[Hiring] Regional Child Health Nurse Consultant @State of North Carolina

Role Description

The Regional Child Health Nurse Consultant serves as the primary resource person for local health departments and other child service agencies in this region for the assessment of child health needs and for the development, implementation, and evaluation of child health clinical services, Care Management for At-Risk Children (CMARC) care management, and other health services related activities to meet these needs.

As staff of the Whole Child Health Section, this consultant's responsibilities include:

• Program planning and development
• Program implementation and quality assurance
• Consultation
• Coordination and collaboration
• Training and resources development

This position will cover counties in the northwestern portion of the state such as: Alexander, Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Iredell, Randolph, Rockingham, Rowan, Stokes, Surry, Yadkin.

This position is remote but will require travel for onsite visits, meetings and may require occasional overnight travel.

The Regional Child Health Nurse Consultant position serves as part of the Child Health Nurse Consultant Team within the School, Adolescent, and Child Health Unit, providing a broad array of health-related services in the region.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of public health nursing and child health clinical practice
• Proven experience in assessing educational and training needs related to child health clinical practice or care management services
• Experienced in providing child health clinical services and/or care management services
• Demonstrated experience providing solutions and recommendations to clinical or care management issues related to child health services at a local and/or statewide level
• Experienced in researching, developing, and implementing policies and programs based on best practice standards related to child health and/or care management services

Requirements

• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of North Carolina
• Two years of clinical experience in the area of specialization

Benefits

• Health insurance options
• Standard and supplemental retirement plans
• NCFlex program (numerous high-quality, low-cost benefits on a pre-tax basis)
• Paid vacation, sick, and community service leave
• Paid parental leave for eligible employees