Nurse Consultant

Recruitment #060214-MDGZ01-350500

Summary Statement

The incumbent serves as the Adult Viral Hepatitis Prevention Coordinator (AVHPC). Duties include: developing, implementing and evaluating strategies to increase the capacity of Public Health and other health care provider viral hepatitis prevention, control and treatment  efforts, acting as a resource for public and private health care staff and clinicians, developing written materials and conducting trainings for health care professionals on the diagnosis of hepatitis, interpretation of hepatitis serology, treatment, case management, contact investigation, infection control and prevention.

Essential Functions

Essential functions are fundamental, core functions common to all positions in the class series and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all job duties for any one position in the class. Since class specifications are descriptive and not restrictive, incumbents can complete job duties of similar kind not specifically listed here.
  • Provides expert nursing consultation in the specialty program to which assigned. Independently manages and provides direct care to a group of patients with needs in a specialty area.
     
  • Advises public health groups and members of the public health care team on matters related to nursing services and health care.
     
  • Analyzes nursing techniques and recommends modifications based on state-of-the-art technological knowledge. Serves as resource nurse and point-of-contact for a specialty area developing the overall nursing plan for maintaining current nursing practice in that specialty.
     
  • Assists public health nursing services in developing and carrying out staff education programs. Prepares educational materials and assists in planning and developing health and educational programs for community groups.
     
  • Provides assistance in developing guidelines and manuals for specific aspects of nursing services. Formulates standards of nursing practice in a specialty area and ensures quality assurance and compliance.
     
  • Prepares or furnishes data for articles and lectures and participates in surveys and research studies.
     
  • Conducts workshops, conferences, and seminars in the specialty and may be required to speak before special interest groups, community organizations, medical and health care groups, or the general public.
     
  • Prepares a variety of records, reports, and summaries in support of program planning, organization, implementation and evaluation.
     
  • May be required to train student nurses and other health care team members in the incumbent's specialized area of nursing.
     
  • May serve on a variety of committees, boards or commissions representing the Department as the expert in a specialized area of nursing.
     
  • Assigns, reviews and evaluates the work of staff assigned to specialty program, coordinates and may oversee the work of health care team members providing program services.

Job Requirements

JOB REQUIREMENTS for Nurse Consultant
Applicants must have education, training and/or experience demonstrating competence in each of the following areas:

  1. Possession of a Masters degree or higher in a Nursing specialty area such as Nursing Administration, Nursing Leadership, Medical Surgical, Women’s Health, Public Health, Community Health, Health Promotion, OBGYN, Epidemiology, Maternal and Child Health or other related nursing specialty area.
  2. Possession of a Delaware Registered Nurse license OR multi-state compact license.

Benefits

To learn more about the comprehensive benefit package please visit our website at http://ben.omb.delaware.gov/

Selection Process

The application and supplemental questionnaire are evaluated based upon a rating of your education, training and experience as they relate to the job requirements of the position.  It is essential that you provide complete and accurate information on your application and the supplemental questionnaire to include dates of employment, job title and job duties.  For education and training, list name of educational provider, training course titles and summary of course content.   Narrative information supplied in response to the questions must be supported by the information supplied on the application including your employment, education and training history as it relates to the job requirements.

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Accommodations

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