Title: PH Nurse Senior - Epidemiology
State Role Title: Nursing-Physician Assistance Services
Hiring Range: $75,289.00-$82,618.00
Pay Band: 5
Agency: Virginia Department of Health
Location: CHESTERFIELD HQ
Agency Website: /www.vdh.virginia.gov/hampton-peninsula
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 33 local health districts. The Chesterfield Health District provides public health services to the residents of Chesterfield County, Powhatan County, and the City of Colonial Heights. This position is based in Chesterfield.
Are you interested in using your nursing skills to control the spread of infectious disease? The Chesterfield Health District is seeking an experienced Nurse Epidemiologist! The Nurse Epidemiologist will work with members of the health district's epidemiology team to plan and conduct epidemiologic investigations and outbreak response activities to address public health events. Case, cluster, and outbreak investigations could include onsite visits to facilities to collect specimens, review infection control procedures, and interview patients, health-care providers, and others involved. 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, collect specimens, take measurements, develop and implement care plans, including the administration of medication and case management. Actions require licensure as a RN by state code.
The individual will work independently in accordance with local and Virginia Department of Health protocols and clinical guidelines. Consult supervisor for approval for program goals and objectives; actions not covered by policy, protocols and standards, media coverage and marketing plan; non routine budget expenditures; actions or interventions that are unusual or controversial and clinic changes.
The Virginia Department of Health offers 13 paid holidays; medical, dental; vision; life insurance; optional flexible spending accounts; disability (short and long); Employee Assistance Program; Public Student Loan Forgiveness; retirement plans (including 401(a) Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan); as well as sick, family/personal, annual, parental, and military leave!
Minimum Qualifications
- 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) regulations
- Requires licensure as an RN in Virginia.
- 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
- Excellent communication, data interpretation and computer skills
Additional Considerations
- Public health experience
- Certified in Infection Control (CIC) preferred and experience in hospital or long term care facility infection control.
- Experience in conducting communicable disease investigations
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.
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.
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. 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!
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 Certificate of Disability (COD) provided by a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor within the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their Certificate of Disability. If you need to get a Certificate of Disability, use this link: Career Pathways for Individuals with Disabilities, or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155.
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.
A valid State Driver's License is required to operate a state vehicle or if operating a personal vehicle while conducting business on behalf of the agency.
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: Brandi Henderson
Phone: 804-751-4359
Email: brandi.henderson@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.
