| Purpose: |
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Under general direction of the Health Authority, oversees the surveillance and bio-terrorism activities among the various health/human services units |
| Duties, Functions and Responsibilities: |
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Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
- Plan goals and objectives of surveillance and assist with goals of bio-terrorism activities.
- Observe efficiency and effectiveness of program operations, and make recommendations concerning improvements.
- Coordinate and evaluate responses and investigations for possible disease clusters.
- Determine the course of action from the staff's collection, analysis, interpretation and dissemination of data.
- Implement specific disease outbreak control measures as described in the Communicable Disease Prevention and Control act, including vaccine preventable and other communicable disease conditions.
- Evaluate programs to determine compliance with Federal, State, local and departmental regulations.
- Assess program financial needs and collaborate in budget preparations.
- Provide consultation and technical assistance related to assigned program area to other agency and institutional programs.
- Assessment of patient through communicable disease signs and symptoms, specimen collection and screening, and interpretation of lab results to establish public safety needs.
- Refer patients and families to other services or for follow-up treatment based on assessment of health care needs.
- Conducts follow-up investigations and documents supplemental data during a major or emergency communicable outbreak.
- Assure surveillance records are maintained, accurate, and completed.
- Provides accurate data to the Texas Department of Health in a timely manner.
- Serve as a resource for staff, community providers, the community, and others by providing advise about communicable diseases and bio-terrorist agents.
- Promote assigned programs through the media, public meetings, and presentations by emphasizing community-based prevention practices, statutory requirements, and the methods of reporting.
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| Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised: |
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- Responsible for the full range of supervisory activities including selection, training, evaluation, counseling, and recommendation for dismissal
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| Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: |
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Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
- Knowledge of the principles and practices of public health nursing.
- Knowledge of information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat injuries and diseases.
- Knowledge of related cultural, social, environmental and economic forces in family and group relationships.
- Knowledge of medicines and their application for treatment.
- Knowledge of holistic health care treatments.
- Knowledge of current community resources available.
- Knowledge of supervisory principles and practices.
- Knowledge of current laws, rules, and regulations in regards to bio-terrorism and public health outbreaks
- Knowledge of organization and coordination of health programs.
- Skill in providing nursing care, customer service and personal services.
- Skill in planning, directing, and delegating work of subordinate employees.
- Skill in effectively supervising the activities of others.
- Skill in setting priorities and making judgments.
- Skill in recognizing the health needs and concerns of patients, families and the community.
- Skill in promoting program to the community
- Skill in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with patients, families, physicians, other city employees, and the general public.
- Ability to communicate information and ideas.
- Ability to read and understand information and ideas presented.
- Ability to perceive pertinent details.
- Ability to interpret symptoms and assess the patient's status.
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| Minimum Qualifications: |
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- Graduation from an accredited school of nursing plus four (4) years experience in hospital, clinic, or public health nursing, plus one (1) year of which were in a lead or supervisory nursing capacity
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| Licenses and Certifications Required: |
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- License to practice nursing in the State of Texas.
- Must have current healthcare provider Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) course completion card and will be required to maintain current certification during employment
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