and business operations • Demonstrate
ethical standards of practice in all aspects of public health and
public health nursing as the basis of all interactions with
individuals, communities, and organizations • Recommends a course
of action in response to identified ethical issues • Supports the
development of interprofessional teams and workgroups • Uses a
comprehensive set of relevant variables within and across systems
to measure health and public health conditions • Uses policy
analysis methods to align with public health nursing practice and
public health issues • As required monitors VEDSS, ESSENCE and
other epidemiology technology to identify trends/outbreaks and
participates in vaccine preventable illness response and may
collect specimens and/or administer vaccinations to children and
adults • As required in support of an emergency, serves as a key
member of the emergency epi response team and assists the local
emergency planner in responding to outbreaks and other “all
hazards” incidents • May be responsible for communicable disease
investigations and assisting with outbreaks in schools, the
community, nursing facilities and other congregate care settings
(including but not limited to prisons and homeless shelters • May
serve as the subject matter nursing expert for communicable disease
issues in the district Community Liaison • Promotes public health
awareness, health risk reduction and preventative health in the
community through community screenings, mass clinics, community
programs, and community events • Informs, educates and empowers the
community regarding health issues • Maintains knowledge of current
community resources and provides inter and intra agency
collaboration to meet needs • Serves as community liaison by
meeting with community groups, employers, committees and task
forces to promote public health awareness, risk reduction and
resource development • Identifies/participates in community
activities that enhance public knowledge of services • Assists with
the community health assessment and improvement planning processes
through partnerships with community services, and providing
information regarding the locality; assess the quality of various
data collection methods used to conduct a comprehensive
community/population assessment • Assist with obtaining and
maintaining health-related data about social and cultural
environments, needs and interests • Uses data related to the
determinants of health and community resources to plan for,
analyze, and evaluate community?oriented and population?level
programs • Apply methods and practices to access public health
information for individuals, families, and groups • Uses networks
among community organizations and systems conducive to improving
the health within programs, communities and populations • Supports
the delivery of community health services to community groups and
partners • Identify evidence of the effectiveness of community
engagement strategies on individuals, families, and groups Direct
Patient Care • Provides direct patient care services and case
management in clinics, homes and the community • Independently
performs nursing assessments and administers patient care services
in clinics, school and community settings • Uses existing concepts,
models, theories, policy and evidence to plan, conduct and evaluate
population-level interventions to address specific public health
issues • Uses planning models, epidemiology and other analytical
methods in the development, implementation, and evaluation of
population-level interventions • Uses epidemiological data,
concepts and other evidence to analyze the determinants of health
when developing and tailoring population? level health services •
Plans for health services delivery that integrates cultural
perceptions of health and disease and addresses the needs of
culturally diverse populations • Uses public health and nursing
science in practice at community and populations level Minimum
Qualifications Requires licensure as an RN in Virginia. Typical
KSAs: • 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 preferred; including
Internet, Microsoft Office, and Google Mail applications •
Experience and ability to work with diverse cultural backgrounds •
May travel and some weekend and/or evening hours may be required •
Must be able to demonstrate decision making skills, teaching,
interviewing, counseling skills and the ability to analyze
problems/situations and problem solve • If working with the epi
response team, Certified in Infection Control (CIC) preferred and
experience in hospital or long term care facility infection control
Additional Considerations Excellent communication, data
interpretation and computer skills • Public health experience
Special Instructions You will be provided a confirmation of receipt
when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully.
Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the
status of your application for this position. Employment is
contingent upon satisfactory results of a state and federal
criminal history background check and the Department of Social
Service’s Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry check, U.S.
HHSIG Exclusion List check, employment reference check and
E-Verify. Other financial, credit, driving, background checks or
completion of Statement of Economic Interests may be required for
certain positions. VDH accepts only on-line applications. Faxed,
mailed, or e-mailed applications will not be considered.
Applications are accepted until 11:55 p.m. on the job closing date.
Applications and/or resumes should include relevant work history
which indicates your qualifications for this position. It is the
policy of the Commonwealth and VDH that all aspects of human
resource management be conducted without regard to race (or traits
historically associated with race including hair texture, hair
type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists);
sex; color; national origin; religion; sexual orientation; gender
identity or expression; age; veteran status; political affiliation;
disability; genetic information; and pregnancy, childbirth, or
related medical conditions. VDH employees have a shared Code of
Ethics, which can be found in the bottom banner of our website:
www.vdh.virginia.gov . If you have been affected by DHRM Policy
1.30 layoff and possess a valid Interagency Placement Screening
Form (Yellow Card) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Card), you
must submit the card before the closing date for this position. The
Card may be submitted with the state application as an attachment.
As a V3 (Virginia Values Veterans) employer VDH Welcomes Veterans
to apply! Supplemental Questions: You may be required to respond to
position-specific questions at the end of this application. This
information will help us evaluate your credentials and
qualifications for the job. Failure to respond to any questions may
disqualify you from further consideration. Contact Information
Name: Cortez Jackson Phone: n/a Email:
cortez.jackson@vdh.virginia.gov In support of the Commonwealth’s
commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with
disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring
Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will
need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the
Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the
Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI).
Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status
questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable,
to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can
be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019. Note :
Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or
DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use
that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring
Process.
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